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Two Deaths: “The Year of Sorrow”

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Ruth

In the year 619, Muhammad’s wife Khadijah died. Most Sunni accounts say that she was significantly older than her husband, 65 years old to his 50. Her great age seems less likely when you consider that she left a daughter … Continue reading →

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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’s Family and the Revelations

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Ruth

Sometimes there were long silences, while other times, the revelations came in quick succession. Muhammad was able to recite each one to his family and close friends, who also memorized them. Each revelation incident became a surah, a chapter in … 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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