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Old 06-06-2017, 07:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
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You're confusing God's profit Muhammad (born 570 CE), and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (born 1703), the founder of the Wahabism movement.
I think he's referring to the Muslims that view Mohammed as a perfect role model and try to imitate his life in every way. Dying their beards and **** like that. However, like virtually everything else in Islam, it's contested and debated by different sects of the religion.

Following the example of Prophet Muhammad in ones life - Islam web - English

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Moving to San Diego was a trip because Christianity is HUGE here as opposed to back east. It's pretty wild how many of my co-workers were flipped out 2 decades ago when they found out I was an atheist.
Interesting to see the difference that two decades can make. About 75% of my coworkers are atheist/non-religious.
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