Narrating Muḥammad's Night Journey

Discusses the historical development of the well-loved story of the Prophet Muhammad's night journey to the divine realm and back again. This book provides an exhaustive examination of the historical development of a key story in the life of Muḥammad, the tale told of his journey to the divine realm and back. It shows how in the early centuries of the Islamic community, both Sunnī and Shī'ī Muslims appropriated this fascinating story and interpreted it to suit their own ends. In particular, the