What religion were Mohammed and those who followed him before Islam became a religion?

Answer 1

pagan

Answer 2

Prophet Muhammad was a monotheist and didn't bow to any idol.that was when the Prophet was visited by Arch-Angel Gabriel and he delivered God's message to the Prophet.The Prophet was dumbstruck by the sudden appearance of a non- human that he visited a Christian friend and told him what he had seen and heard.The Christian,his name was 'Waraqa Ibn Noufal',he consoled the Prophet and told him not to worry.He told that similar incidents have been narrated in the scriptures(Torah and Bible) and this is the sign that Muhammad was chosen as a Prophet.Waraqa assured the Prophet that he would stand by his side whatever danger may come.

Answer 3

Excuse me? Before islam became a religion?

Hey Islam was the chosen path by GOD ever since man was sent on this earth.
We believe Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ (peace Be Upon Them All) were all 'Muslims' means 'They submitted their will to GOD'

Islam means 'Submiting your will to GOD'

Therefore Muhammed (PBUH) did not start a new religion. He came with the same message that was sent on Abraham, Moses and Jesus Christ.

Do you know that a muslim will NOT be a musilm if he/she does not believe in the above mentioned prophets?

Before the coming of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH), Makkah was ruled by pagan idolators, barbaric people. They used to fight for any small issue, and this war could continue for years. Shedding blood was so easy for them. They buried their daughters alive.

It was Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) that shun all the barbaric practices and made them into a civilized nation that was based on brotherhood, love and justice.

Answer 4

We have records of his philosophical views, important even though fragmentary, while vivid descriptions of his experiences have been transmitted to us in his own words, which have escaped the modifying influence of tradition at second hand.
Mohammed's contemporaries lived amid religious indifference.
Judaism and Christianity were the only religions which forced themselves upon Mohammed's consciousness and with the general characteristics of which he was acquainted. He never read any part of the Old or New Testament: his references to Christianity show that his knowledge of the Bible was derived from hearsay and that his informants were not representative of the great religious sects.
Mohammed's knowledge of Christianity thus consists of certain isolated details, partly apocryphal, partly canonical, together with a hazy idea of the fundamental dogmas. Thus the influence of Christianity upon him was entirely indirect. The Mohammedan movement at its outset was influenced not by the real Christianity of the time but by a Christianity which Mohammed criticized in certain details and forced into harmony with his preconceived ideas. His imagination was profoundly impressed by the existence of Christianity as a revealed religion with a founder of its own. Certain features of Christianity and of Judaism, prayer, purification, solemn festivals, scriptures, prophets and so forth were regarded by him as essential to any religious community, because they happened to belong both to Judaism and to Christianity. He therefore adopted or wished to adopt these institutions.

During the period of his life at Medina, Mohammed abandoned his original idea of preaching the doctrines which Moses and Jesus had proclaimed. This new development was the outcome of a struggle with Judaism following upon an unsuccessful attempt at compromise. In point of fact Judaism and Christianity were as widely different from one another as they were from his own teaching and he was more than ever inclined to regard as his special forerunner, Abraham, who had preceded both Moses and Jesus, and was revered by both religions as the man of God.

Answer 5

There was no such specific religion. u can say PAGAN. or most of them were follower of an ancient polytheistic or pantheistic religion. But Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)never bow infront of those idols.

Answer 6

They belived in desert spirits and Jenies (like in alladin but in a serious sence) It was a very bad time and it was very unstable and violent. Islam brought great peace to that region and WAS a blessing. But because Islam is so separated it is right back to square one (not an attack on muslims i respect there faith)

Answer 7

If they followed any religion at all I would say--because of their location--that they probably followed Judaism.

Answer 8

Asker said it for me.

Answer 9

sorry...i'm just waiting for the answer too

Answer 10

Wow... good question. I'll be happy to learn something here.

Thanks for asking.

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