The Buraq -- flying donkey

 

Burāq, in Islamic tradition, a creature said to have transported the Prophet Mohammad to Jerusalem and heaven, and back – all while he and his child bride, Aisha, were sound asleep in their bed. Buraq is described as “a white animal, half-mule, half-donkey, with wings on its sides . . . ,” As fantastical as Solomon’s flying carpet that carried his whole kingdom, and the talking ant, and many other tales.