Prophet's Dilemma: The Sunni Shia Split Part 1
Conflicted: A History Podcast
Mohammed's Pilgrimage to Mecca
Pilgrimage to mecca was a sacred thing for both monotheists and polytheists alike. To circle the caba, the cube at the heart of the city, was a privilege no man could deny - not even their greatest enemy. By arriving without weapons or threat of violence to the city, mohammed has put his enemies in a bind. If they killed a thousand unarmed pilgrims in cold blood, the whole of arabia would turn against them. Mohammed never once believed that he was starting a new religion. Islam was just a continuation of the abrahamic faiths that came before it. But as we all know, islam was destined to carve out its own
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