Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Mohammed, the Anti-Innovator | Big Think

Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that Mohammed was a great innovator who, upon his death, froze innovation in Islam forever. She describes how Mohammed rose from obscurity to lead a united Arab nation, transforming from a seeker to an autocrat, conquering armies, legislating, and uniting people. Ali claims that after his death no one could innovate on his teachings, making innovation a sin, and that this has stifled social and ideological progress in Islam.