Christians read Muhammad’s military career as essential to his religion

Evidence

Christians usually argued from the example and teaching given by Muhammad in his lifetime. His government of the community at Medina and his Wars against the Quraysh and others had a more than episodic significance; from these, it was believed, derived essential parts of his religion, notably the justification and praise of force. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 691

Categorization

• XREF: Shows one specific genealogy of today’s ‘Islam is inherently violent’ claim — it derives from reading Muhammad’s Medina years as doctrinal essence rather than historical contingency, echoing how the vault tracks constructed-category devices.