2 (Muhammad)

Unlike many leaders in Judaism, Buddhism or any religion, Muhammad was a political, military, and religious leader as opposed to strictly a religious figure. Muhammad was born around 570 CE in Mecca and grew up in an orphanage. As Muhammad grew up, he started gaining followers early on. He married a wealthy and wise woman, which soon turned into having his family as some of his main followers. Muhammad strongly believed in preaching one G-d, and one G-d only. This concept was one that rubbed off on others, and gained him followers. Muhammad was someone who actually had the ability to implement his vision and his ideal Islamic society into his people. Muhammad is known as the true prophet of Allah, and is renowned as the father of Islam. He is recognized to have a direct correlation with G-d, and he received the Quran straight from G-d; he teaches G-d’s ideas to the Islamic religion. Muhammad has gained so much significance in the Islamic language that you almost can’t mention the religion without mentioning Muhammad. Muhammad suggested that his religion was like Jews wanting to get to Jerusalem; they were determined. He was a charismatic leader who knew how to talk and listen to his followers, and also convert and persuade people. Many people dislike Islam (like any religion), which ultimately is controversial for Muhammad. Also, because his words were so closely listened to and because the religion is big, people interpreted his words differently and they claim he was says one thing and not another. Additionally, he altered the social status and how the tribes were running when he finally came to Mecca, so many Muslims wanted to persecute him. Muhammad could be seen as controversial because he brought new ideas into the religion and his tactics were viewed differently by different people. I think that he was a strong and beneficial man to the religion, and because he was linked with G-d, he had a lot of power and order to maintain. His troops listened to him, however he did not always listen to his troops. I think any leader like Muhammad can be perceived as conflicting because people interpret him differently and because he is authoritative.