Islam was a religion that was founded in the 7th century by Muhammad. Back in the seventh century CE. They were two empires that dominate the area that we call today the Middle East; those two were the Byzantine-Greek-Christian Empire and the Sassand-Prsian-Zoraastrian Empire. The Arabian Peninsula lay between the two. The merchant called Muhammad began to have religious visions around 610, and by the time, he died in 632, “all Arabia had accepted his creed of Islam” (p.22). It took one century later for his followers to control what we now call, Palestine, Syria, North Africa, Egypt, Spain, and part of France. The Arabic expansion was in fact important, because it affected the development of Western Civilization and the history of Africa …show more content…
When it came to the clan, they expected loyalty from their members and in return, they would be provided with support and protection. Some Arabs had some religious rules and rituals in common, for example they kept three months of the year sacred, in which during that time all fighting’s will stop in order to peacefully attend holy ceremonies. While, some other Arabs would find urbanized lifestyle of the cities to be immoral and corrupt. When it comes to Muhammad’s revelations, they were written down by his followers, during his lifetime and were organized into chapters called sura, which was after his death. The remarks of the Qur’an are the sacred book of Islam, and the only remarks left by Muhammad. Muslims around the world see the Qur’an as the direct words of God to his prophet Muhammad. In Islam, family was also a very important role. The Qur’an even placed great importance on respecting …show more content…
They also have the obligation of the jihad to strive or struggle to lead a virtuous life and to also spread God’s rule and law, the Islamic belief of “striving in the path of God” is very similar to the central feature of Muslim doctrine of the coming Day of Judgment. They also believe that with conviction, the Day of Judgment will actually come and all of the actions and thoughts of Muslims should be oriented towards the rewards of heaven. There is also the five pillars of Islam, in which Muslims must recite a profession of faith in God and by following the sacred law of praying, fasting, giving aims to the poor, and pilgrimage to Mecca, the individual will merit the rewards of heaven, meaning that they could get salvation. The Qur’an also forbids alcoholic beverages, gambling, many types of food such as pork, it condemns business usury, it limits the number of wives a man could have and it sets a strict sexual morality rules and rules for inheritance. Muslim believe in the doctrine of Islam , meaning believe in one Allah, believe in angels, believe in the prophets, believe in the revelation of Allah, believe in the last day of judgment and the hereafter, and believe in
Religion has greatly influenced western civilization. Religion is a way to express ourselves in our own way. To be able to choose who or what we believe in freely. This gives us a sense of individualism and helps our civilization to grow and develop each religion. Just about every ancient culture practiced religion in some way. They were either monotheist, polytheist, atheist, or believed in “magic”. Western civilization was impacted by religion in more ways than one. Every religion contributed in their own way. Some religions even worked together to help create a stronger, more structured civilization.
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.
The Muslim Empire began to expand vastly under the Umayyads, with the empire becoming so large many people were converting to Islam religion. The Umayyads were the second of the four major caliphates after the death of Muhammad. The Empire used many different ways to spread the Islamic civilization consisting of war, classes, and appeal. The Islamic civilization spread so strongly because of the way it allured the common man.
Islam, on the other hand, started in Mecca, where Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) was born. He was believed to be that last nabi (messenger) that Allah will give to the world. The religion was not well accepted in its city of origin though, due to the opposition the Prophet faced as a nascent community . Later, he was invited to Medina and Islam expanded from there.
... believe in one God, and relates their life to the basis of the text in the Qur’an. To give themselves to God, by doing right, such as performing the duties within the five pillars, followers are then able to show their true devotion and commitment. Therefore, a true Muslim is one who submits to God and who God will lead on to have a righteous salvation.
Islam is a monotheistic religion which is originated from the Middle East or more specifically in the Arabian Peninsula early in the 7th century. This religion was founded on the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed who named this religion after the Arabic word acceptance. Islam has 2 major sects the Sunni and Shi’a. This split occurred when Mohammed died. The Sunni believed that the new leader of Islam should be determined through election but the Shi’a thought that the new leader should be Imam Ali a cousin and son in law of Mohammed. Another branch of Islam is Druze but only a small minority of Muslims who live in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine are followers of this sect (3 Faiths with One God - Islam, Arab American National Museum).
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.
...ts and knowledge from other nations and made sometime improved it or added to it and passed it on to other nations, which strengthened the belief of Islam even more to people. All in all, the rise and spread of Islam was very significant during the Postclassical Era.
In the seventh century, a new faith arose in the Middle East known as the Islamic religion. Just like Christianity and Judaism, the Islamic religion believed in one God known as Allah. The founder of Islam was a very unique individual known as Mohammad. Mohammad had an amazing spiritual experience that transformed his life and made a great impact in history. He experienced visions and revelations from Allah which he accepted as messages. Mohammed
Nowadays the Islam is one of the major religions in the world. It al started with Muhammad around 622 AD. He was was born in 570 Ce in arabian city Mekka. He was worked as a merchant and travelled with a trade caravan around the middle-east. At the age of 40 he got a vision from the an angel Gabriel who told him there is only one god called Allah.
In the Islamic faith there are five pillars that they must follow to their best ability. The Salaht, the Hajj, they must give to the poor, fasting during the month of Ramadan, and repetition of the creed, "There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." These pillars are more like obligations in the Islamic religion.
Islam was founded in 622 CE on the Arabian Peninsula following the death of Muhammad (Stopke). The beliefs of the Islamic religion include: oneness of God, belief in (the book, the prophets, angels, a Day of Judgment, reward & punishment in the hereafter), and that God is omniscient (Stopke). The original language of Islam was Arabic, and still is a major part of the religion today. There are approximately 1.3 billion believers in the religion of Islam worldwide. Islam believes in the Koran, the literal Word of God, ha...
The Muslim faith is a complete way of life and has rules that preside over everything from marriage, diet to manners etc, they bel...
A religion established in 600s AD, it is now one of the most widely-spread religion practiced in the world today. The prophet Muhammad lived on the Arabian Peninsula from 571 - 632 AD. In the city of Mecca, the angel, Gabriel, came to Muhammad and told him to write the word of God. Thus, the Quran was created. After Muhammad’s death, all over Arabia, Islam had already spread rapidly, and continued to spread west towards Europe and Northern Africa.
The beginning of Islam all started in Arabia around 570 C.E. when a prophet was born. This prophet was known as Muhammad, although it is said that he has multiple names, which was born in a city called Makkah, or Mecca. This man lived a normal life by getting married and having children. He would venture out into the desert every now and then to pray and fast. It was during one time in the desert within a cave that an archangel known as Gabriel approached him. It is at this time that Gabriel gave Muhammad the first verses of the revelation. This would continue on for years up until Muhammad’s death. All of the verses that he was provided would eventually end up into the sacred text known as the Qur’an, or Koran. During Muhammad’s time of receiving the messages from God, his tribe wanted him dead as they did not want to change their way of living. Before his own tribe killed him, he was invited to travel to a city known as Yathrib to be their ruler, which this city would later be called Madinah. Muhammad and his followers set out for this particular city around June 622, which marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.