Note 116 — PART I THE LEGEND OF THE NOCTURNAL JOURNEY AND ASCENSION OF MAHOMET COMPARED WITH THE DIVINE COMEDY (continued 2)
Harold Sunderland translation
Nicholson described and translated fragments in the JRAS of 1900 to 1902. Cfr. also Nicholson, Hist. pp. 313-324. The Risala really consists of two parts; the first, to p. 118, contains the miraculous journey to the realms beyond the grave; the second is a piece of literary criticism on the verses and ideas of certain poets who were reputed to be free-thinkers or atheists.