RLG204H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Religion In Pre-Islamic Arabia, Quraysh, Hira
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After, khadija encouraged by her christian cousin waraqa, proposed to. Evidence of dissatisfaction is in source of hanifs, a group of spontaneous monotheists: muhammad could not keep aloof from such new spiritual currents of the age. When he turned 40, he began to seclude himself in a cave on mount hira outside mecca to engage in meditation over personal condition and the meaning of human existence in general. The first revelations: during one of his retreats to the cave, muhammad heard a voice and saw a vision in which a mysterious creature summoned him to offer worship to god the creator. Followed by abu bakr & uthman (succeed prophet) His uncle abu lahab was now head of banu hashim and was convinced to withdraw his support from muhammad: muhammed was then taken by angel gabriel on the night journey to jerusalem.
