The Rise of Muhammad and Islam

Mohammad (who became a Prophet) was born in Arabia in the city of Mecca in 570. Came from a prominent and had been highly respected wealthy family. Mohammed said people who chose to listen that he had visions. In these visions was declared to him who is the last and only Prophet to reveal the truth. Mohammed did not deny other prophets such as Moses and Jesus Christ, but the key thing about it was that he is the last and only Prophet which can reveal the truth.

The religion preached by Mohammed was simple and accessible: a strict belief in one God with no complications requiring Christianity - no live after the flesh, but after the spirit. Islam teaches a simple one that is similar to the practiced by Jews that was related to hygiene and cleaning ritual.The emphasis of basic such as courage, charity and the hospitalidad.Y virtues especially promises believers potentials that those who fell in love with his religion went straight to the paradise that the scripture of Islam, the Quran is described in detail and seems fun compared to the paradise of Christians Iran to.

For example, in Islam when dies a man will have virgins in paradise, which he can do what pleases with ellos.Todo time here on Earth a Muslim man may marry women. If you want to deal with Islam to Christianity is that Islam is the religion of the meat - carnal passions.

Combined with military force, the message of Islam was very powerful. In the ten years before his death in 632, that Muhammad had joined all belligerents divided the tribes and the cities of Arabia.644, I.e., 12 years after his death, Egypt and Libya had fallen to Islam, as well as Syria, Iraq and Persia.Por time the century ended in 700 AD Arab armies had been ousted from what remained in the Persian Empire, then, besieged Constantinople - capital of the Byzantine Empire was the Emperor Constantine released. And other 15 years Islam has spread from India to Spain. Part of the secret of its success was that they were not backward and uncivilized as appeared in appearance.

Arabia for a long time has been a long path for trade in spices, perfumes and esclavos.Mohammed himself was a merchant in Mecca, before he thought of himself as a Mecca profeta.La was the big commercial city and Mohammed found its first support of its assertions as Prophet in Medina, another merchant city.Mohammed also knew much about Christianity and Judaism.Once was represented by its diehards in a plane sitting on a donkey with Jesus Christ.

Another part of the success of Arabic was that they were Semites speaks a Semitic language that was near Aramaic, a language spoken by common people of Iraq to Palestine.

Perhaps the most crucial fact that made them successful was your tolerance religiosa.Los Muslims in his wars of conquest not attempted to exterminate those who believed in Judaism, Christianity, or any other cosa.Afirmaron, simply, a higher revelation that made them appear as a chosen people entitled to special land and exclusive access privileges to the cielo.Esto left the Muslims not second class citizens - tolerated, but a little despreciaba.Y even more Muslims did not pay taxes only unpaid taxes Muslim and this was a strong argument for conversion and a strong argument for Muslims to tolerate to non-Muslims.