Monthly Archives: December 2020

Muhammad the Meccan

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Ruth

Muhammad’s revelations did not begin until he was forty years old. During the period of normal life, he ran their caravan trading business and raised his family. As noted earlier, he adopted the former slave Zayd fairly early in this … Continue reading →

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How do we know about Muhammad’s life? (what is a hadith?)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Ruth

Before going on with Muhammad’s life story, let’s look at one of the basic problems. At the time of Muhammad’s life, Arabia was not a society that wrote much down. Paper is what makes writing easy; Arabia had parchment like … Continue reading →

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