Ascension of Prophet Muhammad

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Comment by Patricia Pellicciotti on November 17, 2009 at 8:43pm

I'm overwhelmed by your art. Thanks for sharing. Maybe with your permission would like to use these on my site or holistic blog. Thanks for the beauty.

Comment by Arthur E Gregory on November 7, 2009 at 10:47am

Thanks Sue for your post... Colors of course are themselves significant and have meanings .. My Art instructor at the time I took this class at Adult Ed liked using black backgrounds so the colors would stand out better..

Comment by Sue Crosby on November 6, 2009 at 4:18pm

beautiful color.. very nice

Comment by Arthur E Gregory on November 3, 2009 at 8:50am

Many take this "journey" quite literally while some believe it was meant to be taken spiirtually or allegorically.. I'm in the later category.

A Shiah Mulsim philosopher named Sheykh Ahmad believed it was by means of the "Subtle Body" that the Prophet ascended:

The chief points wherein Sheykh Ahamd's doctrine is regarded as heterodox are stated as follows. He believed that the body of man was compounded of parts derived from each of the nine heavens and the four elements; that the grosser elemental part perished irrevocably at death; and that only the more subtle celestial portion would appear at the resurrection. This subtle body he named ~~~ (the word Huwarkilyá being supposed to be of Greek origin) and believed to be similar in substance to the forms in the "World of Similitudes' (~~~). Similarly he denied that the Prophet's material body had, on the occasion of his night-journey to heaven (~~~), moved from the spot where it lay in a trance or sleep.