Christian historians routinely claimed Muslim leaders converted on their deathbeds

Evidence

The obduracy of Muslims, who throughout the ages have proved almost unconvertible, was several times stressed, and both theory and missionary practice recognised it. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 742 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Medieval claims of mass Muslim conversion to Christianity strain credulity — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2143; Medieval Christians saw Muslims as stubbornly resistant to conversion — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 742; Christian polemicists studied Muslim revelation accounts seriously rather than dismissing them

Broader Connections

• Medieval Christians saw Muslims as stubbornly resistant to conversion #complicates (0.82) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 742
• Christian polemicists studied Muslim revelation accounts seriously rather than dismissing them #complicates (0.74)