Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary

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The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary is a revered celestial tree in Islamic tradition marking the furthest boundary of the created universe, beyond which only God’s knowledge extends.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept ⓘ
eschatological symbol ⓘ
mythological tree ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Isrāʾ and Miʿrāj ⓘ
associatedWithProphet Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
atItAngelGabrielStops Miʿrāj ascent ⓘ
beyondItExtendsOnly God’s knowledge ⓘ
hasAlternativeEnglishName Lote Tree at the Utmost Boundary ⓘ
Lote Tree of the Furthest Limit ⓘ
hasArabicName Sidrat al-Muntahā ⓘ
linked to: Sidrat al-Muntaha
hasEschatologicalRole marker of ultimate boundary in the heavens ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
hasQuranicQualifier al-muntahā (the utmost limit) ⓘ
linked to: Al-A'la
hasQuranicTerm sidrah (lote tree) ⓘ
hasTheologicalFunction affirming God’s incomparability (tanzīh) ⓘ
distinguishing Creator from creation ⓘ
hasTransliteration Sidrat al-Muntaha ⓘ
inIslamicArtIsSometimesDepictedAs stylized celestial tree at the edge of the heavens ⓘ
inSufiThoughtSymbolizes limit of spiritual ascent ⓘ
station of ultimate spiritual realization ⓘ
isAssociatedWith angel Jibrīl (Gabriel) ⓘ
linked to: Jibril
isConnectedTo visionary experiences of the Prophet ⓘ
isDescribedAs celestial tree ⓘ
cosmic boundary ⓘ
isDescribedIn hadith literature ⓘ
isInterpretedLiterallyBy some Muslim scholars ⓘ
isInterpretedSymbolicallyBy some Muslim scholars ⓘ
isLocatedIn highest heaven (according to many Islamic traditions) ⓘ
isLocationOf end of Prophet Muhammad’s heavenly ascent ⓘ
isMentionedIn Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
isMentionedInSurah Surah An-Najm ⓘ
isMentionedInVerseRange Qur’an 53:13–18 ⓘ
isPartOf narrative of the Ascension ⓘ
narrative of the Night Journey ⓘ
isRegardedAs limit between the seen and unseen worlds ⓘ
sacred sign ⓘ
isRelatedTo Islamic cosmology ⓘ
concept of divine presence ⓘ
isReveredIn Islam ⓘ
isSubjectOf classical Islamic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ
isVeneratedBy many Muslims as a profound sign of God ⓘ
marksBoundaryOf created universe ⓘ
marksLimitOf angelic knowledge ⓘ
created beings ⓘ
symbolizes divine transcendence ⓘ
limit of created knowledge ⓘ
limit of human perception ⓘ
nearness to God ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sidrat al-Muntaha → describedAs → Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⓘ
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary → hasAlternativeEnglishName → Lote Tree at the Utmost Boundary ⓘ
linked to: Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary → hasAlternativeEnglishName → Lote Tree of the Furthest Limit ⓘ
linked to: Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
Tree at the Furthest Limit → equivalentName → Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⓘ
Tree at the Furthest Limit → equivalentName → Lote Tree at the Furthest Limit ⓘ
linked to: Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
Qur'an 53:1–62 → mentions → the Lote Tree of the Uttermost Boundary ⓘ
linked to: Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary