Buraq

Buraq ( البراق, DMG al - Buraq ) in Islam is a white horse -like mount with wings and a human face, flew to the according to the tradition of the Prophet Mohammed during a night from earth to heaven and back. On the animal he should be ridden with Archangel Gabriel on his night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem. The animal is found on numerous representations. In Turkish, the word in the spelling Burak is also a male first name.

After Muhammad is said to have achieved on his journey to Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, the term " Buraq " in Arabic is also used to refer to the Western Wall, the only remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (Arabic حائط البراق, DMG hā ʾ it al - Buraq, literally: " Buraq wall" ).