Reappraisal of Muhammad’s character came mainly from authentic Muslim sources

Evidence

Throughout the eighteenth century and the earlier part of the nineteenth there was a steady reappraisal of the character of the Prophet; this was partly the result of reaction against Christianity, but more of the exploration of authentic Muslim sources. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1633

Categorization

• QUESTION: Which Arabic primary sources specifically became available in eighteenth-century England, and through whom?
• XREF: Mirrors modern Orientalism scholarship (Said) on how source access shaped Western judgments of Islam. — connects to: Medieval Christian writers sometimes preserved authentic Islamic legends about Muhammad