Write a 1,000-1,250-word essay summarizing the rise of Islam. Include the following in your essay:
1. What was the nature of the social conflict in Mecca at the beginning of the 7th century and what conditions led to this social conflict?
2. Why were the teachings of Mohammad accepted in Medina, but not in Mecca?
3. What is the nature of the Revelations of the Quran?