“In place of the mystery under which the other religions have covered their origins, [Islam] was born in the full light of history; its roots are on the surface. The life of its founder is as well known to us as that of any sixteenth-century reformer. We can follow year by year the fluctuations of […]
‘Muhammad must have existed, because why would anyone invent all those stories of him raping and killing?’
Find out why that argument doesn’t hold up to scrutiny in the new revised and expanded version of Did Muhammad Exist?.
Proof: Islam could not possibly have originated the way canonical Islamic texts claim
The new revised and expanded edition of Did Muhammad Exist? contains: 25% new material. Answers to objections raised to the first edition. Information that makes it clear that Islam could not have originated the way it is described as doing so in the standard, canonical Islamic accounts. The reasons why it is more likely that […]
‘Robert Spencer has displayed brilliant scholarship and fierce courage’ — Bat Ye’or
“Robert Spencer has displayed brilliant scholarship and fierce courage in his previous books. In this one he perseveres and confronts with deep erudition the most topical problem of our century.”—BAT YE’OR, author of The Decline of Eastern Christianity under Islam Preorder Did Muhammad Exist? Revised and Expanded Edition here.
‘Did Muhammad Exist?’: ‘Robert Spencer dares to go where almost no one does and this book is no exception’
“As always, Robert Spencer dares to go where almost no one does and this book is no exception. Why are so few asking these essential questions with regards to Islam’s inception? The answer becomes evident as you read this fascinating, well- researched book—which in turn raises an abysmal question: could it be that the […]
Islamic apologist Shabir Ally: ‘If the prophet Muhammad did not exist, then there’s no reason to be a Muslim’
That’s what is at stake in the historical inquiry into the origins of Islam, and that’s why so many Islamic apologists are reacting so furiously to the book Did Muhammad Exist? Revised and Expanded Edition. Preorder Did Muhammad Exist? Revised and Expanded Edition here.
Did Islam begin when the angel Saraphel appeared to Qutham and began giving him the Qur’an?
Not only do some Islamic traditions say that Muhammad was originally named Qutham, but others assert that it was not the angel Gabriel, but the angel Saraphel, who first appeared to the messenger and began giving him the Qur’an. Why these discrepancies? What do they reveal about the origins of Islam? How did they arise […]
‘There is no God but Allah, and Qutham is his prophet’
The more one looks into the origins of Islam, the stranger it all gets. Some Islamic traditions say Muhammad originally had a different name, Qutham. Yet most histories of early Islam omit all mention of this. Find out what this means and why it matters in the new revised and expanded edition of Did Muhammad […]
Tonight on Zoom: Robert Spencer asks ‘Did Muhammad exist?’
Register for the Zoom chat here. Preorder Did Muhammad Exist?: An Inquiry into Islam’s Obscure Origins―Revised and Expanded Edition here.
Video: Robert Spencer responds to Muslim cleric’s critique of ‘Did Muhammad Exist?’
With Husain Steve Mashni. Preorder Did Muhammad Exist? Revised and Expanded Edition here. Preorder The Critical Qur’an: Explained from Key Islamic Commentaries and Contemporary Historical Research here.