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Muhammad received revelations from Gabriel, which constitute the Koran, Islam's holy book. He initially confided these only in his wife and close circle, beginning public preaching over two years later. Historians like Vernon O. Egger describe Islam as a 'religio-social reform movement,' led by Muhammad, who grew up an impoverished orphan. Mecca at that time featured the pagan Kaaba shrine and pagan idols, while also serving as a trade hub with significant wealth inequality between a rich elite and poor families. Muhammad called on Arabians to share wealth and create a society protecting the weak.

conveyed by Gabriel, and that they constitute the Koran, Islam's holy
book.
Muhammad only confided in his wife and close family and friends
that he had received the revelations, and it was more than two years
later that he started preaching publicly.
A Religio-Social Reform Movement
According to certain historians and religious scholars, such as
Vernon O. Egger, Islam emerged essentially as a 'religio-social
reform movement,' as its leader grew up an impoverished orphan
who lived with his grandfather, then with an uncle after his
grandfather's death.
At the time, Mecca was home to the pagan Kaaba shrine and the few
hundred pagan idols surrounding it, as well as a regional trade centre
with unequal distribution of wealth between a rich elite and poor
underprivileged families and clans. Muhammad called on the people
of Arabia "to share wealth and create a society where the weak and