Doubtful Origins of Islam 

   Part 2

     "Sunni and Shiite writers portrayed historical events differently, shaped by their religious and political commitments. These texts provide no reliable means to discern what truly happened in early Islam...its obliterated past."

Professor A.S. Ibrahim

     The writer adds, "The deeper Prof. Ibrahim dug, the more convinced I became that much of Islam's history is fabrication. It is hard to reconstruct a coherent account. Many modern scholars advocate consulting non-Muslim sources from the seventh to the 10th centuries."

     "A 1997 book has accounts from Christian, Jewish and other non-Muslim writers that are neglected in discussions. These texts written in five languages form external perspectives on Islam's rise and spread."  

     "Many non-Muslims portrayed Muhammad as a deceiving preacher, false prophet and Arabian warlord leading nomadic invasions into Christian, Jewish and Zoroastrian territories." 

     Prof. Ibrahim concludes: "These books challenge the notion that the Quran is superior to other scriptures. They also highlight inconsistencies in Muslim historical accounts. Islam's origins may be a constructed narrative, with the true historical reality largely obscured."

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