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The book delves into the complex and contentious representations of Muhammad, exploring both visual and verbal interpretations throughout history. Christiane Gruber meticulously examines the Islamic imaginary surrounding the Prophet, making it a crucial study for understanding visual and material devotion to him. This work is particularly significant in the context of ongoing discussions about Islam and its representations, offering valuable insights into the evolving perceptions of the Prophet Muhammad.

By crossing disciplinary boundaries in the field of the humanities, this volume aims to elucidate Muhammad’s visualization in the West vis-à-vis his image in Islam. It does so not by relegating materials to geographical and/or linguistic spheres or by separating texts from images. Rather, it seeks to place various articles in thematic and theoretical conversation so as to explore more broadly how the Prophet has been constructed, visualized, narrated, encountered, revised, adapted, and adopted in multiple cultural traditions, in European and American traditions and in the world of Islam from the medieval era until the modern period.