"If it is possible to write a biography of Muhammad, it is because one does not adopt a critical approach to the texts. And if one wants to adopt a critical approach to the texts, the attempt becomes simply impossible."
— Muhammad

January 1, 1970

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John V. Tolan, quoted in Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi et John Tolan, spécialistes de l’islam : « Ce que l’historien peut savoir de manière certaine sur Mahomet n’excède pas deux pages », lemonde.fr (November 17, 2025)