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Did Muhammad Exist?: An Inquiry into Islam's Obscure Origins Hardcover – April 23, 2012

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“[Spencer] has engaged in concerted detective work of a scholarly nature. His book is no polemic. It is a serious quest for facts. . . . Well-written and moves right along.” —Washington Times


“Careful, detailed, well-reasoned. . . . [A] brave book.” —FrontPage Magazine


“This will send shockwaves through Islamic communities.” —The Blaze


In an impeccably researched book, Spencer shows that all our Arabic sources for the life of Muhammad are very late, tendentious, and unsupported by any archaeological or epigraphic evidence, while the non-Islamic sources are scant and ambiguous. Thanks to this book, skepticism regarding what we can know about Muhammad must now and forever be taken seriously.” —Ibn Warraq, editor of What the Koran Really Says


“A surprising and eye-opening new book . . . Quite a convincing job.” —PJ Media


“Robert Spencer has displayed brilliant scholarship and fierce courage in his previous books. In this one he perseveres and confronts with deep erudition the most topical problem of our century.” —Bat Ye’or, author of The Decline of Eastern Christianity under Islam


“A super detective service for the West . . . Spencer leaves few rocks unturned in his search for the truth about Islam and Muhammad.” —Capitalism Magazine

About the Author


Robert Spencer is the author of several critically acclaimed books about Islam, including the New York Times bestsellers The Truth about Muhammad and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades). He is a columnist for FrontPage Magazine and the director of Jihad Watch, a program of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Spencer holds a master’s degree in religious studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has been studying Islamic theology, law, and history in depth for more than three decades.



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  • Item Weight : 1.01 pounds
  • Hardcover : 254 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 161017061X
  • ISBN-13 : 978-1610170611
  • Dimensions : 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches
  • Publisher : Intercollegiate Studies Institute; 1st edition (April 23, 2012)
  • Language: : English
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 277 ratings

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