Summary Of Global Civilization: The Rise And Spread Of Islam
Chapter 6: The First Global Civilization: The Rise and Spread of Islam
* Islam literally means "submission," the self-surrender of the believer to the will of the one, true God, Allah
* 7th c CE followers spread from the Arabian Peninsula and began a sequence of conquest and conversion that would forge the first truly global civilization
* Within decades the Muslims conquered an empire that spread from Spain in the west to central Asia in the east
* Islam was spread by merchants, holy people, and warriors
* Islamic civilization provided key links and channels for exchange among what had been the main civilized centers of the classical era in the Eastern Hemisphere
* Muslim traders and conquerors became the prime agents for the transfer …show more content…
* In his adolescence, Muhammad moved to Mecca and in his 20's worked as a trader for a wealthy widow named Khadijah whom he eventually married
* Muhammad was a merchant and trader
* Beginning around 610 or earlier Muhammad started receiving the first of many revelations, which his followers believe Allah transmitted to him through the angel Gabriel
* These revelations were eventually written down in Arabic and collected in the Qu'ran
Persecution, Flight, and Victory
* Muhammad's following grew and eventually the Umayyads felt he threatened their wealth and power, as well as the draw of the gods of the Ka'ba
* 622 with the help of Ali, Muhammad and a small band of followers went from Mecca to Medina, known as the hijra, or flight, and is the first year of the Islamic calendar
* Muhammad gained new followers in Medina
* The Umayyads still felt threatened by Muhammad, especially as his popularity grew in Medinah
* Series of attacks were launched by the Quraysh against Muhammad and his followers in Medinah
* Victory went to Muhammad and his followers, he returned to Mecca in 629, where he reconsecrated the Ka'ba to Allah
Arabs and Islam
* Islam was appealing because it was monotheistic and it didn't belong to a single tribe and transcended clan and class
* Islam literally means "submission," the self-surrender of the believer to the will of the one, true God, Allah
* 7th c CE followers spread from the Arabian Peninsula and began a sequence of conquest and conversion that would forge the first truly global civilization
* Within decades the Muslims conquered an empire that spread from Spain in the west to central Asia in the east
* Islam was spread by merchants, holy people, and warriors
* Islamic civilization provided key links and channels for exchange among what had been the main civilized centers of the classical era in the Eastern Hemisphere
* Muslim traders and conquerors became the prime agents for the transfer …show more content…
* In his adolescence, Muhammad moved to Mecca and in his 20's worked as a trader for a wealthy widow named Khadijah whom he eventually married
* Muhammad was a merchant and trader
* Beginning around 610 or earlier Muhammad started receiving the first of many revelations, which his followers believe Allah transmitted to him through the angel Gabriel
* These revelations were eventually written down in Arabic and collected in the Qu'ran
Persecution, Flight, and Victory
* Muhammad's following grew and eventually the Umayyads felt he threatened their wealth and power, as well as the draw of the gods of the Ka'ba
* 622 with the help of Ali, Muhammad and a small band of followers went from Mecca to Medina, known as the hijra, or flight, and is the first year of the Islamic calendar
* Muhammad gained new followers in Medina
* The Umayyads still felt threatened by Muhammad, especially as his popularity grew in Medinah
* Series of attacks were launched by the Quraysh against Muhammad and his followers in Medinah
* Victory went to Muhammad and his followers, he returned to Mecca in 629, where he reconsecrated the Ka'ba to Allah
Arabs and Islam
* Islam was appealing because it was monotheistic and it didn't belong to a single tribe and transcended clan and class