Sidrat al-Muntaha
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Sidrat al-Muntaha is, in Islamic tradition, the cosmic Lote Tree marking the utmost boundary of the heavens where the Prophet Muhammad’s ascension is believed to have culminated.
Aliases (2)
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic religious concept
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cosmic tree → eschatological place → |
| associatedWith |
Divine Presence (according to Islamic tradition)
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Paradise → angel Jibril → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Isra and Mi'raj
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| associatedWithPerson |
Prophet Muhammad
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| category |
Islamic cosmology
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Islamic eschatology → Quranic places → |
| cosmologicalFunction |
boundary between lower heavens and higher realities
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marker of the furthest point of ascent → |
| cosmologicalLevel |
seventh heaven (in many traditional accounts)
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| describedAs |
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
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| epithet |
Tree at the Furthest Limit
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| etymologyComponent |
al-muntahā (the utmost limit)
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sidrah (lote tree) → |
| hasArabicScript |
سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى
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| hasImagery |
covered with indescribable signs
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surrounded by what covers it (as in Qur'anic description) → |
| hasTreeType |
lote tree (sidr)
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| languageOfName |
Arabic
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| locatedAt |
utmost boundary of the heavens
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| locatedIn |
heavens
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| mentionedIn |
Qur'an
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| mentionedInSurah |
Surah An-Najm
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| narrativeDetail |
point beyond which angel Jibril did not pass in Mi'raj accounts
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| QuranVerses |
Qur'an 53:14
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Qur'an 53:15 → Qur'an 53:16 → Qur'an 53:17 → Qur'an 53:18 → |
| relatedConcept |
Arsh (Divine Throne)
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Isra → Jannah (Paradise) → Mi'raj → |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
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| roleInNarrative |
culmination point of the Prophet Muhammad’s ascension
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| symbolizes |
limit of angelic knowledge
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transition between created world and the unseen → ultimate boundary of created realms → |
| veneratedIn |
Shia Islam
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Sufism → Sunni Islam → |
| viewInClassicalTafsir |
a specific lote tree in the seventh heaven
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| viewInSufiTradition |
symbol of spiritual culmination
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| viewInSunniTheology |
real created locus known only to God
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Sidrat al-Muntaha
("سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى")
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hasArabicScript |
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Surah An-Najm
("Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha)")
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mentions |
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Night Journey of Muhammad
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visitedLocation |