Great Non-Muslims on Prophet Muhammad

Prophet Muhammad – A Rarest Genius of the World | Author John Davenport

A British Orientalist John Davenport (1789-1877) in his well-known work, ‘An Apology for Muḥammad and the Koran’, admits the honesty and sincerity behind Prophet Muḥammad’s claim of being a Prophet of Allah. With his humble and earnest endeavour, John Davenport tried to free the history of Prophet Muḥammad from false accusations and illiberal imputations and …

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Greatness of Muhammad’s Achievements is Amazing | Montgomerry Watt

William Montgomery Watt was a noted Orientalist and one of the key historians of Islam in the West. He made a general appraisal of the Prophet Muhammad’s personality and achievements. His views regarding the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) have had considerable impact on British students and writers of Islam. Watt’s academic approach to …

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Sincerity of Prophet Muhammad is Indisputable | Prof. Joseph Schacht

Schacht was a British-German professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University in New York. He was the leading Western scholar on Islamic law whose ‘Origins of Mohammadan Jurisprudence’ (1950) is considered as an important work on the subject by a western scholar. He is the author of many articles in the various editions of …

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Mohammad Never Instigated Fighting & Bloodshed | Author Ruth Cranston

Ruth Cranston ( 1887 – 1956) was an American author and lecturer on religion and other subjects. Ruth Cranston wrote in his book ‘World Faith‘: “Mohammad never instigated fighting and bloodshed. Every battle he fought was in rebuttal. He fought in order to survive and he fought with the weapons and in fashion of his …

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Muhammad gave Best Religion and Laws to Arabs | George Sale

George Sale (1697–1736) was a British Orientalist and one of courageous voices who produced first English translation of the holy Quran. He prefaced his work with a commentary including a short biography of the Prophet Muḥammad. He was also author of The General Dictionary, in ten volumes. George Sale accepts that Prophet Muḥammad (PBUH) gave best religion …

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Mohammad was a Prophet, not a Theologian | Prof. Maurice Gaudefroy

Maurice Gaudefroy-Demombynes (1862 – 1957) was a French Arabist, a specialist in Islam and the history of religions.  Maurice Gaudefroy-Demombynes was a professor at the École nationale des langues orientales vivantes (INALCO). His best known works are his historical and religious studies on Hajj and Muslim institutions. Maurice Gaudefroy said: “Muhammad was a prophet, not …

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Muhammad was Extremely Merciful and Generous | Orientalist Gustav Weil

Gustav Weil (1808 – 1889) was a German orientalist. One of the great works of Weil was Mohammed, der Prophet (1843), a life of Mohammed in the compilation of which he was the first to go back to the oldest accessible sources in Europe. It should be made clear that Gustav Weil falls fairly short in ascertaining the …

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Muhammad is Perfect Model for Mankind | Indian Prof. Ramakrishna Rao

K. S. Ramakrishna Rao, an Indian professor of Philosophy, in his book ‘Muhammad, The Prophet of Islam‘, calls him the “Perfect model for human life. In all his magnificent role and in all departments of humanity he is a hero” Writing about Prophet Muhammad’s unmatched contribution to humanity, Prof. Ramakrishna Rao says: “The principle of …

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Prophet Muhammad was an Extraordinary Intellectual | Washington Irving

Washington Irving (1783 -1859) was an American historian, biographer, story writer, essayist and diplomat during the 19th century. He studied the temperamental qualities of Prophet Muhammad and was highly impressed with his intellect, nature, character and unmatched accomplishments during such a short span of 23 years of Prophethood.  Washington Irving says about Prophet Muhammad in …

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Great Admiration and Respect for Prophet Muhammad | Annie Besant

Annie Besant (1847 – 1933) was a British women’s rights activist, writer, orator, educationist, and theosophist. She is recognised as a champion of human freedom and was a outstanding author with more than 300 books and pamphlets to her credit. Annie Besant had utmost respect and admiration for Muhammad, The Prophet of Islam and his …

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