
War of the Worlds - EP 1 - Intro / Early Islamic Conquest
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The Rise and Fall of Muhammad
In the year 632, Muhammad went on his final pilgrimage, his last Hajj to the Kaaba. While he was there, he addressed his people and reminded them that they're all equal except when it comes to piety in righteous deeds. It seems plausible to suggest that from an early time, those who had known and followed Muhammad would have tried to model their behavior upon his. He appears as a man searching for truth in early life, then bemused by the sense of some power falling upon him from on high.
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