The great secret of Islam

Central to Odon’s hypotheses on the origins of Islam is the conclusion that Mecca, as portrayed in the Islamic narrative, did not exist in the 7th century.

Multiple studies indicate that such a settlement could not have been sustained at Mecca’s location without the logistical backing of a powerful external authority. The site lacks sufficient natural water resources, and all vital supplies for both human populations and livestock would necessarily have had to be imported from elsewhere, making the traditional portrayal of Mecca historically implausible.

Meccans are nonetheless described as farmers cultivating grain, dates, olives, vines, pomegranates, and tending to herds of goats, sheep, cows, and camels. They are also described as consuming freshly caught fish and shellfish. These activities align with the Mediterranean shores of the Middle East, particularly Syria, rather than the desert and mountainous terrain of Mecca. Furthermore, the text refers to navigation in both “fresh water” and “salt water”, a geographical feature not present in Western Arabia but found in the Levant, or in Bahrain.

In parallel, Quranic research has shown that the geographical and environmental descriptions traditionally linked to Mecca in fact correspond to Jerusalem.

Dr. É.-M. Gallez, Odon’s mentor, first demonstrated this in his 2005 doctoral thesis, ‘Le Messie et son prophète.” Since then, other scholars, including Stephen Shoemaker or Robert Kerr, have independently reached similar conclusions. More recently, independent researcher Paul D. Ellis published a major study consolidating what is now widely referred to as the “Jerusalem thesis” (“Jerusalem, City of Islam,” available as a PDF on his Academia.edu page). He is currently preparing a full-length book that further develops this paradigm.

Odon has given a series of 6 video presentations on the Mecca question, livestreamed on Lloyd De Jongh’s channel. They were joined by Paul, Mel, JC, Kalam and Usama for a panel discussion.

Thanks to Lloyd De Jongh for hosting the livestream.

PDF file for the 6 video presentations

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