Christian scholars translated the Koran specifically to expose Muhammad’s life as detestable.

Evidence

Peter describes the purpose of his brief tract: “It ought to be told who [Muhammad] was, and what he taught, so that those who will read that book [the Koran] may better understand what they read and know how detestable were his life and his teachings.” — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 840

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Connects to the pattern of how hostile scholarship frames its objects — related to the moralized condemnation dynamics in both the dress-panics and sacrifice articles.