27. Love. Also mentioned above. Let me clarify. Muhammad does not seem to have operated out of love, but rather out of a desire for greatness, then the spirit of revenge. There may have been a religious thread running through it all, but the god...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
26. The world. Muhammad wanted a specific religious experience to come out of all his efforts. But he was willing to be intertwined with worldly connections if need be. After years of struggle with Mecca from his Medina sanctuary, a revelation...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
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25. Response to sin. One day a group of Jewish elders came to Jesus with a woman who had just been caught in the act of adultery. We are left to speculate as to how they happened to catch her. Jesus did not see a sinner before Him but a broken...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
24. Sin We have touched on this above, but let us be crystal clear in the distinction between Muhammad and Jesus in the area of sin and character. Jesus was tempted in all points as are we, but was without sin. Muhammad was tempted, and like the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
23. Battle record. At the Battle of Ehud, Muhammad was defeated, and received a personal wound. His forces have often been defeated through the centuries, and will continue to be. This is the nature of warfare in the world. Even the greatest of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
22. Modus operandi "If you are attacked and wronged, it is okay to defend yourself in any way necessary," said Muhammad, in essence. "Those who persecute you for your religion, fight them, so that there will always be freedom of religion."...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
21. Monument builder Wherever Muhammad went he erected a mosque, a place of prostration before Allah. Though he talked much of the connection between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, his program was totally separate from theirs. The mosques were...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
20. The flight (Hijrah) and the Triumph Political pressures mounted so high in Muhammad's home city of Mecca that he was forced, along with his followers, to flee north to the city known then as Yathrib, now as Medina. The Jews in particular of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
19. The nature of the domain We have actually touched on it much above, but a separate category is probably in order. Islam was forced often to make alliances with the tribes that dotted the desert of Arabia. Many came to him for political...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
