How are the basic beliefs of Islam reflective of Muhammads experience in Arab society at the time?
Fantastic question. Unfortunately, I have to log off now, so I can’t answer it. I’ll try and answer it tomorrow. BTW, you can ask it in Holiday – Ramadan, where lots of Muslims like me can help you out. Edit: Okay, let’s give it a go. Note that I am quoting all these from a neutral point of view, as if I am not a Muslim, though I am one. Many of the basic rules and regulations that you find in Islam is a direct result of the things that went on in the Arab Society during the time of Muhammad (SM) before Islam was established. Here, let me discuss some of them in details: 1. IDOLATRY: The Arab society at that time was deeply devoted in idol worship. The House of Ka’ba, once build by Abraham (A) as a tribute to God, was then filled with 360 idols. The Arabs also used to worship various objects of nature, and thought there were multiple deities controlling the world. So, in Islam, you have the belief in God as One and Only, without any partner. Islam prohibits the worshiping of anything b
