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A religion began with desert banditry

A religion that began with robbery

Fourteen hundred years ago, desert bandits even looted the trade caravan of the Prophet’s own son‑in‑law

In 632, during the Hajj (the Farewell Hajj of Prophet Muhammad), the number of participating Muslims was approximately 120,000. At the birthplace of what is now such an influential religion, during the lifetime of its original preacher, it had only this many followers. Around 632, the total population of theRead More