This section goes into a very deep informational reading about the Koran and Muslims. It started out as a country stuck between two great empires, and was known for being sort of a backwater country, due to it's constant conflict between tribes. However, with Muhammad, the tribes came under one and grew to become a large empire as well. Another interesting fact was that the Koran was transmitted in a way, word by word, line by line, through visions, pictures, and sounds for a full 23 years. That is a ridiculous amount of time to spend, and the Koran is the interpretation of those visions.
As for rhetoric devices, he uses rediculous amounts of religious figures, up to a points where reading a paragraph becomes difficult if one did not know what each meant. However, she does build up and takes time to give brief explanations right after the first time the word was used, and I try and highlight any that come up to go back if necessary. (It helps that I am reading on a computer) He does not state his own opinions and uses others to prove a thought or belief, though this part is mostly cut and dry information. He backs up his info using quotes and primary documents. As for his language, he does well using complex grammar and sentence structure, and also I believe he uses shorter sentence structure to state facts so the reader does not get too overwhelmed.
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