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    world as we have previously seen has made a huge impact on fields such as mathematics, science, and philosophy. But how did islam come to be, and what are their beliefs? Our story begins with Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism taught of a supreme god representing good, who continually fought with his satanic opposite. These teachings would later influence christianity, judaism, and islam. These teachings would eventually reach muhammad an orphan in a nomadic tribe. He grew up poor and worked hard his whole

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    In this chapter we have discussed and learned about monotheism in Islam. There are five essential doctrines stated in the Qu’ran. The Divine Unity or also known as Tawhid means “to acknowledge as one”. In Islam their is a big belief in angels; they are said to be exist before humans and made of light. There are four archangels: Gabriel, Micheal, Israfil, and Izra’il. The Jinn is a non-viable being that is similar to a human but made of fire. Humans are ranked higher above angels because they have

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    Islam Insanity There were questions about how Islam can be interpreted as either peaceful or violent, depending on how you look at it. I thought I’d post a few tidbits from their doctrines for my readers. Just for an FYI. “If you fear that you cannot treat orphans with fairness, then you may marry other women that seem good to you: two, three or four of them.” (Surah 4:1) “Men take authority over women… As for those who are disobedient, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them

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    Islam was introduced by Muhammad in Mecca where he received his recitations. .After some time the local Authority chased Muhammad away from Mecca because his teachings conflicted with their polytheistic beliefs. He then found refuge in El-Medina. This newfound home allowed his teachings to spread over the region and more persons began accepting these teachings. Muhamad’s successors, who were called Caliphs, over time conquered Syria, Palestine, Iraq, North Africa and some of Spain with their military

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    teachings, called Islam, in a populous trade center known as Mecca. Though, at first, his preachings were resisted as the people worried that idol worship and pilgrimages, or journeys to a sacred place, would end. This, in fact, proved to be true as with enough support, Muhammad ordered that the idols be destroyed and that a shrine dedicated to Allah be built instead, making Mecca the birthplace and foundation of Islam. However, within 100 years of Muhammad’s death in 632 CE, Islam had spread to multiple

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    other idols. Islam would begin with the teachings of Muhammad: monotheism, support for the weak and the poor, and that Muhammad was allah’s prophet. Muhammad would be unaccepted by the people of Mecca because his teachings threatened their economy and he wanted to eliminate idol worship. Muhammad fled to Medina and began to create a following known as the Ulma and later developed into a political leader. Eventually, Muhammad would return and conquer the city of Mecca, establishing Islam and destroying

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    the spread of Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity respectively? Please give examples. Trade and war may not impact all three religions equally The three major religion in the second century through the eighth century were Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity. They were competing to spread the message as if it was the space race during the 1950s and 1960s. Certain strategies work better for some religions than others religions, I will engage the question and describe certain ways religion was spread throughout

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    Muhammad was known as the prophet of Islam. After receiving messages from Allah ( the concept of God in Islam) for two years, he thought it was time to preach the word of Allah. Through that Muhammad successfully was able to spread the word of Allah not only through religion but also politically to. Through the government Islam was able to spread even more after the four “rightly guided” caliphs (caliph means successor or deputy) continued to spread Islam. People seeked for new religious ideas. When

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    Christianity and Islam are two of the five major world religions. After reading “The Teaching of Islam” and “The Origin and Spread of Christianity,” it is obvious that Christianity and Islam are more different than they are similar. Opposing opinions feel that they are more similar because they are both Abrahamic religions. Christianity and Islam are more different than similar. The diffusion of Christianity and Islam shows the difference between the two religions. The article, “The Origin and Spread of Christianity

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    decided it was time for the world to hear the message of Allah. From there stemmed the religion of Islam in Mecca. The lifestyle of Islam spread quickly due to pre-existing trade routes, the appeal of the religion and through military conquest. Trade and trade routes played a crucial role in the spread of Islam. Mecca, the birthplace of Islam, was a very prominent trade hub. Due

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