Muhammad’s plainly human death, not any scandal, was itself the offense

Evidence

The very fact that Muhammad was dead, and that Muslims agreed that this was so, whereas Christ had risen to Heaven, was felt to be important: ‘he died, and he lies dead on earth … and this the Muslims affirm’. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 600 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Muhammad’s mortal death itself was framed as proof of Islam’s falsity — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 600

Broader Connections

• Muhammad’s mortal death itself was framed as proof of Islam’s falsity #corroborates (0.95) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 600