Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Haram and himā: sacred space in the pre-Islamic Hijāz; 2. Muhammad and the Constitution of Medina: the declaration of Medina's haram; 3. Debating sanctity: the validity of Medina's haram; 4. The construction of a sacred topography; 5. Following in the Prophet's footsteps, visiting his grave: early Islamic pilgrimage to Medina; 6. The Prophet's inheritance: Medina's emergence as a holy city in the first–third/seventh–ninth centuries; Conclusion.

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Examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries.

About the Author

Harry Munt is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Oriental Institute and Wolfson College at the University of Oxford.