lah, of one of the tribes of Arabia the Happy, and of the true faith. He is chief of the sons of Adam, the greatest of the divine legates, the seal of the prophets. All creatures must have his intercession before they can enter paradise. Heaven is on his right hand, to be the reward of those who believe in him; the fire of Jehennam is on his left hand, into which all shall be thrust who oppose his doctrines."
"Oh Gabriel!" entreated Al Borak; "by the faith existing between thee and him, prevail on him to intercede for me at the day of resurrection."
"Be assured, oh Borak!" exclaimed Mahomet, "that through my intercession thou shalt enter paradise."
No sooner had he uttered these words than the animal approached and submitted to be mounted, then rising with Mahomet on his back, it soared aloft far above the mountains of Mecca.
As they passed like lightning between heaven and earth, Gabriel cried aloud, "Stop, oh Mahomet! descend to the earth. and make the prayer with two inflections of the body."
They alighted on the earth, and having made the prayer—"Oh friend and well-beloved of my soul," said Mahomet, "Why dost thou command me to pray in this place?"
"Because it is Mount Sinai, on which God communed with Moses."
Mounting aloft, they again passed rapidly between heaven and earth, until Gabriel called out a second time, "Stop, oh Mahomet! descend and make prayer with two inflections."
