Narrative geography in medieval Muslim legends shifted to fit each author’s orientation

Evidence

In the Muslim versions of the Bahira legend Muhammad generally meets Bahira at Busra; Tripoli has a visit to Egypt in mind and supposes him to travel north and east rather than north and west. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2062

Categorization

• CANDY: A nice, low-context trivia morsel about how a medieval travel legend geographically rearranged itself per narrator.