Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian
era.[1] He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and
became a controversial social commentator.[1]
Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected to become a
preacher by his parents, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his Christian faith.
Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. This
combination, of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional
Christianity, made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were
grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional
social order.
His views & commentary on Muhammad p.b.u.h:
Carlyle was one of the very few philosophers who witnessed the
industrial revolution but still kept a transcendental non-materialistic view of the world. The book included people
ranging from the field of Religion through to literature and
politics. He included people as coordinates and accorded Muhammad a special place in the book
under the chapter title "Hero as a Prophet". In his work, Carlyle
declared his admiration with a passionate championship of Muhammad as a
Hegelian agent of reform, insisting on his sincerity and commenting 'how one
man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a
most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades.'
Thomas Carlyle in 'Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History,' 1840
"The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal
has heaped round this man (Muhammad) are disgraceful to ourselves only."
"A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to
kindle the world, the world’s Maker had ordered so."
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