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Coping with Persecution

Two major events define the next, more intense, stage of persecution. They were happening simultaneously, and they represented two different ways of handling what was happening: to leave, or to stay. Persecution ramped up to include some beatings, torture, and … Continue reading

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Muhammad’s Family

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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