The Islamic Origins Debate Goes Public
Peter von Sivers
A central part of modern secularization has been the de-theologization stories religious origins. Islam is no different, even though this tends to be obscured by contemporary fundamentalism. In Islam, story origins centers on Mecca, Medina, prophet Muhammad, early Muslim community, and expansion out Arabia. few scholars at end nineteenth century many twentieth raised question whether should considered a theology – that is, an apologia or justification rather than history as traditionally understood. This article provides survey Islamic literature produced Middle East in last century.
History Compass