(January 7, 2016 at 5:50 pm)abaris Wrote:(January 7, 2016 at 4:54 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote: It's hard for me to see how the wealthiest traders in Mecca, would embrace Islam & destroy many sources of income forever.
Why is that so hard to see? Getting rid of the competition isn't exactly a novel idea. Taking over the competition's assets and territory is another thought.
They already "owned" property and already have most wealth in Mecca. Take somebody like Uthman Ibn Affan :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman
Quoting wikipedia :
Quote:Uthman followed the same profession as his father, and his business flourished, making him one of the richest men among the Qurayshi tribe.[4[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman#cite_note-Nectar-4][/url]
The man could've organize armies all by himself, why would he leave Mecca ?
