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comfortable life as a wealthy and
respected nobleman of Makkah.
And, indeed, for a few years
Muhammad did lead a calm and
quiet life as a businessman. But he
was restless and soon he gave up
all worldly activity and set himself to
searching for the truth. He felt sad
to see the Arabs fighting and killing
each other. He hated that they wor-
shipped idols and lived lives of
wickedness. How could all this be
changed.
Instead of meeting with people at
banquets or in their homes and join-
ing the gatherings of the rich and
powerful, and trying to gain for him-
self a position of importance among
the nobles of Makkah, Muhammad
would wander into the barren hills of
the desert. He would sit for hours
and ponder the mysteries of cre-
ation. The vast silence of the
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