Jiang says Muhammad is one of the most important figures in human history, comparable to Jesus, but much less directly documented.
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Jiang says Muhammad is one of the most important figures in human history, comparable to Jesus, but much less directly documented.
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Jiang argues that Islamic imperial successors whitewashed Muhammad's revolutionary history because empires do not want to celebrate a revolutionary model that could be used against them.
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"Okay, good morning. So we are doing Muhammad and the rise of Islam today. Muhammad, as you know, is one of the most important..."
"You are now allowed to practice any faith you want. You have that freedom now. That's important to people. You now have some land..."
"The history is that Muhammad was disgusted by the inequality and corruption he saw in the world around him. And he promised the people..."
"And that's why there's so little written about Muhammad. And that's why the Koran doesn't really tell us that much about Muhammad. Okay? Because..."
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