(January 6, 2016 at 1:27 pm)abaris Wrote:(January 6, 2016 at 1:23 pm)robvalue Wrote: If he existed, he was a guy. One that killed a lot of people because of voices in his head. And... Cult of Dusty will tell you the rest
Politcal interest. Mecca vs Medina. Getting to the core of the matter without religious woo is usually the best way to go. And that's what it was at it's core. A war of interests and trading opportunities.
Sounds familar, doesn't it?
The core of Muslims during that era was natives of Mecca; actually. Mohammed himself was from Mecca.
Actually, the fight was between relatives, family. Muslims had to fight their own families.