Questions tagged [muhammad]
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Are there any references of Muhammad's letter to Khosrow II, outside of Islamic historiography?
In Islamic tradition and history it is said that Muhammad sent a letter to Khosrow II, a Sasanid king who was titled king of the kings, inviting him to Islam.
As history is an interactional phenomenon,...
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Why did families in 6th century Mecca send their babies to be raised in the desert?
Biographies of Muhammad mentions that in his early childhood he was looked after by a wet-nurse Halimah, from a few days after his birth until he was 4. It seems customary for Meccan families to do so:...
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What was Muhammad's religion before becoming a Muslim prophet?
According to this question, the predominant religion in Arabia before Islam was some kind of polytheism. While according to Muhammad's Wikipedia page,
According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad himself ...
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Are Shi’i imams really directly related to the Prophet Muhammad?
Do written (or at least oral) records that show that the Shi’i imams are directly related to the Prophet Muhammad?