Series Editors' Foreword . . vii
Acknowledgments . . ix

Introduction . . 1
Chapter One: Constructing the Prophet of God: Confirmation and Initiation in the Mi'raj . . 17
Chapter Two: The Mi'raj and the Early Muslims' Communal and Confessional Identity . . 41
Chapter Three: Communal Reaction: Trials, Betrayal, and True Belief . . 75
Chapter Four: The Formation of Communal Morality: The Moral Concerns of the Medieval Elite . . 97
Epilogue . . 123

Notes . . 137
Bibliography . . 169
Index . . 177