Shareable link use the link below to share a full text version of this article with your friends and colleagues learn more. Tripping with allah islam drugs and writing by knight michael muhammad berkeley ca soft skull press 2013 pp 256 1595 jeremy biles the school of the art institute of chicago search for more papers by this author jeremy biles the school of the art institute of chicago search for more papers by this author first published . Michael muhammad knight is a novelist essayist journalist and scholar he converted to islam at sixteen and traveled to islamabad at seventeen to study at a madrasa his books include the taqwacores blue eyed devil tripping with allah islam drugs and writing and why i am a salafi he is an assistant professor of religious studies at . March 2013 alia akkam nonfiction tripping with allah islam drugs and writing by michael muhammad knight from the first page metamorphosis and the potential promise it may yield emerges as the theme of tripping with allahthis becomes clear when author michael muhammad knight proclaims i have to change enough here that im a mostly nonfictional protagonist in a mostly fictional universe. Buy tripping with allah islam drugs and writing by knight michael muhammad isbn 9781593764432 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders