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Aly Ahad Mawji
@alymawji
Khalid
@khallilleo
And it was precisely this self-image that so greatly disturbed the Quraysh. For by proclaiming himself “the Messenger of God,” Muhammad was blatantly transgressing the traditional Arab process through which power was granted. This was not authority that had been given to Muhammad as “the first among equals.” Muhammad had no equals.
Reza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Robby Badruddin
@robbybadruddin
Mirza Mughal’s attempts to act as a co-ordinating Commander-in-Chief had only very limited success.
William Dalrymple • The Last Mughal
Hasan Riaz
@h1r
Khizr Kazmi
@k2k
what made Muhammad unique was his claim to be “the Messenger of God.” He even went so far as to identify himself repeatedly with the Jewish and Christian prophets and messengers who had come before him, particularly with Abraham, whom all Meccans—pagan or otherwise—regarded as a divinely inspired prophet. Put simply, the difference between Muhammad
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