HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Muhammad built up a large following in Medina and returned to his home town of ____, conquering it and converting the people their to Islam
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Mecca
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Paris
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Jerusalem
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Spain
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The move from Mecca to Medina is known as the hijra-the flight-and marks year 1 of the Islamic, or hijri, calendar. In Medina, Muhammad continued to receive divine revelations and built an ever-expanding community around the new faith.
Detailed explanation-2: -He entered the Kaaba and observed images of the prophets Abraham and Ishmael, throwing divination arrows. He strongly denounced these practices of the Quraysh and ordered that all idols, images and effigies be destroyed.
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