Islam is a religion that was spread by many ways and one of them was the trade route. Another one was taxes because they didn't tax the believers. Islam had a rule where is someone hits you that gives you the permission to it them back. Also if you kill someone you are deemed for killing all mankind. If you save some one you are deemed for saving all mankind. Also if you kill someone you have to expect as punishment for murder. You shouldn't be jealous of other people's property. The believer that do good work shall be allowed to enter paradise. In the 6th century mecca was important and prosperous. They used camels to carry their trades across. The items they carried was perfumes metals and ivory and silk.
Some people believe that trade routes were most important reason in Islam expansion.People travel through Mecca and trade there while on their way to other cities such as Aden, Medina, and Petra.(Document A) This shows that Mecca is in the middle of many trade cities, as a result of this trade moves through the city. Trade allows people to interact and move around, when they move around they bring their religious beliefs with them. Mecca was also the home to the most famous pagan shrine, the Ka’ba(Document A).This proves that many people come to Mecca, they came seeking the Ka’ba for their own religions that were important to them. , while they were in the city they began to trade. The people came seeking the Ka’ba but they may hear some Islamic people talking about their own religion. While they listen they might like what they hear. This is not an important reason for the quick spread of Islam because the trade routes themselves don’t make people
Mediterranean and Mecca which was a great trading post at the time. As an experienced
In this topic about Trading Routes where this happened in the Middle East. The Islam trading routes have been going on since the year 570. Mecca was a trade center in the Arabian Peninsula for every trade route in the Middle East. This place was one of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrine. All of this information tells why Islam spread so quickly for their trading routes.
law, whose descendants were seen by the Shiites as the appropriate leaders. However, after Ali became the fourth caliph, he was assassinated.
One of the reasons why Islam spread so quickly was because of the trading that was happening about the time islam first began. The people how were trading goods with the muslims would spread the word about muhammad in their home towns. Muhammad lived in Mecca, which was a very important and rich town . Mecca was a major crossroads for for the caravan trade. Everything from silk to spices came through Mecca. People from every direction came to Mecca to trade. Muhammad and his followers would tell the traders about Islam and some
Resources were not the only thing exchanged by the Muslims, but also culture and ideals.According to Document A, the muslim city of Mecca, was one of world's most popular trading centers, connecting with many cities around this area of earth. Because they traded plenty of people, they were able to effectively trade their religion with other people. In Document A, Mecca is referred as the site of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrine. Mecca was not only a trade center, but also a spiritual center. Coming and going through the city, foreign traders were bound to take notice of the religious matters happening around the city or buy some sort of religious material. Islam was a free sample in the Meccan markets, that everyone took a piece
Muslims had a great impact on Europeans in the world of trade and advancement. They became very familiar with shipbuilding
Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion alongside Judaism and Christianity. It is currently the second largest religion in the world today. Its beliefs come from the Qur'an which literally means "the recitation" which is believed to be a literal transcription of the word of God. Its main prophet is named Muhammad who began Islam by speaking with the angel Gabriel in a cave during his meditation and then acting as an instrument of God to help write the Qur’an. Muhammad then spread Islam to the scattered tribes of Arabia by becoming the leader of Yathrib and using his wonderful leadership abilities to then grow his influence over virtually all of Arabia. Muhammad is known by Muslims to be the seal of the profits because no profits after Muhammad should be considered legitimate. Muhammad also left behind the Hadith or “tradition” which is a collection of writings compiled of reports of Muhammad’s actions as leader of Yathrib. These reports are used as a more specific code of ethics in day to day life and from these reports the 5 Pillars of Islam are derived (Smith 160). Although Islam shares many similarities to Judaism and Christianity it is often viewed in the US with hate derived from preconceived notions following the attack on September 11th 2001. This paper seeks to provide an overview of Islam’s history as well as its two major sects and 5 main pillars to remove preconceived notions and provide a glance into the minds of the Islamic people.
The basic social unit of the Bedouin was the kin-related clan. Although clans were linked together into tribes, these units seldom met together. Clan councils were who determined the distribution and use of all of the resources, that were critical to the nomadic life, and family leaders were the ones who dominated the clan councils. These cities existed along the western coast of the Arabian peninsula, where they served as ports for transcontinental trade between Europe and Asia. Mecca, which, founded by the Umayyad clan of the Quraysh tribe, was the most important of these Arabian cities,which is also referred to as the religious city.
The culture of Islam has its positive aspects, as well as its negative aspects. Islam bestowed many unfortunate people the opportunity to gain more knowledge about their surroundings, and the adversities that they may face on a daily basis. Islam also created alliances, and trade contracts with other surrounding countries, allowing them to receive resources that other religions and groups could not envisage. However, to gain these privileges, Islam had to first fester the lives of many civilians that dared step in its path. Islam not only ruined the lives of people, but it ruined whole kingdoms. Many people felt an...
The widely popular religion of Islam originated in circa. 600 CE in the Arabian Peninsula with clan identity being the staple aspect of society. The rise and spread of Islam originating in 610 CE introduced many changes in the religious, cultural, political and social aspect of everyday life such as the introduction of a new monotheistic religion with equality as its backbone, the five pillars of Islam to provide unity, establishing the concept of a caliphate, and the forming of harems, respectively. The Bedouins of the Arabian Peninsula dominated the pre-Islamic world with kin-related clan groups and a political structure of a tribal leader, Shaykhs. Cities eventually developed in Southern and Western Arabia due to the transcontinental trade
... had control various territories. Many merchants learned the Islamic language and became custom to their traditions. This allowed for its culture to spread and Islam had received converts. The trading industry has a major effect on the economy and allows the spread of one’s culture.
It is without a doubt that Muhammad is one of the most influential religious figures of all time, being the figurehead for the fastest growing religion and currently the second most prominent religion in the world. With about 1.6 billion Muslims around the world today (23% of the global population), what is it that made Muhammad so effective, and why did we see such a surge in Islam over the past 14 centuries (DeSilver)? Islam is a very easy religion to gravitate towards, particularly for the underprivileged and downtrodden members of society, but there must be something more happening than just religious ideologies. Muhammad’s military initiative and leadership as a general was necessary in the spread of Islam, because it set the stage for
Islam is a monotheistic belief system that was established by the prophet Muhammad in Mecca. During the 7th and early 8th centuries, Islam began to expand from the Middle East to as far as the southern portion of France. There are many factors that resulted from the spread of Islam across Afro-Eurasia; one was the control of commerce or trade in various places. Most importantly, Islamic control of the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa promoted trade in Afro-Eurasia.
Islam is a major world religion. Its origin can be traced back to 610 CE in Arabia. The basis of this religion is the revelations to the prophet Mohammad. Dissatisfied with his life, he traveled to deserts, hills, and the wilderness surrounding Mecca, where he lived, to meditate and reflect. He became a new man through his revelations, which many of his followers believe Allah transmitted to him through his angel Gabriel. Islam was originally an Arab religion, but many different beliefs and practices were added to it, making it extremely popular and aiding in its rapid spread. This new religion spread to many different areas surrounding Arabia, both under Mohammad and after his death. The Muslim Empire grew to encompass Spain and the Eastern Roman Empire as well Persia and Africa. Many different practices and methods were used to spread Islam. The religion itself was appealing to, in addition to the inhabitants of Arabia, other people in the surrounding areas because of its distinct religious beliefs and practices, such as the five pillars, as well as the humility and prayerfulness of the Islamic people. They fought cruel, vicious wars with their enemies. Many different things motivated the warriors to expand, but above all, the riches they would gain from the people of the Fertile Crescent encouraged them to expand.