2006-11-21 17:39:41 · 10 answers · asked by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
they were pagans.... they believed in many gods and that each god resided in a certain place. among the reasons that they were so threatened by the idea of One God who is everywhere was the fact that their economy was based on ppl coming to their city to visit their gods. even though their women were treated as slaves or whores, many of the gods they prayed to were female
"Before Muhammad came women were either prayed to or prayed upon." -Bilal HAL Craig
***there were Christians and Jews in surrounding areas but Mecca(the city the Prophet (saw) was born in ) was a pagan society that based its livelihood on its religion
2006-11-21 17:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by Living MyTruth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pagans(majority) , some were still following Abraham's belief ,those who didnt believe in worshipping idols ,christians,jews
for further information u may visit
www.prophetofislam.com a site for Yusuf Estes talking about prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his biography as well including his birth in the arab peninsula ...
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2006-11-22 02:12:21 · answer #2 · answered by Maryam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Few Arab Jews & Christians. The rest pagans worshipping idols, while still remembering Abraham (pbuh), who worshipped the one and only God.
2006-11-22 04:13:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Different sects of Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Paganism
2006-11-22 01:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by Brad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paganism! It was like giving them Dan Brown's Da Vinci code to them so when they read the Gospel they said "oh! look that's been copied."
2006-11-22 01:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paganism (mostly), then Christianity (there is still a lot of Christians in these countries), Jew, magi (very little), and many others
2006-11-22 01:45:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were Christians, Pagans and Jews and of course no religion
2006-11-22 02:00:13 · answer #7 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was something more like its next door neighbour, India.
2006-11-22 01:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by E A C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think just before the Prophet came they were worshipping idols .
2006-11-22 01:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by HeavyRain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.islamway.com/mohammad/
2006-11-22 04:39:19 · answer #10 · answered by seven seas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋