HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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“Because the Meccans were unprepared for battle, they chose to surrender peacefully. Thus, in 630 CE Muhammad won back control of Mecca without shedding a drop of blood."”What does the author mean by saying, “without shedding a drop of blood”?
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The Muslims killed many Meccans without suffering any losses themselves.
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No one was killed during battle to take control of Mecca.
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Many people were bruised, but they did not bleed.
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Muhammad himself was not injured during the takeover of Mecca
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Muhammad’s position in Mecca became hopeless when his wife Khadija and uncle Abu Talib died in quick succession. In 622 the local rulers of Mecca forced Muhammad and his small band of followers to leave the city.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Qur’an contains prayers, moral guidance, historical narrative, and promises of Paradise. It opens with a short prayer called the Fatiha, the most widely recited passage, and is divided into 114 chapters (suras) organized in descending length.
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