The character of Muhammad
-charisma, diplomatic skills
-gave women legal standing, 1/2 of mans testimony in court.
(all paintings of Muhammad were whited out at his face- to avoid idoltry like worshipping him instead of God)
-light skinned, owned black slaves, racist
-temper
-plunder, assassinations, reprisals, severe punishments (hands cut off/ eyes gouged out for defying Muhammad's rules)
-superstitions
-evil eye curse- recite Koran to avoid it's power
-omens-black cats, white doves, etc.
-big storms= God's anger
-even numbers are bad-in bathroom use odd number of rocks...
-believed in Jinns (genies)
-Muhammad would suck water up his nose and blow it out through his mouth to flush out demons that hide in your nose while you sleep.
-sexual appetite
-16 wives
-harum (20-ish women at a time)
-slaves
-religious groupies
-Zaynab married to his adopted son, he had a revelation for exceptions to his rules. he talked his son into divorcing her so he could have her.
-Resha married her when she was 6 years old.