Sidrat al-Muntaha
E83095
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 | 5 |
| 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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T652676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sidrat al-Muntaha Context triple: [Night Journey of Muhammad, visitedLocation, Sidrat al-Muntaha]
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A.
Mizab al-Rahmah
Mizab al-Rahmah is the gold-plated rainwater spout on the roof of the Kaaba in Mecca, directing water into the Hijr Ismail area below.
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B.
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.
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C.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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D.
Surah At-Takwir
Surah At-Takwir is the 81st chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its vivid depiction of the cataclysmic events of the Day of Judgment and affirmation of the Prophet Muhammad’s revelation.
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E.
Buraq
Buraq is a mythical, winged steed in Islamic tradition that transported the Prophet Muhammad during his miraculous Night Journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sidrat al-Muntaha Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Mizab al-Rahmah
Mizab al-Rahmah is the gold-plated rainwater spout on the roof of the Kaaba in Mecca, directing water into the Hijr Ismail area below.
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B.
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.
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C.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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D.
Surah At-Takwir
Surah At-Takwir is the 81st chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its vivid depiction of the cataclysmic events of the Day of Judgment and affirmation of the Prophet Muhammad’s revelation.
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E.
Buraq
Buraq is a mythical, winged steed in Islamic tradition that transported the Prophet Muhammad during his miraculous Night Journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious concept
ⓘ
cosmic tree ⓘ eschatological place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Divine Presence (according to Islamic tradition)
ⓘ
Paradise ⓘ angel Jibril ⓘ
linked to:
Jibril
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Isra and Mi'raj
ⓘ
linked to:
Night Journey of Muhammad
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
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 |
سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى
ⓘ
linked to:
Sidrat al-Muntaha
|
| 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 |
Qur'an
ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| 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) ⓘ Mi'raj ⓘ
linked to:
Night Journey of Muhammad
|
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sidrat al-Muntaha Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Sidrat al-Muntaha