(March 19, 2015 at 11:51 pm)CristW Wrote: It seems that the shiah sources, if they are authentic, points to the existence of Prophet Muhammad. It is really the disagreement between shiah and sunni sources which allows the credibility of his existence.
Are any of those sources contemporary? Other than one disputed reference from 635, I can't find any reference to a "Mohamed" until about 100 years later.
Whether or not that single reference is sufficient...?