Does anyone else find it curious that Ms. Khan  relates the account of Mohammed's trip to Ta'if as historical fact and not qualified by a remark such as "Muslims believe..." or "The Islamic tradition recounts that...".

In a previous column Ms. Khan stated, again without qualification, that Mohammed was sent as a blessing to mankind (or similar words).

Would the Globe permit a columnist to recount the parting of the Red Sea as an historical occurrence or to state that the host becomes the body of Christ, without a qualification similar to those set out above?

If people wish to believe such things they are within their rights to do so. But I expect the Globe to point out that we are talking about beliefs and not historical facts.

I just hope that one day I do not read  a column in the Globe asserting, without qualification,  that Mohammed traveled on a winged horse.