Muslim Response To Black Death Essay

Christian and Muslim responses to the plague were different. The Muslims thought it was a blessing from God while Christians thought it was a bad sign from God. The plague was caused by fleas on rats. So many believed that the plague was the end of the world. Civilizations in the East and West were affected by the plague. To explain that the plague was caused fleas on rats is that the fleas carried the disease that infected rats, and then the rats infected the humans. The plague spread through trade routes. The non-religious explanations of the black death in Europe were impure air and outrageous fashion. They also had preventions, in Europe they covered windows with cloth, filled their houses with flowers and sweet smelling plants. The Near East side’s explanations were warm ovens, stench of bodies in the air and abundance of shooting stars. Near East preventions were building fires,staying indoors, and avoiding sad talk. In this case the plague killed half of the population which lead some people to believe it was the end of the world and others to embrace a gift from God. Most believe the black death was caused by bacterial strains. The black death was actually a combination of three
Muslims response was opposite, they thought anything from God was good so they prayed for it to stay. Christians blamed the Jews and said they were guilty for the cause of the plague, by poisoning wells at this same time. Muslim society at this time that might have associated the Black Death with an apocalypse, also the Muslim society were not held responsible for the ravages of the pandemic. Paths of the Black Death spread mostly through the Mediterranean sea. All in all the Plague was an unfortunate event that killed 25-45% of the populations if it wasn't for the sanitation, rats, fleas, and hygiene the plague would have possibly been easier to prevent/cure