The 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY by Michael H. Hart
My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may suprise some readers and maybe questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.
of the humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world’s great religions and became an immersely effective leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death his influence is still powerful and pervasive.
the majority of the persons in this book had the advantage of being born and raised in centers of civilisation, highly cultured or politically piyotal nations. Muhammad, however, was born in the year 570, in the city of Mecca, in southern arabia, at that time a backward area of the world, far from the centres of the trade, art and learning. orphaned at age six, he was reared in modest surroundings. Islamic tradition tells us that he was illiterate. His economic position improved when at age 25, he married a wealthy widow. Nevertheless as he approach forthy, there was a little outward indication that he was a remarkable person.
most arabs at that time were pagans, who believed in many gods. there were however in Mecca, a small number of Jews and Christian; it was from them no doubt that Muhammad first learned of a single omnipotent God who ruled the entire universe. When Muhammad was forthy years old, he became convinced that this one true God[ALLAH] wa speaking to him and had chosen him to spread the truth faith.
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to be continued..penat tapi enjoy membaca buku nie.
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