Karen Armstrong Quote
The Meccan merchants had met Christian monks and hermits during their travels, and were familiar with the stories of Jesus and the concepts of Paradise and the Last Judgment. They called Jews and Christians the ahl al-kitab (the People of the Book). They admired the notion of a revealed text and wished they had sacred scripture in their own language.
Karen Armstrong
The Meccan merchants had met Christian monks and hermits during their travels, and were familiar with the stories of Jesus and the concepts of Paradise and the Last Judgment. They called Jews and Christians the ahl al-kitab (the People of the Book). They admired the notion of a revealed text and wished they had sacred scripture in their own language.
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