The origins of Islam
Discover the contents of our last special edition! What do we really know about Muhammad? How did he manage to impose a radical religious break on his contemporaries? Why is it so difficult, even today, to draw a line between myth and reality? Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger × THE BIRTH OF ISLAM Arabia around 600 The Saudi is mostly populated by tribal nomads living of the farming . In this immense desert , sedentary tribes practice agriculture in the oases . Most Arabs are pagans then . Each tribe has its gods, worshiped in the form of idols, often sacred stones. However, Arabs are Christianized or converted to Judaism and believe in only one god. ... Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h ) Muhammad (p.b.u.h) was born around 570 in Mecca in...
