Question

1. part: b: what evidence from the text best supports the inference in part a?

\while meditating in a cave on mount hira, muhammad had a sudden vision. he came to believe that he was called on by god to be a messenger and teacher of a new faith: islam\ (par. 5).
\in a.d. 629, he returned to the city with an army of 1,500 believers and entered the city unopposed and without bloodshed\ (par. 11).
\muhammad spent part of his childhood living with a bedouin family. bedouins were traveling herders who lived in the harsh arabian desert\ (par. 3).
\still, the followers of muhammad built a vast islamic empire in the 12 centuries that came after his death, making islam one of the primary religions in the world\ (par. 13).

Explanation:

Since the inference in Part A is not provided, but assuming the inference relates to the origin of Muhammad's role as the founder of Islam, the first option directly states the core event where Muhammad received a vision calling him to be God's messenger for the new faith of Islam, which is foundational evidence for inferences about the start of his religious mission.

Answer:

A. "While meditating in a cave on Mount Hira, Muhammad had a sudden vision. He came to believe that he was called on by God to be a messenger and teacher of a new faith: Islam" (Par. 5).