THE ORIGINAL SOURCES OF
THE QUR'AN
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY
There is much truth in the dictum of the ancient Greek
philosopher Democritus that "Nothing has sprung
from nothing." Islam, as the Religion of Muhammad
is called by its adherents, is certainly no exception
to that rule. The important part which that religion
has played for good or ill in the history of the human
race and the widespread influence which it still continues
to exert in many Eastern lands render an investigation
of its origin of interest to everyone who, whether from
a religious, a historical, or a merely philosophical
standpoint, desires to investigate one of the most important
movements in the history of the human race. The labours
of such writers as Sprenger and Weil in Germany and
of Sir W. Muir in England enable us to know all that
need be known regarding the life and character of Muhammad
and the history of the Muhammadan world. With these
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