Tag Archives: Mecca

Mecca and the Revelations

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Ruth

One reason that, at first, Muhammad’s message stayed among his clan is that in Mecca, people tended to live in family and clan blocks. It’s a typical way that older cities grew: each patriarch built additions onto the house, and … Continue reading →

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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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Early Life of Muhammad

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Ruth

Muhammad ibn (son of) Abd-Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib was born at Mecca in approximately 570, maybe earlier. His father had died while returning from a caravan trip to the west, before the baby was born. Not long after his birth, … Continue reading →

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Muhammad’s Family

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Ruth

It helps to know a little bit of background on Muhammad’s clan and tribe, because the shape of these family structures were extremely important to the way Islam developed. In the entry on Mecca, you read that his tribe, the … Continue reading →

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The Arab World in Muhammad’s Time

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Ruth

Muhammad was born in Mecca sometime around 560 AD. We’ve traced the development of culture in Arabia for about the thousand years before this, bringing us up to his time. What did it mean then to be an Arab? The … Continue reading →

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Exodus of the Marib Dam

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Ruth

For most of Arabia’s history (and prehistory), the Eastern region was oriented toward Persia, the Southern region was oriented toward Africa and Egypt, and the central desert was culturally different from both. But during the years before Muhammad’s birth, a … Continue reading →

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Origins of Mecca

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Ruth

At the time Mohammad was born there, Mecca was a central place for polytheistic worship. We don’t have much to go on, for its history. The Quran suggests a faith-based account of Mecca’s history. The story begins with Abraham’s having … Continue reading →

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