Duldul, a beloved she-mule of the Prophet Muhammad and ʿAli b. Abi Talib (d. 661), fourth caliph and Muhammad's son-in-law, was a venerated riding beast in early Islamic tradition. The article argues that Duldul reflected the transmission of political authority and became a tool of legitimation for hadith compilers and medieval Muslim writers to use, contest, and navigate an emergent Shiʿa-Sunni rift. Exploring the responsive relationship between hadith construction and the Shiʿa-Sunni polemic, the article first analyzes three literary genres—maghāzī, hadith, and sīra—to describe Duldul and her role in early Islamic history. Second, the article examines the writings of al-Jahiz (d. 868) and al-Damiri (d. 1405) to understand medieval Muslim attitudes toward Duldul and she-mules in general. By taking Duldul more seriously as a historical actor, we can gain deeper insight into the disputes over Muhammad's legacy in medieval Islam.

Duldul 是先知穆罕默德和 ʿAli b 的心爱母骡。阿比·塔利卜 (Abi Talib，卒于 661 年)，第四任哈里发和穆罕默德的女婿，是早期伊斯兰传统中受人尊敬的骑兽。文章认为，杜尔杜反映了政治权威的传递，并成为圣训编纂者和中世纪穆斯林作家使用、竞争和应对新兴什叶派-逊尼派裂痕的合法化工具。探讨圣训构建与什叶派-逊尼派论战之间的响应关系，文章首先分析了三种文学体裁——maghāzī、圣训和sīra——描述 Duldul 和她在早期伊斯兰历史中的角色。其次，本文考察了 al-Jahiz（卒于 868 年）和 al-Damiri（卒于 14​​05 年）的著作，以了解中世纪穆斯林对 Duldul 和母骡的总体态度。通过更认真地将杜尔杜尔视为一个历史演员，我们可以更深入地了解穆罕默德在中世纪伊斯兰教中的遗产争议。