wow, that's the first time i've ever heard anything like that. as far as i know that's totally untrue. he was a well-respected merchant, and his first followers were his wife and closest friends. he remained in high esteem in Meccan society until he began to advocate the new religion publicly, at which point he was denounced by arab pagans (and.. this little history lesson could go on a long time, so i'll stop now). but there's nothing on the record about him stealing anything, ever.
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