The Monthly Episode - June 2022 - The Religion Episode 08

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Islam
The founder of Islam, Muhammad, was born in the year 570 in
the city of Mecca on the Arabian Peninsula. As a teenager, he
devoted himself to the caravan trade. When he turned 40, he
retired to a cave on the outskirts of town. It is believed that he
was visited there by Jibril (Gabriel), who announced that he
had been chosen to be the prophet of a new religion.
Muhammad returned to Mecca and began preaching Islam.

At that time, the inhabitants of Mecca were polytheists, since
they worshiped a large number of gods, whose images were
located in the sanctuary of the Kaaba in the center of the city.
The people of Kaaba felt threatened by Muhammad's preaching
and had him sentenced to death. To avoid this sentence,
Mohammed fled to the city of Medina in 622. This exile, known as
the Hegira, marks the beginning of Muslim chronology. This means
that Muslims started counting the years from this fact.
In Medina, Muhammad's power and prestige increased, and very
soon the majority of its inhabitants adopted the new religion.
With their help, Mohammed returned to Mecca in 630, occupied it,
and turned the Kaaba into a holy place of Islam.

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Highlights

From the Editor - Ruchika Rawan

From the Editor - Ruchika Rawan

The Origination

The Origination

INTERVIEW WITH AN ATHEIST - ‘CUTY MENDIRATTA’

INTERVIEW WITH AN ATHEIST - ‘CUTY MENDIRATTA’

Taj Mahal or Tejo Mahalaya?

Taj Mahal or Tejo Mahalaya?

Illuminati

Illuminati

Shia and Sunni

Buddhism and the family

Sallekhana in Jainism

The Khalistan

Shia and Sunni

Buddhism and the family

Sallekhana in Jainism

The Khalistan

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