Muhammad in Ghar Hira'
Since Muhammad was a young child, he refused to worship the idols of Quraish. He had never prostrated himself before or accepted any of the gods of Quraish. In fact he had always made it clear to his friends that what the people of Quraish are worshiping is not right.
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When Muhammad was approaching his 40th year of age, he became more and more interested in finding answers to his search for the true God. Muhammad left his house every year for one month and stayed alone by himself in a mountain near Mecca. He took for himself a temporary shelter in a cave in the Mountain. The cave was known as Ghar Hira.
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Muhammad would stay in the cave and think about the world. The marvelous creations of God and the harmony that existed in the world were a source of inspiration for him and a source of curiosity of who had created them. The moon and the stars, the sun, the mountains the dessert… there must be someone who is keeping all this in balance and harmony. The idols of Quraish did not offer the answer that Muhammad was searching for.
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