The History of the World Podcast, written and presented by Chris Hasler. Volume 4, the Medieval World

Episode 2

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A man called Muhammad received a message from God via a vision

of the archangel Gabriel early in the seventh century while he was living in Mecca, his traditional home city.

The message were the words of the Quran and what has become the central religious texts of Islam, which although is an Abrahamic religion,

as is Judaism and Christianity, states that Jews and Christians have misinterpreted the messages of God and

preaches a different form of religious worship. So this is the birth of the

recognition of Islam as a distinct religion.

Muhammad would be encouraged by the archangel Gabriel to spread the word of Allah, with Allah being the Arabic

word for God.

Originally the polytheistic Meccans violently rejected Mohammed's movement and forced him to flee to the rival city of Medina,

where Mohammed's Islamic movement gained more followers

due to the comparatively tolerant nature of the people of Medina.

Muhammad would be able to of the people of Medina.

Muhammad would be able to rally enough support from the people of Medina that he would be able

to return to Mecca with an army to a world would have to accept the Muslim movement as a serious political movement on an

international scale. What happened next is very significant to the evolution of Islam

and the results of which can be recognized in today's world.

After Muhammad died, his father-in-law, Abu Bakker, was made the first caliph, or successor

to Muhammad as the leader of the Muslim movement.

Not all Muslims were supportive of Abu Bakker and a great number still believed to this day

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