, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC) 

  

 Why the heck should I regard Leon Uris as an expert on the buraq? He is not a specialist in Islamic folklore, nor does he qualify as a native informant. Furthermore, he writes FICTION. If I wrote a novel and described a chimera as "a minature hamster with blue fur", does that mean that my description should be quoted in an article on Greek myth? I have NO REASON to trust Leon Uris as an authority on buraqs.  23:07