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And there is also the up until now strong and people-deceiving superstition of the <b>Ishmaelites, being the forerunner of Antichrist. And it is born from Ishmael, </b>who was born from Hagar to Abraham, from which they are called Hagarenes and Ishmaelites. And they call them <b>Saracens, as from ΣαÏÏÎ±Ï ÎºÎµÎ½Î¿Î¹ (those empty of Sarah), </b>because of what was said by Hagar to the angel: âSarah has sent me away empty.â So then, these were idolaters and reverenced the morning star and Aphrodite, <b>who they indeed named Khabar in their own language, which means great.</b> Therefore, <b>until the time of Heraclius, they were plainly idolaters. </b>From that time and until now came up among them a false prophet called <b>Mamed</b>, who, <b>having encountered the Old and New Testament, as it seems, having conversed with an Arian monk, </b>he put together his own heresy. And under the pretext of seeming pious, attracting (?) people, he reported that a book was sent down to him from heaven by God. Therefore some of the compositions written by him in a book,<b> worthy of laughter, </b>which he handed down to them as an<b> object of reverence.</b></i>
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Hilaire Belloc drew on John of Damascus for Belloc's later work, The Great Heresies. Christian apologists should be familiar with both works and their arguements. You'll find chapter four of Belloc's The Great Heresies on The Great and Enduring Heresy of Mohammed in the same folder.
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John of Damascus:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He was a polymath whose fields of interest and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music.<b> He was the Chief Administrator to the Muslim caliph of Damascus, wrote works expounding the Christian faith, </b>and composed hymns which are still in everyday use in Eastern Christian monasteries throughout the world. <b>The Catholic Church regards him as a Doctor of the Church, </b>often referred to as the Doctor of the Assumption due to his writings on the Assumption of Mary. wiki<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
At first glance, John of Damascus seems almost like a Josephus figure. Another thing that does not make sense is that interior arab pagans began their kaaba iconoclasm on their own impetus.
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And there is also the up until now strong and people-deceiving superstition of the <b>Ishmaelites, being the forerunner of Antichrist. And it is born from Ishmael, </b>who was born from Hagar to Abraham, from which they are called Hagarenes and Ishmaelites. And they call them <b>Saracens, as from ΣαÏÏÎ±Ï ÎºÎµÎ½Î¿Î¹ (those empty of Sarah), </b>because of what was said by Hagar to the angel: âSarah has sent me away empty.â So then, these were idolaters and reverenced the morning star and Aphrodite, <b>who they indeed named Khabar in their own language, which means great.</b> Therefore, <b>until the time of Heraclius, they were plainly idolaters. </b>From that time and until now came up among them a false prophet called <b>Mamed</b>, who, <b>having encountered the Old and New Testament, as it seems, having conversed with an Arian monk, </b>he put together his own heresy. And under the pretext of seeming pious, attracting (?) people, he reported that a book was sent down to him from heaven by God. Therefore some of the compositions written by him in a book,<b> worthy of laughter, </b>which he handed down to them as an<b> object of reverence.</b></i>
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Hilaire Belloc drew on John of Damascus for Belloc's later work, The Great Heresies. Christian apologists should be familiar with both works and their arguements. You'll find chapter four of Belloc's The Great Heresies on The Great and Enduring Heresy of Mohammed in the same folder.
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John of Damascus:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He was a polymath whose fields of interest and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music.<b> He was the Chief Administrator to the Muslim caliph of Damascus, wrote works expounding the Christian faith, </b>and composed hymns which are still in everyday use in Eastern Christian monasteries throughout the world. <b>The Catholic Church regards him as a Doctor of the Church, </b>often referred to as the Doctor of the Assumption due to his writings on the Assumption of Mary. wiki<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
At first glance, John of Damascus seems almost like a Josephus figure. Another thing that does not make sense is that interior arab pagans began their kaaba iconoclasm on their own impetus.
more on John of Damascus