Prophet's Dilemma: The Sunni Shia Split Part 1
Conflicted: A History Podcast
Raiding Mechan Caravans in the Seventh Century Arabia
Killing was very inconvenient in seventh century arabia because it always, always, always triggered blood feuds. Raiding these caravans could be a very easy and profitable source of new income for mohammed and his followers. But like so many robberies across so many eras in so many places, accidents happen. Before long, one of these raids went bad, some one was killed, and it further inflamed the growing tensions between mecca and medina. The meccans often sent raiding parties to abduct members of mohammed's flock and force them to convert to polytheism. Sometimes they were successful, sometimes not.
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