who was Muhammed?

[JesusHChrist]

It is far from certain, ol'Mo even existed. We can certainly criticize, the *alleged* properties of a possibly fictional character as readily as a real person. Why does this even need to be spelled out?

Just as we can criticize Darth Vader's parenting skills, we can show ol'Mo is far from a good role model for modern humans. Warlord, murderer, torturer, child fucker, etc.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/fjordma...existence/

Notice, the earliest biography of Mo is around 100 years after his alleged warlording and debauchery.

As Jansen states, “An Iraqi scholar, Ibn Ishaq (c. 760), wrote a book that is the basis of all biographies of Muhammad. No biographical sketches of Muhammad exist that do not depend on Ibn Ishaq. If an analysis of Ibn Ishaq’s book establishes that for whatever reason it cannot be seen as an historical source, all knowledge we possess about Muhammad evaporates. When Ibn Ishaq’s much-quoted and popular book turns out to be nothing but pious fiction, we will have to accept that it is not likely we will ever discover the truth about Muhammad.”

Moreover, a fully developed Arabic script did not yet exist at the time when the Koran was supposedly collected for the first time, which further introduces substantial sources of error. The Koran itself was probably far less stable and collected much later than Muslims believe.

Finally, the hadith collections which elaborate upon the personal example of Muhammad were developed many generations after the alleged events of his life had taken place, and are considered partially unreliable even by Muslims. It is likely that a great deal of this material was fabricated outright in a process of political and cultural struggle long after the first conquests.