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Muhammad A Prophet For Our Time, by Karen Armstrong

Muhammad

Islam is one of the major religions in the world preaching monotheism like Judaism as well as Christianity . However , in comparison to both these religions , Islam is a relatively younger religion and was founded by a man who is still considered as the most influential personality of the world . His name is Muhammad and according to Karen Armstrong , he is the Prophet of our time . Born in Mecca during 570 A .D . Muhammad founded one of the most influential religions in the world and as such radically changed the shape of

the world as the subsequent conquests by the followers of Islam formed one of the largest empires in the world (Armstrong , 2006

However , a brief account of his biography would indicate that he was a man of immense character and value and was regarded as one of the finest men in Mecca , even before he started to preach the new religion . From an early period of his life , he strongly felt the existing rift into the society of Mecca where the gap between rich and poor was widening and as such the people of Mecca were diverting from the true path . The increased concentration of wealth and power into few hands made existing condition of the poor of Mecca more miserable , and he always strived hard to bring a social change into the very fabric of the Mecca 's society . Karen Armstrong writes on page no 39 regarding this in following manner

He had accurately diagnosed the malaise...

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