The first western writing which speaks of this subject...

The first western writing which speaks of this subject according to the above mentioned fabricated narratives, is historical and was written by Theophanes the Byzantine historian. 284 A summary of Theophanes' opinion may be found in the well-know creditable book on western Islamic studies "The Encyclopedia of Islam". 285 A. J. Wensinck the author of the article "Bahira" in this book bring up a summary of Theophanes remarks after disregarding historical examples of the information regarding the…