HIST 1001 Chapter : Rise And Expansion Of Islam/Rise Of The Franks
Document Summary
History of the arabian civilization begins later than the history of byzantium, and ended a short time before: 630 - 1300 ad (give or take) In his travels, he came into contact with numbers of christians and jews. In 630, mohammed enters mecca in triumph: very suddenly, mohammed dies. If possible: called the hajj, qu"ran, gabriel would deliver the words of god to mohammed, mohammed would speak them, doubtful that mohammed actually wrote them down, many were written long after mohammed"s death. Judaism and christianity said to have influenced islam: descendents of ishmael, the three world religions claim descendence to abraham, new and old testaments are divinely-inspired books. Jesus was considered one of the most important prophets: mary is the only woman mentioned in the qu"ran, rewards and punishments after death influenced by christianity. Closely related to the growth of religion. Mohammed was not only the founder of islam, but the founder of the arabian state.
