Muhammad Began the Solitary Meditations During Which He Received the Revelations

question 24

Multiple Choice

Muhammad began the solitary meditations during which he received the revelations underlying Islam because of

• A) a dispute with his wife.
• B) his desire to expand his knowledge of the message of Allah.
• C) the difficulties created in his mind by the corrupt and decadent society of his day.
• D) the call of the angel Gabriel.
• E) his desire to convert the people of Mecca to Islam.

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