THE RISE OF ISLAM
- People of the Desert
- On the deserts, the Arab nomads, called Bedouins, were organized into clans
- These clans were created because they provided security and support for a life made difficult by the extreme conditions of the desert
- Bedouins ideals: courage, loyalty to family, and warrior skills
- Moving
- By the time of 600 A.D. many Arabs had chosen to settle by an oasis or in a market town, the desert life was just too tough and upredictable
- Larger towns near the western coast of Arabia became market towns for local, regional, and long-distance trade goods
- Special City
- One of these cities was Mecca
- Mecca is a holy city where Muslims pray towards
- Also it is very common for Muslims to go visit Mecca to pay homage
- Trade
- After these people had moved into the larger cities, the trading increased as well.
- Many routes because of the bodies of water that surrounded the area
- Traded many things like spices, incense, perfumes, precious metals, ivory, silk.
- Monotheistic or Polytheistic
- The Islamic religion is definitely monotheistic
- They believe in the God called Allah
- Muhammad
- The prophet Muhammad very influential figure
- He was raised by his grandfather and uncle
- He received little schooling and began working on as a trader
- At the age of 40, Muhammad became very interested in religion
- The Islamic religion is definitely monotheistic
- General Information
- Islam means "submission to the will of Allah
- Muslim is a follower of Islam and means one who has submitted
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