# Muhammad — The Age of Reason character guide

> Muhammad in The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-age-of-reason

## Who they are

Founder of Islam, mentioned in comparative religious discussion.

## In the story

### [II: Of Missions and Revelations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-i-ii-of-missions-and-revelations)

Cited as the Islamic prophet who claimed the Koran was brought by an angel; Paine dismisses this as hearsay.

### [Of the Bases of Christianity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-i-iv-of-the-bases-of-christianity)

Mentioned as part of the bribe promised to Satan by Christian mythologists.

### [VIII: Of the New Testament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-i-viii-of-the-new-testament)

Mentioned as a founder of a religious system, contrasted with Jesus.

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