Title:

Muhammad ein schlechter Geschichtschreiber

Short title

Muhammad ein schlechter Geschichtschreiber

Title variations

Title in English

Muhammad, a bad historian

Section

Language

German

Creation date

1750

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Content

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Qur'an quotations

Yes

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Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

This article, meant for a broad readership, was published by the Halle orientalist Christian Benedict Michaelis in the periodical Wöchentliche Hallische Anzeigen 31 (3 August 1750), pp. 509-16. The argument is traditional: listing discrepancies between historical accounts in the Old and New Testaments and the Qur'anic account of them. It evinces a thorough acquaintance with the Qur'an and includes several words in Arabic.

Entry author

Asaph Ben Tov