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Historicity of Muhammad
Historical study of the Islamic prophet
The historicity of Muhammad refers to the study of Muhammad as a historical figure and critical examination of sources upon which traditional accounts (the Quran, sīrah, hadith especially) are based.
The majority of classical scholars believe Muhammad existed as a historical figure.[1] The earliest Muslim source of information for the life of Muhammad, the Quran, gives very little personal information and its historicity is debated.[2]Prophetic biography, known as sīra, along with attributed records of the words, actions, and the silent approval of Muhammad, known as hadith, survive in the historical works of writers from the second and third centuries of the Muslim era (c. 700−1000 CE),[5] and give a great deal of information on Muhammad, but the reliability of this information is very much debated in some academic circles.
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