Quote Originally Posted by Hulud
Islam arose in Arabia in the 7th century with the emergence of the prophet Muhammad.

Muhammad claimed that he had been chosen by God, like the Hebrew prophets before him, to preach repentance, submission to God, and a coming day of judgment. He said he was not preaching a new religion, just reviving the old and pure tradition that the Christians and Jews had debased.
sorry~ correction.. christianity was not formed til after christ's death.. if anything, it is what the jews debased.. but even that.. were the jews at the time not the chosen people of god?