Islam critiqued needs more; the prophet tells people to reflect on history?

In answer to the video "Quran vs. Tradition: The Quran's Geography"

The second reason for which the prophet's addressees are invited to contemplate on the fate of past nations is that there is a common pattern by which to distinguish the truthfulness of an envoy from God. In the Quran, through the story of ancient nations and prophets, it establishes a pattern by which to determine the truthfulness of one claiming prophethood. It then places Muhammad inside that pattern; uprightness in character which includes an unflinching, uncompromising stance as regards his mission, to have been foretold by previous prophets, having access to special knowledge, and prophecies coming true. This includes warnings of punishment for fighting and opposing the messengers. God does not destroy a people among whom are messengers, believers, and potential repentent sinners. An overarching theme in the Quran is that God, being the most forgiving and merciful, always grants the prophet's addressees a time of respite during which they are intensely admonished, shown signs pointing to the truth of the revelation, inflicted with corrective punishments to cause reform. The means by which such punishment is delivered may be different. The traditions speak of a scourge of famine in Mecca, and the Quran alludes to that episode. But the essential means by which the corrective punishment would be delivered with the prophet Muhammad, as already alluded to in the Meccan phase of revelation 37:171-182, was through the believers themselves. They were the main rod of God’s corrective punishment during that time of respite. The Ishmaelites believers, like the Israelites before them who were divinely commanded to engage sinful people militarily, were being established as a nation under God, charged with carrying the light of truth to the nations of the world. It is thus expected that they would be put to the ultimate test of faithfulness, demonstrating that the possibility of physical sacrifice and martyrdom for the sake of truth would not deter them from fulfilling their obligations, their covenant with God.

 And effectively by the end of the prophet's life almost the entire people he had reached with his message, who heard the admonishments, saw the signs, who were chastised with awakening punishments at the battlefield, had accepted Islam. The threatened punishement of complete destruction was thus eventually averted, as had happened with the people of Jonas/Yunus. The Quran alludes to the story of the prophet Yunus in between threats of divine destruction, so as to make the prophets Muhammad's addressees understand that the promised doom may be averted at anytime 10:95-104.

It is important to keep in mind, the Quran establishes the pattern of the prophets while the believers are in a state of weakness, even augmenting its rethoric, further antagonizing the disbelievers. As expected the people then oppose the message and prevent the people from it and get punished by the sword. End of the matter. None after him came with any of the following and was able to back his claims up:

1) comes from a common background of his addressees, meaning they know him very well, yet claims to be a Messenger, in fact the Final Messenger of God

2) warns his people of Divine chastisement

3) the chastisement comes home to roost and the partisans of the Prophet are established in the land

This is the exact process that occurred with the Bani Israil in the time of Moses, with the drowning of the host of Pharaoh and the deliverance of the Israelites, with the uprooting of the Canaanites and the establishment of the way of God. Not to mention, the Quranic invitation to the Arabs to see or recall for themselves the fate of the deniers of Nuh, Lut, Saleh, Shuayb, Hud... It is a Book of Warning that has already delivered its judgment in this world

53:36"This is a warner of the warners of old"

54:42-5"Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?...Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs".

As said in Deuteronomy regarding the awaited prophet

"If any man will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it".

God Almighty says that Prophethood has ended with the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet bore witness to the unity of God, and his deniers were punished in this life.