Statement

Muhammad's uncompromising monotheism did not sit well in Mecca, a pagan pilgrimage and trading center. Facing growing hostility, he left with his followers for the oasis of Yathrib, later Medina, some 250 miles to the north. That migration, the hijra, marks the start of the Islamic calendar. In Medina he founded the first community of believers (umma) as both prophet and political leader, and there he met many Jews.

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1. p. 156

   supports · main text · ch. 6

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 156

   supports · main text · ch. 6

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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3. p. 521

   supports · timeline

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Timeline of Jewish History

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