Washington was born exactly 1100 years after Muhammad's death, but lived in social circumstances not unlike Muhammad's. There are so many parallels between their private and political lives, one cannot help wondering: A case of history repeating itself? Or maybe even the best case yet for reincarnation? The parallels are even more remarkable when you think that the traditions founded by the two leaders are today so diametrically opposed. So closely do the two traditions correspond that you must conclude that whatever you think of one, you must do so of the other: specifically, if you think one is spiritual, then you must think so is the other; and conversely, if you think one is profane, then you must think so is the other. Was George Washington a Muslim? As outlandish as that sounds, it is not entirely unwarranted, for the case can be made that Washington's religious beliefs have more in common with Islam than with Christianity. At minimum, what this comparison will achieve is a better appreciation of either leader. For whichever tradition you are familiar with and can appreciate, you could not fail to appreciate the other that is so remarkably similar.