Birth and Spread of Islam from 6TH to 11TH Century AD Islam means “submission to the will of God” in the beginning the Muslims were open and cautious. Islam borrowed and integrated elements from other cultures into their own. The new religion of Islam adopted the elements of Christianity and Jewish, minorities religious which Muslims tolerated within territories recognised Islam political rule and were made to pay tax. Islam was formed in an Illiterate, nomadic culture unlike Christianity that was produced by a literate culture. The Quran recognised Jesus Christ as a prophet but did not view him as God son. Islam is monotheistic like Judaism theocratic religion …show more content…
Muhammed worked so hard at his career he was exposed to Judaism and other polytheistic religion he was filled with doubts: his doubt increased to such an extent that he decided to leave Mecca to live a life of isolation in order to meditate in the dessert. Muhammed first revelation was when he was age 40 and he began to preach, his believed was that the revelation came from God and God spoke through his angel Gabriel who recited his word to him. Muhammed religion was rejected at Mecca. The Jews and Christians failed to convert so he left for the northern city of Medina in the year 622. Medina became the true foundation of the Islamic faith: after the death of his wife Khadijah he and his other followers moved to medina and he began preaching among the Jewish tribes in Medina. Muhammed taught that the believers should pray towards the direction of Jerusalem but when rejected as a prophet he changed the direction to Mecca. In 620 Muhammed rose to power and was nominated as a judge in Medina. Muhammed gave a decree in the Quran calling for all Muslim to wage war against Mecca, from 624-620 he lead the Medina Muslims
In 610 CE, Muhammad, a merchant trader from Mecca (Mecca is also a site of a yearly pilgrimage where Muslims come to perform a rituals at the sacred Ka’ba a.k.a. the holy shrine of Mecca), made one of his frequent visits to a cave by Mount Hira. On his way to the cave, he decided to pray because of all the different causes that made him feel like he was losing his way. During this visit to Mount Hira, the Archangel Gabriel squeezed Muhammad hard forcing the words “Allah is one God” continuously coming out of his mouth. After having these words come out of his mouth for about two years, Muhammad decided that it was the time to encourage others to quote
Islam is a very large and influential religion, it all originated from one man named Muhammad spreading his beliefs to the people of Mecca, and now it has become the second largest religion in the world. How did this come to be? How did a religion that started with one man spread so quickly? methods , purposeful or not, were used. There are a few methods that appeared to be most effective, and those methods can be classified under two categories. Islam expanded from forceful ways such as government laws and military conquest, and from peaceful ways like the religion being a reasonable jump for other religions and Islam being an easily acceptable religion.
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.
Why and how did Islam spread so quickly? I will give three reasons to answer this question. One answer is because of the large trading happening, two is that muslims are protected by Islam, three is because of the religion Muhammad created was attractive to people.
People are wondering how did Islam spread so quickly? We are going to find out how did Islam really spread so quickly in the Middle East.
After Muhammad's death in 632 C.E, Abu Bakr was named as the first caliph or chief of Islam. He helped conquer more land for Islam and helped spread the religion. Even after he died, the Islamic army kept spreading their rule and territory. Islam spread quickly because of trade throughout the empire and by conquering foreign lands.
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
Mohammad, the chosen messenger of God, spread Islam throughout the Arabian Peninsula. At first, he received little support for the emerging monotheistic religion in Mecca, his hometown. Mohammad then set out on a journey to Medina, which later became known as the Hijra. While in Medina, his ideas were welcomed and supporters began to follow him. The magnitude of followers eventually prompted the religion to develop into one of the five major world religions.
Islam was an amazing place to be during the 7th and 8th centuries, in that short amount of time Islam grew extensively. They held many tactics that caused that growth. A lot of civilizations wonder how they were able to do so. Bribery, treaties, and warfare all played key roles in the growth of islam.
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.
Islam spread quickly, but why? Islam started in 610 CE from Mecca. Could the main reason why Islam spread was all form trade, since they had the largest trade center? Some people think otherwise, they think that trade had nothing to do with the spread of Islam, some people think it was trade was the only reason why Islam expanded. What was the biggest reason why Islam exceeded so far?
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 world you once knew is falling to ashes and food is become such a scarcity that people are fighting over a few pieces of bread. The political class is too busy fighting among themselves to care for anyone else. Children are roaming the streets and begging for work to feed their dying, hungry stomachs. This is not a scene from a horror movie, but rather the reality of the beginning of post classical era. In these times of hardship the people turned to a higher power, which resulted in a religious boom. The main religion during the post classical era that had the greatest impact on people was Islam due to Muhammad, trade routes, the Black Plague, conquests and Islamic culture.
was a lot of trading around several places, during this, the word of Islam spread as
Islam is the second largest religion in the world with over 1.8 billion adherents. In Arabic, Islam means “surrendering to the God’s will”, and Muslim – one who practice Islam – means “one who submits to God”. Islam has been divided into two branches, Sunni and Shia, for the disagreement over succession after the death of Muhammad in 632 CE. Although Islam has been split into two major denominations, the common beliefs/customs and their influence on the world has remained the same.