There is a story in the Islamic history that makes me ask whether early Muslims might used to make living from looting Arab caravans.
The story tells about one of prophet Muhammed's companions (with the name Abdullah Al Aslamy) why wanted to marry a girl but could not afford her dowry (men pay the dowry in Islam). He asked prophet Muhammed if he could help him and prophet Muhammed told him he had no money but he could send him in a military mission and he might get the money from the looting he gets in that mission.
The story continues and tells us that the man went to the mission and they looted a village and he personally got a lot of money from that mission as well as a beautiful female captive whom he took as a slave.
Does this mean that early Muslims used to make living from looting other villages?
2007-03-04 02:58:34 · 6 answers · asked by Bionimetiket 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://sirah.al-islam.com/Display.asp?f=mga1563
2007-03-04 03:05:23 · update #1
yeah well, it`s religion of "peace", what do you expect?
2007-03-04 03:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Alex 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Stories are stories. There are many different versions & stuff of the story.
The Quraish did come & invade there property. Remember things back then where very simple,non expensive & lavished than it was today.
The Prophet Mohammed used to go around visitng neighbouring towns preaching the word of Islam. So the way i would see it is that the must have been people who had given him money if there where people who where inviting the Prophet Mohammed into there homes for meals & giving him gifts.
Maybe you should ask a Priest (Moulana) in your local neighbourhood or town.
Good question though
2007-03-04 03:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by MEHNAZ B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That s not true you should make real research before you say something about other religions .
I m Muslim and I have never said about Christianity I respect them and also other religions .
I call Jesus as Holly so you should show respect a bit.
2007-03-04 03:14:45 · answer #3 · answered by xeibeg 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Anything they do to a non muslim is ok. Same as the Barbary Coast pirates that were but out of business by the US Marines. It was ok for them to do as they wanted as long as their victims were nonmuslim. Same is true today.
2007-03-04 03:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by RUDOLPH M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you seem to be a closed-minded bigot, but That's ok.
When Muslims took refuge from the persecution of Polytheists in Mecca, they left all there possessions there, for Quraish.
So basically, there were just taking back what was theirs.
2007-03-04 03:02:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Theft, murder, war, and rape.
anything else was just collateral damage.
sorry
2007-03-04 03:06:22 · answer #6 · answered by Ignatious 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋