A Prosperous Dinner Party Tonight was the night, I finally had caught three of my good friends on some off time and was treating them to a nice formal dinner at my house. First, I finally got a hold of Jesus Christ, a central figure of Christianity and the believed Son of God. After inviting Jesus, I of course had to extend an invitation to Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and the last prophet of God as known by the Muslims. Finally, Moses, largely considered the largest of the Jewish prophets, was invited to the dinner party as I had some great talking points that I wanted to approach them with. I also extended an invite to Buddha, but unfortunately he was deep in meditation and couldn’t be disturbed. For dinner, I prepared a delicious
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However, for one to truly prosper, one must understand the origins of their faith.” This left me a little confused because as little as I like to admit it, the very starting of Islam was somewhat unknown to me. I had no time to reply when Jesus asked, “Muhammad, would you mind briefly refreshing our memory on the rise of Islam?” Jesus gave me a nod as he asked, knowing that I was a little lost in the conversation. “Of course! I never get tired of a great story from a great religion, but I will be quick. Where to begin…” he pondered. “Well, lets start with me. It was first in 610 that I began to receive revelations from the archangel Gabriel, and it was these revelations that called me to be the prophet to the Arab people (Matthews et al. 204). It was in Allah’s name that I put down the common polytheistic beliefs to greater spread the word of Allah, however this lead to hostility, which turned to persecution, and finally pushed me and my followers into Yathrib. After a small power struggle with some of the Jews, I decided that the best thing for my people was to center our prayers around Mecca as apposed to Jerusalem.” I could tell he was parched so I refilled his glass with some of the wine I had brought. “Thank you Davis, a fantastic choice by the way thank you for sharing it with us,” replied
However, for one to truly prosper, one must understand the origins of their faith.” This left me a little confused because as little as I like to admit it, the very starting of Islam was somewhat unknown to me. I had no time to reply when Jesus asked, “Muhammad, would you mind briefly refreshing our memory on the rise of Islam?” Jesus gave me a nod as he asked, knowing that I was a little lost in the conversation. “Of course! I never get tired of a great story from a great religion, but I will be quick. Where to begin…” he pondered. “Well, lets start with me. It was first in 610 that I began to receive revelations from the archangel Gabriel, and it was these revelations that called me to be the prophet to the Arab people (Matthews et al. 204). It was in Allah’s name that I put down the common polytheistic beliefs to greater spread the word of Allah, however this lead to hostility, which turned to persecution, and finally pushed me and my followers into Yathrib. After a small power struggle with some of the Jews, I decided that the best thing for my people was to center our prayers around Mecca as apposed to Jerusalem.” I could tell he was parched so I refilled his glass with some of the wine I had brought. “Thank you Davis, a fantastic choice by the way thank you for sharing it with us,” replied