HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Where did Islam develop?
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Mecca and Medina
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Jordan
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Iran and Iraq
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Rome and Greece
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -622 C.E. After enduring persecution in Mecca, Muhammad and his followers migrate to the nearby town of Yathrib (later to be known as Medina), where the people there accepted Islam.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Islamic tradition, Abraham and Ishmael, his son by Hagar, built the Kaaba as the house of God.
Detailed explanation-3: -Islam started in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, during the time of the prophet Muhammad’s life.
Detailed explanation-4: -Medina is celebrated as the place from which Muhammad established the Muslim community (ummah) after his flight from Mecca (622 ce) and is where his body is entombed.
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