Private mode is on: nothing is saved on this device.
MuslimTokThe way, the truth, the life
Quick exit
54:52

Plays from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode, only after you press play. Channel: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Watch on YouTube

The Origins of Islam—Tom Holland

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · 54:52

Historian Tom Holland on the origins of Islam.

Checked 2026-11-11: public, embeddable and matching its title. The video's views are its speaker's, not ours.

Talk about this video

More in Muhammad and early Islam in the sources

1:32:50
Islam’s Origins: Myth and Material EvidenceAmerican Academy in Berlin
1:30:03
Sean Anthony - The Historical MuhammadMSU Muslim Studies Program
36:44
The Earliest Source of Prophet Muhammad's Biography | The Letters of Urwa' ibn az ZubayrAl Muqaddimah
21:33
Who Wrote the Qur'an? | What Sources Were Used?UsefulCharts
27:48
Muhammad and the "Satanic Verses" (Polytheism in the Early Quran)Apologetics Roadshow

Add MuslimTok to your home screen

iPhone / iPad: tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.

Android: open the browser menu, then Install app or Add to Home screen.

Welcome to MuslimTok

MuslimTok checks what Islam claims about Jesus, the Bible and the Quran against the sources, word for word, and shows why Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.

Read the 10 reasons the claims fail, learn what Muslims believe and Islam's history, see where the Ishmael story starts, swipe the cards, or ask a question.

Everything here is free. No account, no trackers, and a Quick exit button on every page.

Show me aroundQuick exit