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Muhammad Dbq Essay

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1) Explain the life and characteristics ascribed to Muhammad. According to Smith, why was he called ‘the True,’ ‘The Upright,’ ‘the Trustworthy One’ (Smith 221-28)? Also explain the details of Muhammad’s call to serve Allah. What specifically was he called to do? Lastly, what was the original message Muslims believe the angel Gabriel conveyed to Muhammad? What was the initial general reaction of his contemporaries to this message (Smith 225-28)? Please reference one or more relevant assigned surah/chapter(s) from the Qur’an that support these biographical details.
Q1a) Muhammad was born in Mecca to the leading tribe. His family dies while he was very young. His dad dies prior to his birth, his mom passed away when he was …show more content…

Q1c) Muhammad led the Muslims to proclaim God as Allah. Allah was known as the one true God.

Q1d) In the beginning Muhammad’s contemporaries refused to hear his message due to several reasons. Initially the Meccan’s were unwilling to accept the thought that there was only one God due to the Meccan’s profited from a polytheistic society. The second reason was that Muhammad’s version of morality that he preached was not accepted by the degenerate public due to they were known to enjoy their gambling’s and orgies. Lastly since this was a class driven society the privileged refused to believe that Allah saw all people as equals.

Q1e) In chapter 81 it references Gabriel’s message to Muhammad.

2) (Smith 228-31) Why did Muhammad go to Yathrib? Why was it re-named Medina? Why is Medina now such an important city for the Muslim …show more content…

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