Early Christian apocalyptic writing ignored Islamic doctrine entirely.

Evidence

Yet the Apocalypse (like Sophronios) shows little interest in or knowledge of Islam: if this is a response to the Dome of the Rock, it is to the symbolic enemy presence in the holy city. No attempt is made to refute the Islamic Christology inscribed in the stones of the new building; the Ishmaelite is described repeatedly as “pagan,” with no effort to understand his religion. He is irretrievably other, barbaric—what he believes cannot be of interest to the steadfast Christian. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 335

Categorization

• XREF: Grounds the genealogical claim in Anidjar/Aziz that the West’s construction of Islam-as-other began with refusing to know Islam’s actual doctrines, not mere conflict.