Koranen_og_profeten_Muhammeds_liv_image_controversy Kåre_Bluitgen

the cover of koranen og profeten muhammeds liv, depicting muhammad astride buraq

when wrote children s book koranen og profeten muhammeds liv isbn 978-87-638-0049-5) (english: koran , life of prophet muhammad (isbn 978-87-996000-5-2)), apparently had difficulty finding illustrators draw muhammad book, fear of reprisals islamic extremists. danish newspaper jyllands-posten responded asking 40 illustrators make caricatures of muhammad. twelve of caricatures published in newspaper on 30 september 2005, sparking international muhammad cartoons controversy.

bluitgen s book peripheral these events; there no evidence contained in koranen og profeten muhammeds liv direct cause of ensuing controversy.