I’ve been reading – or
rather listening to—a
book. It’s called In the Shadow of the
Sword by the populist historian Tom Holland. And it deals with the
geopolitical background of the Koran and the birth of Islam in 7th
century Arabia. It attempts some answers to questions like,
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Where
did Muhammad get his ideas from?
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All
those bits of the Koran that essentially recapitulate bits of the bible – how
did they get in there? and,
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How
and why did Islam spread so far and so fast in those early years? Continue reading >>
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