Before Orthodoxy

“The most systematic, critical study of an especially important tradition from early Islamic history, the so-called incident of the Satanic verses.” — Choice One of the most controversial episodes in the life of the Prophet Muhammad concerns an incident in which he allegedly mistook words suggested by Satan as divine revelation. Known as the Satanic verses, these praises to the pagan deities contradict the Islamic belief that Allah is one and absolute. Muslims today?of all sects?deny that the in