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We leave you with the words of someone who is considered "among the most outstanding scholars on the history of Islam",<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pewforum.org/2006/05/22/how-and-why-muhammad-made-a-difference/|title= How and Why Muhammad Made a Difference|publisher= Pew Research Center|author= Michael Cook|date= May 22, 2006|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewforum.org%2F2006%2F05%2F22%2Fhow-and-why-muhammad-made-a-difference%2F&date=2013-09-26|deadurl=no}}</ref> Prof. David Cook: | We leave you with the words of someone who is considered "among the most outstanding scholars on the history of Islam",<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pewforum.org/2006/05/22/how-and-why-muhammad-made-a-difference/|title= How and Why Muhammad Made a Difference|publisher= Pew Research Center|author= Michael Cook|date= May 22, 2006|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewforum.org%2F2006%2F05%2F22%2Fhow-and-why-muhammad-made-a-difference%2F&date=2013-09-26|deadurl=no}}</ref> Prof. David Cook: | ||
{{Quote||In reading Muslim literature -- both contemporary and classical -- one can see that the evidence for the primacy of spiritual jihad is negligible. Today it is certain that no Muslim, writing in a non-Western language (such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu), would ever make claims that jihad is primarily nonviolent or has been superseded by the spiritual jihad. Such claims are made solely by Western scholars, primarily those who study Sufism and/or work in interfaith dialogue, and by Muslim apologists who are trying to present Islam in the most innocuous manner possible.<ref>David Cook, "Understanding Jihad, University of California Press | {{Quote||In reading Muslim literature -- both contemporary and classical -- one can see that the evidence for the primacy of spiritual jihad is negligible. Today it is certain that no Muslim, writing in a non-Western language (such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu), would ever make claims that jihad is primarily nonviolent or has been superseded by the spiritual jihad. Such claims are made solely by Western scholars, primarily those who study Sufism and/or work in interfaith dialogue, and by Muslim apologists who are trying to present Islam in the most innocuous manner possible.<ref>David Cook, "Understanding Jihad", University of California Press, 2005, p.165-6</ref>}} | ||
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