You are a bit confused. The Quran was not written down until the late seventh century AD. Muslims date their calendar from 622 AD, the year Muhammad escaped Mecca (the locals were about to kill him .. now there’s an unfortunate missed opportunity) and was able to regroup in Medina and form his followers into a military force the retook Mecca and then much of the Arabian Peninsula. The suras (chapters) in the Quran which refer to Jews and Christians as “Peoples of the Book”, in contrast to most Arabs of that time who were pagans, were probably from his early ravings when he thought there was a chance he’d be accepted by either or both as a legitimate prophet. Neither was fooled and the tone changed. Cherry picking suras to portray the religion as peaceful is quite the hobby among today’s politically correct.
Yes - my mistake - I know it’s 700 AD but typed BC.
(frankly I was focused on not posting a hot link and missed that date error)
Thanks all for your thoughtful replies. Good opportunity to learn several things from this thread.
Glad to be in the company of scholars.