As I explained here, much of the current polemic about the historical veracity of the early Islamic accounts of Muhammad, at least among some YouTubers who are running hard with partial or full misunderstanding or ignorance of the available data, the name “Muhammad” appears to have been used, both before the traditional date of the […]
Did Muhammad exist? The problem of ‘Muhammad’ as a title and definite articles in Arabic
An Islamic scholar named Joshua Little has published a defense of the standard Islamic narrative regarding Muhammad and the origins of Islam. I’ve been meaning to respond to it, but have been frightfully busy for months, and even now will only have time to respond to one part of his argument, but I intend to […]