Who is Ulrich Kalisch?

Kalisch is the first Muslim scholar to dispute the Prophet’s existence, while continuing to profess Muslim.

Who is Michael Kalisch and why is he controversial?

Given that Kalisch holds an academic chair specifically funded to instruct teachers of Islam in Germany’s school system, a scandal ensued, first reported in the mainstream English-language press by Andrew Higgins in the November 15 edition of the Wall Street Journal.

Is Kalisch a Gnostic?

Kalisch is a Gnostic, a believer in secret spiritual truths that undergird the myths manufactured for the edification of the peasantry. But he is a German Gnostic, and therefore feels it necessary to lay out his secrets in thorough academic papers with extensive footnotes and bibliography.