Epistemic charity toward Islam read as devilish seduction.

Evidence

Few and far between were the authors who attempted to understand Islam on its own terms, based on its own sacred texts. To do so would be to fall into the devil’s trap, to take the first step toward being seduced by their error. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 165

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes a recurring theme in the reader’s library: understanding a rival on its own terms seen as moral contamination (cf. the reluctance to engage with opposing political views).