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Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it

Around 613 CE later lives date Muhammad's open Meccan preaching, which the same files describe as splitting Quraysh. In the causal graph this event strengthens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

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Around 613 CE later lives date Muhammad's open Meccan preaching, which the same files describe as splitting Quraysh. It is a received public-speech turn, not a statute. Muhammad's documented role is: He preached publicly against shrine polytheism. Quraysh leaders opposed; he did not hold a municipal office.

Context

Private recitation is a neighbouring earlier row. Abu Lahab and Abu Jahl sit in the opposition file as later named. Sharing the quarrel with Quraysh is required. The setting of Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it is the public file around 0613-01-01. Driver political-polarization is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Why it matters

Worsening path from Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it on 0613-01-01. Open preaching that splits a shrine town is a polarisation path. It is not the later Medina constitution. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

Shared responsibility is part of Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it. Naming Muhammad does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 0613-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Muhammad

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.44 · verified

    He preached publicly against shrine polytheism. Quraysh leaders opposed; he did not hold a municipal office.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactMuhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it
    2. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 1 January 613 · verified

    Open preaching that splits a shrine town is a polarisation path. It is not the later Medina constitution.

    • Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Cambridge History of Islam — Meccan period chaptersCambridge University Press · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Muhammad, public Meccan preachingEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Britannica — Muhammad, public Meccan preaching at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muhammad (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Cambridge History of Islam — Meccan period chapters at https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-history-of-islam/ (opens in a new tab) (Cambridge University Press). Official carrier: Britannica — Muhammad, public Meccan preaching (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muhammad (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Cambridge History of Islam — Meccan period chapters (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-history-of-islam/ (opens in a new tab); Cambridge University Press).

Established: a sourced public record of Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it under 0613-01-01 for Muhammad. Established: a sourced public record of Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it under 0613-01-01.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it are separate paths.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorMuhammad
  2. contributed toFactMuhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it
  3. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Muhammad begins open Meccan preaching that polarises Quraysh as later lives date it. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/muh-public-preaching-613

https://factrail.ai/facts/muh-public-preaching-613

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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