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n |
The
new religion initially was
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adopted
by town dwellers and
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Bedouins
in the region where
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Muhammad
lived.
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n |
But
Islam offered opportunities
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for
uniting Arabs by providing a
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distinct
indigenous monotheism
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supplanting
clan divisions and
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allowing
an end to clan feuding.
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n |
The umma,
the community of the
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faithful,
transcended old tribal
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boundaries.
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