Mohammad was one of the best known Muslims throughout the world because of how drastically he changed the Islamic belief system. He was the last prophet and taught the ways of God. He was a political and spiritual leader of the community of the city he cared for, Mecca. All of Arabia was under influence as well. He accepted the miraculous birth of Jesus but denied the divinity of Christ and rejected the Crucifixion as a Jewish falsehood. Many of his teachings are borrowed from other religions. For example, the idea of the Last Judgement was from Arab traditions. However, he did come up with some beliefs of his own. Mohammad then formed his own group under a sacred law of Allah because there were only scattered independent tribes. Muller thinks Mohammad is superior to Jesus and is also a powerful man who contributed to the believe of Islam and influenced many Arabs. …show more content…
9better topic sentence) One aspect of Mohammad that drew people to like him was his ability to tell jokes because he was a humorous man. Along with his great personality, he also cared for the weak and poor. In his own life, he shared household chores and cared for his eleven wives. Although he was a great man, he did have flaws. One of his flaws was ruthlessness. Also, he was very harsh because he did not reason nor negotiate. Additionally, he was not a clear thinker. The Koran is not in chronological order and the longer suras, which are usually later on in time, come first. This was confusing because his teachings went in the order of the Koran. He also was addicted to war, legalized slavery, and legalized polygamy. (CLOSING