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William Muir Quotes

1819–1905 Scotland

Sir William Muir, KCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist, scholar of Islam, and colonial administrator.

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The sword of Mahomet and the Coran are the most fatal enemies of civilization, liberty, and truth which the world has yet known.

The tragedy of Karbala decided not only the fate of the caliphate, but of the Mohammedan kingdoms long after the Caliphate had waned and disappeared.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Muir (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.