What did Christians write about Muhammad during his life?
Upvote:4
The most notable early Christian writing that I am aware of was by John of Damascus (676-749). In Heresies in Epitome: How They Began and Whence They Drew Their Origin he claims that the basis of Mohammed's fundamental teachings came from an Arian monk:
There is also the superstition of the Ishmaelites which to this day prevails and keeps people in error, being a forerunner of the Antichrist. They are descended from Ishmael, [who] was born to Abraham of Agar, and for this reason they are called both Agarenes and Ishmaelites. They are also called Saracens, which is derived from Sarras kenoi, or destitute of Sara, because of what Agar said to the angel: ‘Sara hath sent me away destitute.’ These used to be idolaters and worshiped the morning star and Aphrodite, whom in their own language they called Khabár, which means great. And so down to the time of Heraclius they were very great idolaters. From that time to the present a false prophet named Mohammed has appeared in their midst. This man, after having chanced upon the Old and New Testaments and likewise, it seems, having conversed with an Arian monk, devised his own heresy. Then, having insinuated himself into the good graces of the people by a show of seeming piety, he gave out that a certain book had been sent down to him from heaven. He had set down some ridiculous compositions in this book of his and he gave it to them as an object of veneration.
The rest of the text can be found here.
Some say that the iconoclast heresy in Byzantium arose because certain Christians were envious of the material success of surrounding Moslems and surmised that their practices - especially their rejection of depictions of human form - were earning them God's favor. John of Damascus was one of the most vocal critics of the iconoclast Emperor Leo the Isaurian. Ironically, John wrote his Apologetic Treatises against those Decrying the Holy Images while under the protection of a nearby moslem caliph.
More post
- 📝 Does Luke 6:30 imply that the person asking has a genuine need?
- 📝 Throughout church history, what have been the major, influential translations of the Bible?
- 📝 How does mainstream Christianity view "Heaven is for Real"?
- 📝 What are the most widely used simple-English bible translations in mainstream protestant churches?
- 📝 If loves/desires 'point' to something beyond our imagination...what of enjoyment for fictional villians?
- 📝 What was the intended meaning of the quotation marks around "sinners" in the old NIV?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis for lifetime eldership?
- 📝 According to Reformed theology, why does God tell people to repent if they don't have the choice to do so, as in Exodus 10:3?
- 📝 Is Mary, "Mother of God," the mother of the Son or of the whole Trinity?
- 📝 Does the Popes Prophecy of St. Malachy indicate that the end times are imminent?
- 📝 Joel 2: From Eden to Ruination? To what is this referring?
- 📝 Why are Matthew, Mark, and Luke called the synoptic gospels?
- 📝 Did Jesus know how to read and write?
- 📝 If the Weekly Sabbath was instituted at creation, doesn't that prove that it has been abolished?
- 📝 What is the biblical support for the Nicene creed's statement of the Son being "eternally begotten"?
- 📝 Transition from a natural to a sacramental marriage
- 📝 Does Joyce Meyer preach salvation by faith in Jesus alone (ie not works)?
- 📝 HOW does the existence of the Universe make those who do not worship God to be "without excuse"?
- 📝 Which is a greater sin - to eat meat on Good Friday or to spoil it
- 📝 What is the importance of reading the Bible?
- 📝 How can God be three persons?
- 📝 Why did the Western and Eastern churches react to their respective states so differently?
- 📝 Doesn't the Trinitarian reading of Genesis 1:26 violate hermeneutical principles?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis used by Reformed theologians to argue that all those dying in infancy are saved?
- 📝 From a Calvinist perspective, does Limited Atonement make the Gospel offer empty?
- 📝 What is the Catholic belief concerning Deuteronomy 24:16
- 📝 Death becomes her?? But in real life
- 📝 What does the Bible say about the soul?
- 📝 Why were Saul's descendants killed?
- 📝 About statues and pictures
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 What did Christians write about Muhammad during his life?
- 📝 What exactly did Yahshua/Jesus do during his 40 day fast after being baptized?
- 📝 Why did only 4 people write about the Life of Jesus Christ?
- 📝 What did early Christians say about apostolic succession?
- 📝 What did the Early Christians Believe About the Trinity Before the Gospel of John?
- 📝 What were the nice things Jesus Christ did in his life that he is loved by so many people around the world?
- 📝 What did Papias mean when he wrote how Mark did not write "in order" about what Jesus said or did?
- 📝 What did St. Thomas Aquinas write about Christ's passion?
- 📝 What have Christians taught during past plagues and pandemics?
- 📝 Where did Moses write about Jesus?
- 📝 What did Jonathan Edwards have to say about the fact that he owned slaves?
- 📝 Why did Abraham lie to Pharaoh about Sarah being his sister in Gen 12?
- 📝 To what extent did Isaiah understand his own prophecies?
- 📝 What does the Bible say about life before conception?
- 📝 Why did Jesus not want people to talk about his healing?
- 📝 Did any early church fathers, other than Augustine, condemn or write about numerology?
- 📝 Which cup of wine did Jesus tell his disciples to drink during the Last Supper?
- 📝 What did Jesus mean when He said we must "eat His flesh and drink His blood"?
- 📝 What did Luther consider to be novel in his theology of creation?
- 📝 What did Jesus write on the ground?
- 📝 What did Calvin think about Knox's "Monstrous Regiment"?
- 📝 What did the Early Church Fathers think about pets (animals) going to Heaven upon death?
- 📝 Did John Calvin help Nicolas Cop write his infamous inaugural address?
- 📝 Why did Justin Martyr speak so harshly about Christians who ate meat sacrificed to idols?
- 📝 What did the early church fathers have to say about “eternal security” or “assurance of salvation”
- 📝 What could be the reason for Jesus not telling His disciples to write down whatever He was teaching them?
- 📝 What does the LDS Church teach about Jesus being married, having children, and His position on polygamy?
- 📝 What does the LDS church teach about what men and women did or do in the pre-existence?
- 📝 For Catholics who have expressed concern about Pope Francis and are wary of his pontificate, what are the key issues?
- 📝 What did the early church believe about the "rapture"?