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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sidrat al-Muntaha canonical | 4 |
| Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha) | 2 |
| Sidrat Muntaha al-Afkar fi Malakut al-Falak al-Dawwar | 1 |
| Sidrat al-Muntahā | 1 |
| سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious concept
ⓘ
cosmic tree ⓘ eschatological place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Divine Presence (according to Islamic tradition)
ⓘ
Paradise ⓘ Jibril ⓘ
surface form:
angel Jibril
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Night Journey of Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Isra and Mi'raj
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| category |
Islamic cosmology
ⓘ
Islamic eschatology ⓘ Quranic places ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction |
boundary between lower heavens and higher realities
ⓘ
marker of the furthest point of ascent ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | seventh heaven (in many traditional accounts) ⓘ |
| describedAs | Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⓘ |
| epithet | Tree at the Furthest Limit ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
al-muntahā (the utmost limit)
ⓘ
sidrah (lote tree) ⓘ |
| hasArabicScript |
Sidrat al-Muntaha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى
|
| hasImagery |
covered with indescribable signs
ⓘ
surrounded by what covers it (as in Qur'anic description) ⓘ |
| hasTreeType | lote tree (sidr) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedAt | utmost boundary of the heavens ⓘ |
| locatedIn | heavens ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| mentionedInSurah | Surah An-Najm ⓘ |
| narrativeDetail | point beyond which angel Jibril did not pass in Mi'raj accounts ⓘ |
| QuranVerses |
Qur'an 53:14
ⓘ
Qur'an 53:15 ⓘ Qur'an 53:16 ⓘ Qur'an 53:17 ⓘ Qur'an 53:18 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Arsh (Divine Throne)
ⓘ
Isra ⓘ Jannah (Paradise) ⓘ Night Journey of Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Mi'raj
|
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | culmination point of the Prophet Muhammad’s ascension ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
limit of angelic knowledge
ⓘ
transition between created world and the unseen ⓘ ultimate boundary of created realms ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| viewInClassicalTafsir | a specific lote tree in the seventh heaven ⓘ |
| viewInSufiTradition | symbol of spiritual culmination ⓘ |
| viewInSunniTheology | real created locus known only to God ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha)
this entity surface form:
سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى
this entity surface form:
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha)
this entity surface form:
Sidrat Muntaha al-Afkar fi Malakut al-Falak al-Dawwar
this entity surface form:
Sidrat al-Muntahā