RLG204H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter all: Monotheism, Ahmadiyya, Al-Kindi
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* muslims as the enemies of christianity and western civilization. * european gave mohammad the name mahomet (scottish mahoud for devil) * misinterpreted due to lack of linguistic knowledge. * first translation in 1143 by robertus katenensis. * islam printed by basel by martin luther. * henri de boulainvilliers portrayed mohammad as a man who preached religion based on conforming to reason. * apologise for translating the quran in the 1st place. * joseph von hammer-purgstall translating into german of works from arabic, turkish, persian. * colonial interests of both britain and france during 19th century helped rich literature descriptive of muslims. * william muir with others gave a negative pic of muhammad as hysterical, pathological, imposter. * carl heinrich wrote we know too much about muhammad to idealize but too little to do full justice to him . * muhammad born in 570 when arabia had passed its peak in wealth and fame.
