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| I have begun to get visions from the archangel Gabriel and have realized that Allah is the almighty God! I will give up my life as a merchant to become a holy man. | |
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circa 620 when Muhammad had gained a substantial amount of followers |
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| I am a powerful polytheist in Mecca and I do not like how Muhammad has attacked my religion and my idolizing of objects! | |
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| I am a powerful merchant in Mecca and I do not like how Muhammad has attacked my greed! | |
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622 the Hijra and the official start of the Islamic calendar |
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| Now I have had to flee Mecca and move to Medina because people did not like that I was preaching the word of Allah. | |
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