At the time of writing this section in 2017, the time between then and the year 582 when, according to Islamic tradition, Muhammad, still a boy, was first recognized as prophet is exactly the same as between that and 853 BC (1435 years), meaning the rise of Islam lies in the middle rather than beginning of Arab history.[22] Starting from the beginning is necessary in order to "de-islamize" and "re-arabize" the history of Arabs.[23]