Tarikh Islam

When we want to discuss the historical shuties made by orientalists , the objectives they seek and ideas they propose we should consider several aspects. For example, we should make sure of the orientalist's authenticity, objectivity and whether or not he or she has some specific purposes. No doubts , among them there are some whose aim is more than just writing about the history of people. We have come across some orientalists who wrote about the history of Islam who tried to present an unpleasant picture about Islam and Muslims. Henry Lamans, a Belgian priest is an example of those whose works of Islamic history contains lots of untrue accounts and illogical ideas. It is worth noticing here that he was one of those who contributed to the Islamic Encyclopedia, and a large number of researchers and students refer to his ideas. This essay is intended to analyze and criticize his views especially about Islam.