Islam, Christianity and Judaism: First Encounters: The Prophet from the Desert

Mohammed was familiar with both Jews and Christians and the Quran lays down specific rules on how Moslems should treat them. As Islam spread across the Mediterranean, many disaffected Christian “heretics” welcomed the arrival of the new faith. But after about a century, the cordiality between the three faiths vanished and was replaced by hostility and persecution. A lecture by W. J. Neidinger.