Having read the Quran, I am not shocked by Muhammad.
Not one bit, in fact. One might say that Jesus is the more wholesome and pacifist of prophets and religious leaders. But if one were to look at the Old Testament, the Prophet Muhammad does NOT stand out at all. Not one bit.
No, reading up on Islam and researching it deeply hasn’t made me dislike the faith more. If anything, it makes me respect and admire the faith more. I have been a Christian for many years, I have been an undefined “searcher” for many more, and I have floated in and out of agnosticism time and time again… yes, I have dabbled in various faiths. And researched many of them. Theology has always interested me deeply and I love to dive into the origin of things. Judaism, Christianity and Islam have the same origins, share the same stories, each newer faith adding some of their own lore to existing religious dogma.
Was Muhammad a brutal warlord? Yes. Was he a fascinating historical character? Also yes. Was he worse than men like Moses, Abraham or King David? No, I don’t think he was. “The West” knows plenty about Biblical figures. A lot of them are gigantic arseholes. Kind of goes with the territory of leadership in troublesome times of conquest. By his era’s standard, Muhammad was almost benign.
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