Comprehending another faith requires adopting its internal viewpoint without assent.

Evidence

It is essential for Christians to see Muhammad as a holy figure; to see him, that is, as Muslims see him. If they do not do so, they must cut themselves off from comprehension of Islam. This does not mean that they must assert that Muhammad was holy, or even, perhaps, think that he was so; it is possible not to accept as true the fact alleged by Muslims, that God spoke through Muhammad, but yet to judge the resulting situation as though it were true. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1737

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: ‘judgement as though it were true’ as a working method for interfaith dialogue and for journalism covering deeply religious societies — how far can a secular observer adopt a believer’s lens as an operating assumption rather than a creed?