After Abu Bakr became caliph, many—unwilling to be ruled by a self-proclaimed prophet—rejected him and Islam itself. Other false prophets popped up in Eastern Arabia, Yemen, and north central Arabia — all trying to claim autonomy from the deceased M... read more
“I have been made victorious with terror” were some of the last words of Mohammad before he died. The simple message that he used to accomplish his own goals and self-aggrandizement was that “there is only one god and Mohammad is his prophet.”
Ramadan is rooted in the "story that Mohammad, while in a cave, was visited by a deity who gave him the first books of the Quran. It is the time when Mohammed’s religion went from peaceable to radical. It is the holiest of days for Muslims."