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> Muhammad was an illiterate shepherd after all An illiterate shepherd? He was a merchant until he was 40 and then became a warrior.
by stefantalpalaru 12y ago
> Muhammad was an illiterate shepherd after all
An illiterate shepherd? He was a merchant until he was 40 and then became a warrior.
- halflings 12y agoHe was indeed a merchant, and later worked as Khadija's accountant (before he married her) when he received the revelation. But he was a shepherd during his youth and was illiterate (even when he received the revelation and was a merchant/accountant, this is a period where a lot is based on oral communication). Not sure about that "became a warrior" part (although he was what you could call a political leader, which included -in that time- participating in wars)