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| Above: United States' NASA satellite technology, showing Mecca. |
The center of the Muslim religion is Mecca. Mecca is also known as Makkah al-Mukarramah ... as well as Macoraba ... and even Bakkah. Yes, different names for the same one place.
Mecca was said to have been a major trading center, during the 6th and 7th Centuries. This "Mecca trading center" narrative is a pivotal assertion for the Muslim religion. In that religion, it's taught that its founder lived predominately in Mecca, from 570 to 622 C.E. The Muslim religion furthermore professes that this man was a very rich merchant in very rich Mecca with a very rich wife.
Now, 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 having been there during that same time span ... 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 Türkiye or Syria or Egypt or Jordan or Arabia or Yemen or Minneapolis Minnesota.
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 consciences. Mass populations of mankind deserve better than the tyranny of mullahs.
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."
Mohammad was said to have had 11 wives. 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."
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.
The problem here is that there is no artifact-related evidence or archeological evidence that confirms the name of anyone in that cemetery. And of course there is not the archeological evidence to ascertain the general age of that cemetery. But, there definitely is a cemetery there of ages past.
No Major & Influential Trading Center ever was there
The much larger problem is that of proving Mecca to have been a massively frequented & influential trading center of the 6th & 7th Centuries. The physical evidence for this assertion does NOT exist.
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. 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, there is no physical, archeological, and/or artifact-related evidence for any such battle ... and no archeological evidence that Jews settled there.
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 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?
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 Attila Similarity
In fact, it was suspected that the brutal Attila the Hun was poisoned by his newest wife, being that he died a graphic death on that particular 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 from such people toward him.
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 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
As an example, Roman Catholic monk, 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.
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, aka Islam, really took flight was in 633 C.E., beginning with Persian, 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.
That empire came to be known as the Umayyad Caliphate. It was the fifth largest empire in world history, covering a landmass of 4.29 MILLION square miles.
Numerous invasions of numerous 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. This subject matter is posted elsewhere on the Blue Marble Album.
Now, when it comes to detailing 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 ... aka respectfully-done ... YouTube videos, etc.
Such videos and texts are not meant to mock or condemn. They are meant to guide ... to enlighten ... to inform those who have been deprived needed news and need history books.
Your Ultimate Reality Check, America.
Concerning the up-to-date findings on the subject-at-hand, be polite. Don't be obnoxious about it. Enjoy feeling liberated at learning the actual truth on the matter, and then share that sense of liberation.
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. 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 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 hear. 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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