Peter the Venerable reasoned force proves Islam’s own insecurity and falseness

Evidence

If Muhammad had confidence in his own religion, argued Peter, why did he forbid his people to dispute? If he was not confident, why did he write things that they could not defend? ‘But he knew, or (what is said with apologies to you) Satan who spoke through him knew, that such was the strength of the Jewish and Christian religions …’ Thus in his most humanistic style Peter the Venerable warned Islam that only falseness seeks the shadows. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 698

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘only falseness seeks the shadows’ motif parallels how Aziz/Razack describe surveillance framing that presumes guilt from mere secrecy or non-disclosure.