Allah Before Muhammad: Pre-Islam Arabia's Real Story | S2E6

Did you know that Allah had daughters? Did you know that before Muhammad, tribes of Arabia already believed in Allah? And if so, then, what did Muhammad offer them?

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In this interview, I discuss the following about pre-Islamic Arabia:
►a hotbed of monotheistic religions
►What is Henotheism?
►sacred numbers versus real numbers
►the high God and the intermediary gods
►Allah and his daughters
►Kaaba's history: water, idols and a meteor
►Kaaba - Arabia's big business
►Quraysh - powerful tribe than upended Arabia's tribal traditions
►reenvisioning Yahweh and Allah
►Did Muhammad bring a new religion to Arabia?
►What was Muhammad's "wow factor"?
►Why was Muhammad's journey to Medina so revolutionary in the history of Arabia?

🚩About my guest:
My guest is Dr. Reza Aslan, a scholar of religion and Distinguished Professor at UC Riverside. He serves on the board of trustees for the Chicago Theological Seminary and The Yale Humanist Community. He is an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer and a recipient of the prestigious James Joyce award.
Dr. Aslan has authored several books, including the following:
1. "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth",
2. "An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville", and
3. "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam", which we discuss in this episode. The 20th anniversary edition of this book will publish on Sept. 2, 2025.

Visit Dr. Aslan's homepage: www.rezaaslan.com/

Other related interviews:
►Polytheism vs Monotheism & How Polytheism Ended - From City States to Persian Period |S1E33-34
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🎧Audio: bit.ly/UME-S1E33

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⏩This video interview is about how the history of Allah before Muhammad. Allah was a high god in the Arabian peninsula, which was a hotbed of religions, including many monotheistic religions. Given this background, how did Allah become associated with Muhammad and Islam?
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