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ee eo L THE RELIGION OF ISLAM A. Brief History | “Read: In the name of thy Lord who createth, " 1 said the ’ Soice to Mohammed (Muhammad), * who could not read. And thus was born “The Slave of Allah," “The Prophet of Islam," the man who united the wandering tribes of the Arabian desert and enabled them to emerge from the darkness of primitivism and savagery and build a civilization rich in scientific and cultural achievement. It was the twenty-fourth night of the month of Ramadan** when the angel Gabriel brought the first revelation to Mohammed on Mount Hira. ***For the rest of Mohammed's life he continued to have these revelations, which were eventually compiled to form the bible of Islam, known as the Koran Reading of the man who knew not how to (al-Qur'an), “The Reading, " -- the read. 2 *Born about 570 A.D. in Mecca, Arabia. **The ninth month of the year during which all Moslems fast. It falls in different seasons because of the lunar calendar. **¢4 bill in the Arabian desert on which Mohammed received the first of the revelations. ae : es ieee vegeaid vee aide. 3 a oes rg eames! . co eae ee get tm iegeee > eet na oe eo Ute *: bros