Posted on 01/03/2025 9:30:55 AM PST by SeekAndFind
IIRC, I read where Mohammad was a ruler and conqueror, and made up the religion in order to unify the various tribes that he conquered.
I may have misunderstood that though - and perhaps it was the Aabasids that used it as a unification tool.
From Wiki - Mohammad lived from 570 to 632 A.D. Receiving the Quran verbally from an angel during the period 610 to 632. (Perhaps Moe was a distant relation to Joe? Joseph Smith). It was written down and collected in one book in about 634?? (Maybe the 650’s).
Thanks for the links!
My pleasure!
White referenced Mallory quite a bit - thanks for the tip.
White referenced Mallory quite a bit - thanks for the tip.
The problem with Wiki is just about anyone can create or edit a Wiki page and even when doing so the writer makes notations for “sources”, little vetting of the sources is done.
In the old days of solid book publishing whole sections of fact chackers and legal checkers were employed to try to be sure the publicher could not be hit with legal issues for untruths (statements of “facts” that were not actual facts), just opinions, or slander.
It's generally accepted by secular scholars that that didn't happen, but that's no indication that someone called Mohammed didn't exist.
I’m an Arthur addict.
I had Dobermans named Arthur and Merlin and a boa constrictor named Uther.
:D
Question any“ angels” who won’t set foot in yer house if you have a dog.
/there’s two kinds of angels and dogs can tell the difference
AndI forgot, Uther’s mate was Igrayne.
Loved that one as well as T.H. White’s “Once and Future King.”
Marion Zimmer Bradley’s “Mists of Avalon” is also good. It’s from yet another angle.
Yup!
The only books I hate were written by the so called “ wife” of Jim, Patricia Kennealy-Morrison.
“The Keltiad” series.
Ancients Celts with futuristic technology?!?
I read half the first book and started laughing at the ludicrousness of them.
It was like the Muppets all over.
Celts in space!!!!
/no pigs allowed
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