2006-10-29 07:21:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
mecca now in saudi arabia
2006-10-29 07:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by don'task 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The country is now Saudi Arabia. A man named Muhammad is believed by Muslims (followers of Islam) to have received revelations from God near Mecca starting in the year 610.
I believe Arabia at the time was comprised of tribal regions and city-states, not really what you would think of now as a country.
The city of Medina (also in present day Saudi Arabia) was the first true Muslim community. Medina is where Muhammad fled after being persecuted in Mecca.
2006-10-29 15:34:42 · answer #2 · answered by ce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It began in modern day Saudi Arabia in the city of Mecca. During the founding of islam, it was not a specific country, but a collection of tribes.
2006-10-29 15:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by John B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the cities of Mecca and Medina in modern-day Saudi Arabia
How did Islam begin? Muhammad, an Arabian trader, became familiar with Christianity and Judaism as a result of his work as a camel driver. Muhammad was deeply troubled by the status of religion and morality among his people. In the year 610 a.d., he claimed that the angel Gabriel revealed to him the name of the one and only true god,“Allah.” At that point, Muhammad’s career as the founder of Islam began.
2006-10-29 15:28:33 · answer #4 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Arabia
2006-10-29 15:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Brothers & Sisters
Islam is there in this universe since time began. That is, Islam is there since man set foot on this earth.
You know Adam (pubh) the first man on this earth is a Muslim.
As per the genealogy of Jesus Christ given in the Bible, from Jesus through Abraham (pbuh) to the first man on earth i.e. Adam (pbuh), Adam appeared on the earth approximately 5800 years ago:
1948 years between Adam (pbuh) and Abraham (pbuh)
Approximately 1800 years between Abraham (pbuh) and Jesus (pbuh)
2000 years from Jesus (pbuh) till today
These figures are further confused by the fact that the Jewish calendar is currently on or about 5800 years old.
There is sufficient evidence from archaeological and anthropological sources to suggest that the first human being on earth was present tens of thousands of years ago and not merely 5,800 years ago as is suggested by the Bible.
The Qur’an too speaks about Adam (pbuh) as the first man on earth but it does not suggest any date or period of his life on earth, unlike the Bible - what the Bible says in this regard is totally incompatible with science
For detailed information please visit Website: http://irf.net
2006-10-30 01:21:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It originated in the city of Medina, now in present day Saudi Arabia.
2006-10-29 15:23:08 · answer #7 · answered by dwbehrens1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arabia - today's Saudi Arabia
2006-10-29 15:23:03 · answer #8 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The following link should answer all your questions about Islam.
2006-10-29 15:23:48 · answer #9 · answered by John Silver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it started in Saoudi Arabia.
2006-10-29 15:25:36 · answer #10 · answered by Helios100 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋