The new religions Islam among the other religions of the world have achieved political, cultural, historical and diverse civilization. This religion began to rise in seventh century in the area of Hijaz in Arabia, this religion Islam has been continuously improved and pushed forward by it followers to the new area of non-Muslim peoples in the wider Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa and other parts of the world(Marsham A ,P 485). Undoubtedly, this religion Islam has historically brought up the diverse interaction between believers and non-believers. This new religion Islam has had major impacts over the different people and cultures for centuries, particularly in middle east countries such as Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Iran , these impacts were …show more content…
First and most important reason can be the conflict between Christianity branches which bring a massive political change. On that period of time, after the fall of the western empire, Roman and Constantin were the two main dominant of the Christianity in the west and East. The eastern christens did not accept to follow the version of worship which was forced by Byzantine government. For instance most of Christians in Syria and Egypt practicing their faith without taking in consideration of pressure by byzantine government following their own form of religion according to their autonomous church. The conquest of Muslim on the area and bring an end to the rule of Byzantine government cannot be such an awful thing for them (lockman,Z, p 16). Generally Muslim rulers were more tolerant, they did not care about what kind or which branch of chastity do they belief at, as far as they pay their taxes and obedient the law they could live peacefully, And keep their own religion. Some scholars arguing that those christen people who were living in Egypt and Syria welcomed their Muslim conquerors or at least convert to Islam quicker. Because of the harassment they got from the official church or Byzantine government.(bennison, A, …show more content…
This similarities were given Mohammad some advantages to attract or convince people from other religions to convert to Islam and bring a massive religious change in the word, more specifically in the Middle East such as Syria, Egypt, Iraq Iran and some part of Africa(Ansary T, P, XIX ). Moreover, Mohammad was well informed and had good and accurate information about the story of Moses and other prophets. He thought his followers to believe, respect all prophets, Abraham, Mosses Jesus and others prophets before him, who bring the massage of God for humanity. Quran the holy book which is carried by Prophet Mohammad is the most pure and the most complete revolution, to replace and correct the Christen Gospels and Hebrew Bible. As Quran clearly state that “Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.”( Quran 2.62)( ppt slide 16). As a result of the similarity of the holy books and good behavior of Muslims with non-Muslims encourage the Christians, Jewish and other pagans to accept Islam, which made the Islam the dominant religion in Middle East. However all people those how lived in Syria,
The town of Mecca was the birthplace of Islam, at first the leaders of the city refused the changing of this new religion and forced Muhammad to leave. Muhammad returned and preached to the people about what he had heard, that there is only one god. Islam spread quickly for two main reasons they are the message and military conquest.
In 2010, the Eastern Orthodox population consisted of 250,000,000 people. (Doc. C) A lot of people are still Orthodox Christians, showing that the religion has carried on from the Byzantine Empire. Also, “Had the [Arabs] captured Constantinople in the seventh century...all Europe - and America - might be Muslim today. (Doc. A) This displays that the Byzantine Empire heavily influenced how the world turns out today, and if the Arabs had the power of the Byzantine Empire civilization would mostly be Muslim.
For example, the spread of Islam to the Byzantines and the Persians. The other caliphs (Umar, Uthman and Ali) expanded the Islamic empire rapidly and grew faster than any other religion. The Muslims conquered a massive amount of land from the Indus River, across North Africa and into Spain. There were many factors that helped Islam succeed; for example, people would rather fight for God and their salvation instead of fighting for a king, the use of military force by the Muslims and how easy it was to convert to Islam.
Although there are many religious in history, Islam is one of the quickest spreading in the Middle East. According to Document A, cultural diffusion helped advance the religion of Islam. For example, the city of Mecca was the center of trade, which meant there were many trade routes connected to Mecca. Some trade routes travelled farther away, like to India or China and Islam's culture and religion grew from all the trading. Document B explains that Islam spread so quickly because the laws from their God appealed to many. In other words, the laws of the Muslim community were fair, wanted people to be kind not evil, told followers their property would not be stolen or destroyed and also promised them afterlife in paradise. People that were not
...ir religion upon the people (325). Thus, these peoples found refuge in Muslims from Byzantine oppression (325). Muslim conquerors tolerated other religions and offered protection for many peoples (326). Christian Europe developed a lasting fear and suspicion of the Muslims as they were assaulted and challenged by them at all fronts (326) In both the east and west the Muslim invasion was confronted and halted though contact between Muslims and Christians continued (326). Muslims regarded Byzantium “as a model to learn from and improve upon” (326). Despite the differences between the Christian west and the Muslim world, there was creative interchange between the two (326). Sine the Arabs were more advanced, the West benefited from this interchange most (326).
This all started in 610 CE, in a small cave on Mount Hira. Here Muhammad received a special word from allah. He spoke of the importance of charity and giving to the weak and poor. He also said that Muslims who do goods works shall enter paradise. This is something people can do to make sure they go to heaven. lamic religion is one of the biggest religions in the world. Like in document B it says “Those who submit to God and accept the true faith; who are devoted sincere, patient, humble, charitable, and chaste; who fast and ever mindful of God- on these, both men and women, God will bestow forgiveness and rich recommence.” And that means the God will accept the ones who follow and will charise him. And this is important because this was Isone of the first things in there bible that everyone has to know.
The Crusades and the Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire controlled most of the land on the Mediterranean Sea in the AD 500's. In the 600's, Arab Muslims conquered Palestine, which included Jerusalem and other sacred Christian areas. However, the Arab Rulers allowed Christians to visit the shrines.
The Middle East served as the birthplace for many religions and cultures such as Islam and Christianity. This historical region has had substantial impact on the course of history. However, Christianity and Islam have their differences in expansion and their similarities in religious beliefs between the two religions.
Because of Islam’s holy book, The Qur’an revolved a lot around the sacred language, Arabic, which was very beneficial for trade. Since the text in The Qur’an was in Arabic, it helped spread language, religion and culture when people traded it (Outside Source: Spread of Islam Background Reading Packet). This helped spread Islam because a lot of people read it, they may have thought of the same way and told themselves that they should become and adherent (Adherent: “Sticking to” or “ Having Faith in”) to Islam (Doc
In the early 6th century, Muhammad introduced Islam into the Arab world, and asserted that there was only one true God. Islam demanded that believers obey God’s will and laws (Islamic Law, web). By introducing Isla...
Tolerance started with the way the Qur'an forbade forced converts(World History 270). They had to let people continue to worship their own religions, could not make people worship Allah and the Qur’an. They were treated pretty nicely. After seeing the way people were treated, people would be much more open to switching religions. They did smartly restricted other religions to be spread. It helped them keep the numbers of Islam high because then the numbers of people converting to Christianity and Judaism was much smaller. Everyone could believe what they wanted to, if they wanted to worship something other than islam and keep their ancestral roots, they just had to pay taxes(Doc 5). When they paid their tribute they had to accept Islam too. But this was no small price for being guaranteed protection and not having to join the army. The Muslim Empire grew from the smart treatment of conquered people, bringing in the ideas of how friendly the Muslim culture
Jesus claimed to be the messiah; he taught his ideas peacefully, he did not believe that anyone should be forced to believe him. During the crusades, however, many Christians would kill any Muslims they found, sometimes torture and even eat them. Ironically, Mohammed was visited by the angel Gabriel, he did not claim to be anything higher than anyone else. He was involved in raiding caravans and was quite forceful in promoting his views - he took the city of Mecca and did what he thought was right. When the Muslims were involved in the jihad, or holy war, they treated Christian prisoners very well, they would not kill women or children, as they were forbidden from doing so.
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.
The two largest religions in the world, Christianity and Islam, were implemented by two of religions most powerful leaders, Jesus and Muhammad. Without question, both Jesus and Muhammad have affected humanity powerfully. As religious leaders both men laid down the principles upon which Christianity and Islam are founded yet today. However, while Jesus performed miracles and arose from the dead, thus proving to his followers he was God, Muhammad performed no such feats, and made no such claims. In fact, Muhammad’s only claim was that he was the last prophet sent from God.
In this book , Esposito provides a succinct, up-to-date survey of the Islamic experience, an introduction to the faith, belief, and practice of Islam from its origins to its contemporary resurgence. He traces the emergence and development of this dynamic faith and its impact on world history and politics. He discusses the formation of Islamic belief and practice (law, theology, philosophy, and mysticism), chronicling the struggle of Muslims to define and adhere to their Islamic way of life. Equally important is the essential information Esposito provides on the contemporary world of Islam, from Muslim responses to the challenges of colonialism and modernization to the reassertion of Islam in politics and society.