It wasn't Mohammed who founded Islam.

[JesusHChrist]

Which is not germane to whether or not Mohamed was a historical person, or a later creation for the sake of consolidating political power.

Not really. That is not the actual purpose of the religion. The main purpose of the religion is for assisting moral and internal purification by cultivating higher levels of God-consciousness, and with that earn Paradise.

If consolidation and creating a framework for political power wasn't the primary purpose, it was one hell of a bonus. File under
"unintended consequences"? I don't think that is remotely believable.





Oh and look what the stated goals are of ISIS? Another coincidence?

From at least since 2004, a significant goal of the group has been the foundation of an Islamic state.[133][134] Specifically, ISIL has sought to establish itself as a caliphate, an Islamic state led by a group of religious authorities under a supreme leader—caliph—who is believed to be the successor to Muhammad.[135] In June 2014, ISIL published a document in which it claimed to have traced the lineage of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi back to Muhammad,[135] and upon proclaiming a new caliphate on 29 June, the group appointed al-Baghdadi as its caliph. As caliph, he demands the allegiance of all devout Muslims worldwide according to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh).[136]


Areas controlled (as of 31 December 2014)
Remaining territory in countries with ISIL presence
When the caliphate was announced, ISIL stated: "The legality of all emirates, groups, states and organizations becomes null by the expansion of the khilafah's [caliphate's] authority and arrival of its troops to their areas".[135] This was a rejection of the political divisions in the Middle East that were established by Western powers during World War I in the Sykes–Picot Agreement.[137][138][139]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Sta...vant#Goals