HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Muhammad
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Moses
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Martin Luther
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Jesus Christ
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Detailed explanation-1: -The rise of Islam is intrinsically linked with the Prophet Muhammad, believed by Muslims to be the last in a long line of prophets that includes Moses and Jesus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many historians claim that the earliest Muslims came from the Senegambian region of Africa in the early 14th century. It is believed they were Moors, expelled from Spain, who made their way to the Caribbean and possibly to the Gulf of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the Prophet first saw the light we are told that the men of Quraysh came to ‘abd-al-Mutlib, his grand-father, and asked him what name he would give the child. To this he replied, “I have named him Muhammad”.
Detailed explanation-4: -Islam started in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, during the time of the prophet Muhammad’s life.