The Year 536 C.E. changed Planet Earth & humanity. It would not be business as usual for the following 124 years. It became easy to infringe upon existing empires and start new ones.
The first impediment to the credibility of the "major trading hub" narration about 6th Century Mecca ... or even 7th Century Mecca ... is that a major environmental disaster occurred on a Global Scale, in the 6th Century.
The year was 536 C.E. It resulted in the Late Antique Little Ice Age which lasted until 660 C.E. It involved three major volcanic outbursts which provided a massive amount of atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide. Sulfur Dioxide molecules, per se, serve the function of many mirrors reflecting sunlight back into outer space, not enabling enough sunlight to reach the surface of the Earth.
The environmental disaster of the 6th Century also included the Justinian Plague which started in 541 C.E. It then recurred throughout a 225 year time span. In fact, exactly one hundred years later, Alexandria Egypt would fall at the hands of Arabian swordsmen imposing a new religion with their swords.
In addition, it was exactly one year after the Late Antique Little Ice Age ended, when the first Muslim empire began. It was called the Amayyad Caliphate. It lasted until 750 C.E., and it ended up being the fifth largest empire in human history, in having covered 4.29 million square miles of land.
In the Sixth and Seventh Centuries, humanity weakened. Civilization was wanting, and thusly, civilization was wanning. The time was ripe for nomads to literally come out of the desert and start thrashing at existing empires.
As a result, the Sasanian Empire of Persia was toppled in the 630s. In fact, the Byzantine Empire lost Syria also ... to a desert horde which originally called its members "believers." By the Year 641 C.E., Alexandria was no longer a Christian city. Yet, a significant remnant of the Byzantine Empire would remain until 1453 C.E.
All in all, the establishment of any new religion during this era would have been the result of Environmental & Economic Opportunism more than the providence of an Eternal God. Mankind was hurting. Civilization was wanning. Conquest during this time span was basically "easy pickings." The 6th and 7th Centuries was a time span when the literal survival of humanity was in jeopardy.
The archeologically proven or disproven existence of Mecca as a major trading hub is the Tale of the Tape
If there had been no major trading center in Mecca during the 6th and 7th Centuries ... and if there are no archeological signs of any civilization ... then mass geographic regions of humanity were told one big lie, for 1,400 years.
Such a thing is not fair to those people, be they in Indonesia or Afghanistan or Persia or Iraq or Pakistan or Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan or Azerbaijan or TΓΌrkiye or Syria or Egypt or Jordan or Arabia or Yemen or even the city of Minneapolis Minnesota, otherwise known as New Somalia.
Furthermore, such a thing is certainly not fair to the Jews who have had a target painted on them, by the Mullahs and other religious fanatics who have proven themselves to have no conscience or compassion. Mass populations of mankind deserve better than the tyranny of the mullahs.
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Directly above: United States' NASA satellite technology showing Mecca
as a dry, parched, desert land not capable of hosting a large society
or a major trading center during an era of 1] primitive technology,
2] an era of a mini ice age, and 3] an era of a massive plague. |
Concerning the Hatred of the Jews, this Arabian man who was alleged to have existed in the 7th Century was alleged to have had a JEWISH WIFE, named Safiyya bint Huyayy. She was said to have been his tenth wife, and thusly, a "Mother of Believers." Yet, the mullahs claim that you have to kill all Jews in the name of the man who had a Jewish wife.
Mohammad was said to have had 11 wives, in all. One was said to have been nine years old, upon marriage. And yes, this is one of the reasons why Americans use the phrase, "You've got to be kidding," as well as the phrase, "Okay. Joke's over."
Quick Mecca Geography Note
Now, there is a cemetery near the famous Muslim mosque of Mecca. It's called, the Jannat al-Mu'alla Cemetery. In fact, it's alleged inhabitants include Kadijah bint Khuwaylid, a woman said to have been the first wife of Mohammad. In fact, she is regarded as the first convert to Islam and a "Mother of Believers."
A grandfather and an uncle of Mohammad are said to be there also, assuming that Mohammad actually did exist, at least as a warlord whose story was later embellished for political influence and cultural gain. In fact, Mohammad's first son and a companion of Mohammad are both alleged to be there.
The huge problem with these claims is that there are no artifacts or any other kind of archeological evidence to prove who is and who is not there. Any remaining pieces of evidence were removed from the Jannat cemetery in 1925. From that point onward, humanity was unable to prove or disprove the hearsay assertions of that cemetery.
No Major 6th or 7th Century Trading Center in Mecca
The much larger problem is that of proving Mecca (or Makkah or Bekkah or Macoraba) to have been a massively frequented & influential trading center of the 6th & 7th Centuries. The physical evidence for this assertion does NOT exist.
Macoraba is another name for Mecca.
Its mention is absent from records of 6th & 7th Centuries.
Another name for Mecca was Bakkah. No recorded mention of it either.
Medina is also a part of the Muslim narrative, concerning the claim that a man born and raised in Mecca was given numerous revelations from the Archangel Gabriel, starting at the age of 40 and ending in the year of his alleged death, at the age of 62.
This same man was said to have eventually moved to Medina, where he eventually made a move on Medina, itself. It was said to have resulted in the Medina Constitution of 622 or 624 C.E.
That constitution allowed Jews to live alongside Muslims, and to even have a defense pact with the Medina Muslims, in the event of a foreign invasion.
Then came 628 C.E., when it was alleged that a Battle in Kaybar ..., located 109 north of Medina ... occurred. This was a political and religious shape shifter, in that the enemies of the man named Mohammad, in this alleged battle, were Jews. The Year 628 C.E. was the year of the start of severe Muslim hatred of the Jews, allegedly.
HOWEVER, Moorish Muslims mostly tolerated Jews and Christians in Spain for centuries, during the centuries when Spain was called Al-Andalusa ... or Andalusia. Seething anti-Jewish hatred was NOT there.
Of course, Jews and Christians were classified as dhimmis, aka second class citizens. There were pockets of time when degrees of prejudice and even persecution transpired against the very human dhimmis, by the Moors. But, the entire annihilation of the Jews was not sought by the Moorish Muslims.
Kaybar
Concerning the claim of there having been a battle in Kaybar Arabia in 628 C.E., there is no physical, archeological, and/or artifact-related evidence for any such battle ... and there is no archeological evidence that Jews settled there.
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Now, the place was an oasis and there were fortlike structures near and around the area. Thus, one such structure is referred to as the "abandoned" Jewish Fortress of QAMOS, allegedly manned by the Banu Nadir Jews. But, no Jewish artifacts from the area are known to be in any museum or university warehouse.
And remember, concerning any written account about any subject, such a thing can possibly be a script of lies ... hoaxes ... falsehoods ... misinterpretations, propaganda, honest mistakes, and even dishonest writings motivated by Conflict of Interest.
The prejudicial factor to this Kaybar story is that it was alleged that Mohammad ... the military leader who attacked the Jews ... was claimed to have been poisoned shortly after the battle, by a Jewish lady, via dinner. Such a story is a great way to create hatred toward the Jews.
HOWEVER, it was alleged throughout 1,400 years that this Mohammad didn't die until three and a half years after having eaten one and only one poisoned dinner, prepared by a Jewish woman.
Now, who would be foolish enough to eat anything provided by a subdued enemy member, shortly after any victorious battle over that enemy? Hello?
The Iranian Mullahs are the Adolph Hitlers of Today
None the less, those particular Muslim sects which claim that you have to kill all the Jews for Allah are nothing more than a bunch of Adolph Hitlers walking around in bishts and tunics. And you know how Adolph's story ended.
The asininity in the claim that "Allah" commands Muslims to unite and Kill all the Jews in Israel or elsewhere consists in the common observation that the Eternal God doesn't need men to kill any nation God has cursed.
If God wanted Israel to be annihilated, then all that this "Allah" needs to do is 1} send a massive flood, 2} trigger numerous earthquakes, 3} send from outer space a destructive meteor upon Israel, 4} send forth a deadly toxin upon Israel, including a plague, 5} trigger a tsunami from the Mediterranean Sea, 6} trigger drought, crop failure, and famine, etc. You don't need to manipulate the followers of a religious to spend 1,400 years of insane obsession over the idea of killing every Jew on the face of the Earth.
The Attila Similarity
In 453 C.E., it was suspected that Attila the Hun was poisoned to death by his fifth wife, Ildico. This is because he died a graphic death on his & his fifth wife's wedding night.
Well, Attila the Hun's newest wife happened to have been a member of a conquered community. Thus, Attila should have expected the existence of something known as hostility, along with resentment, as well as vengeance.
Attila was a fool for taking that woman as his wife. On his wedding night, Attila underwent hemorrhaging. He literally had a non-stoppable nose bleed. He died that night. Thus, it was a super suspicious death.
If a Mohammad really did exist ... or if there existed at least a common warlord whose life was later embellished ... and if there were a Battle of Kaybar in 628 ... then it was beyond idiotic for this Mohammad to have eaten anything prepared by a recently conquered enemy, whether she were Jewish or not.
Not knowing that he would be poisoned by such a person would show that this military leader of 628 C.E. was no prophet. If he were a prophet, he would have known that a Jewish lady was putting poison into his food.
In comparison, there was St. Benedict of Nursia
In contrast, Roman Catholic monk & validly ordained priest, Saint Benedict, was handed a chalice filled with a poisoned drink. This occurred in the presence of a number of fellow monks who became instant witnesses to what would instantly follow. St. Benedict allegedly made the sign of the Cross in front of the chalice, and the chalice allegedly shattered, saving Benedict from being poisoned to death.
Oh, Saint Benedict did have nay-saying enemies, not alike the Donald Trump who was physically grazed by an attempted assassin's bullet.
Medina in the 7th Century
Now, Medina certainly did exist. HOWEVER, Medina is actually 211 straight-line miles from Mecca, and it takes 273 road miles to go from Mecca to Medina. Therefore, simply because Medina existed in the 7th Century, it doesn't guarantee that Mecca existed as a major trading hub.
For comparison purposes, the distance between Mecca and Medina is similar to the distance between Pittsburgh and Detroit, as well as Pittsburgh and Baltimore. In fact, 211 miles is close to the distance between Newark, New Jersey and Washington D.C. In the days without motor cars and airplanes, 211 miles was a significant distance, consuming 5 to 10 days of travel time.
Now, the year when the Muslim religion really took flight was in 633 C.E., beginning with Persia, as well as Iraq's Kufa, and the other Middle Eastern strongholds of the Byzantine Empire. This included the Damascus Syria which was going to become the first Muslim empire capital in world history, come 661 C.E.
Numerous MUSLIM invasions of numerous non-muslim lands ensued throughout the centuries, in the name of Allah, where the conquered People were to submit or to die. Sometimes the attacked people fought back and won.
In as much, below is a sample of battles won by Catholic forces ... or Orthodox forces ... over Muslims forces, after the Muslims attacked first. None of the battles posted below were "Crusade Battles."
Even at that, the Crusades did NOT consist in the Christians forces going to the Middle East, to shove Christianity down Muslim throats. It consisted in Christian forces going to what they believed was the Holy Land, to liberate Christians from the oppression that the Muslims were causing them. Very simply, the Christians wanted their land back. The Christians didn't want to be regarded as second class citizens in Jerusalem, if they were allowed to live in Jerusalem, at all.
The crusades were also meant to save Constantinople from being captured by Muslim forces, being that Constantinople was the capital of a Christian Empire which existed long before the start of the Muslim religion.
The battles where Christians successfully defended themselves from marauding Muslims included the 732 Battle of Tours, when the Muslim forces were attempting to conquer all of Continental Europe.
In fact, there were battles where the Spanish Catholics wanted their land back. This included the 801 Siege of Barcelona Spain, the 1063 Battle of Graus Spain, the 1085 Siege of Toledo Spain, the 1094 Capture of Valencia Spain.
There additionally were sieges where the Ottoman Muslims attacked, hoping to conquer various Catholic or Orthodox lands ... and islands ... but were pushed back by Catholic or Orthodox forces. This included the 1456 Siege of Belgrade, the 1529 First Siege of Vienna, and the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, as well as the 1683 Second Siege of Vienna.
Then there was the 1686 Siege of Buda, where Catholics wanted their land back, from unfriendly Ottoman forces.
There were a number of attempts to conquer all of Christendom. Direct attacks by the Muslims resulted in Catholics ... and the Russian Orthodox people in the outskirts of Moscow ... successfully repulsing the attacks. This included the 1571 Battle of Lepanto, the 1621 Battle of Khotyn, and the 1572 Battle of Molodi.
There's more to the history of the Muslim/Catholic wars, as well as Muslim/Orthodox battles. The aforementioned is a sample, in order to familiarize yourself with the fact that Catholics and Orthodox Christians did not intend to sit back and let the Muslims ride into every town, rape the women there, and stay in power until the end of the world.
Now, when it comes to detailing 1,400 years of Muslim History, there is a lot of writing and illustrating to be done. But, you at least have a starting gate text here and an introductory text there, along with some politely-done YouTube videos, etc, etc, etc.
Such videos and texts are not meant to mock or condemn. They are meant to guide ... to enlighten ... to warn ... and to inform those who have been deprived of needed news and needed history books throughout their oppressed lives.
Your Ultimate Reality Check, America.
Concerning the up-to-date findings on the subject-at-hand, be polite. Don't be obnoxious about it, and don't go burning a Quran. You need a Quran for evidence purposes and for mature debate. Instead of being feisty, enjoy feeling liberated at learning the actual truth on the matter at hand, and then share that sense of liberation, along with the information that made you experience a sense of freedom.
Simply do NOT be anyone's fool, and don't let political operatives bully you or anyone else into submission, on any subject, including religion.
You need to first be allowed to make an assessment of a religion, of a political party, of a philosophy, of a job, of a movie script, of a way of life, of a motor vehicle to be purchased, etc, etc, etc. You need to be allowed to shop-around, to browse, to evaluate.
You need to be first allowed to think things out ... to be given time to read on the matter ... to look at photos ... to hear of the accounts of the forerunners of a religion or a political party or a form of art or form of thought involved. You need to read proverbial "customer reviews."
You also need to understand the purpose of this religion here and that religion there ... this philosophy here and that philosophy there ... etc, etc, etc. This is the opposite of having a religion shoved down your throat at the barrel of a rifle, in the name of Allah.
Even your preference of music is your choice alone, no matter what the so-called-cool-guys tell you is the music you must purchase. Those guys have to prove themselves to you. You do not have to prove yourself to them. After all, they are basically power-hungry narcissists.
Consider yourself in the Narcissist-free zone. So, look, comprehend, and perceive ... and be excellent to others. Always be excellent to others:
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Note for the text below: Dhows were sail boats with triangular sails.
The link to Part 1 can be found through the link below
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