1.02 Monotheistic Religions In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? The Holy land is important to members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religion because they have lived on the Holy land for generations and have important religious sites located here. The land is holy for Christians because this was where God’s son Jesus was born, crucified and where he resurrected from the dead. For Jews, it contains many Jewish synagogues and this land was promised to them by Yahweh. After a number of Jews were enslaved in Egypt and once freed, Moses helped them escape through the dessert and after over 40 years of traveling in the dessert they finally made it to the promise land by Yahweh which was Canaan.
Mineral wealth flowed out of Moroë and luxury goods in Arabia and India flowed in When Roman Empire thrived, trans-Saharan route revived as one of the most important trading routes connecting Africa and Eurasia. During the days of this era, Africa supplied Italy with gold and wild animals, and Rome supplied luxury goods and some of the techniques from scientific product to city-building. The major change of functioning of trans-Saharan route was brought about by the use of the domesticated camel and the development of camel saddle. some camel bones have been found recently in the Senegal valley helped archeologist assume that the use of camel dates back to 300 A.D. Guide by Berber, which have begun in trade between northern Africa and kingdom of Ghana in about 500 A.D also helped the route thrive, ensuring safe trade passage. [ Through this development, the usage of trans-Saharan routes increased, and enabled Eurasian people to contact more often with southern Africa.
Islam affected the Arabian Peninsula in many ways. This new religion had a massive affect on the Bedouin tribes of Arab nations. As Islam spread and gained popularity it began to change the Arab nations and it significantly impacted the social, cultural, religious, and economic on the Arabian Peninsula. Muhammad’s vision for the future of Islam Muhammad was born into one of the most tribes called the Quraish, which consisted of wealthy merchants. The tribe gained its power through trading along the west coast of Arabia, north to Syria, and south to Yemen.
First, both religions entered Africa through trade routes, and the both had some lasting significance in East Africa. Islam and Christianity both also ended up gaining more significance than traditional African religions. For example, Islam’s influence over most of the North half of the continent ended up unifying city states and groups under one religion, and gave rise to massive population centers with education being highly valued, such as in Timbuktu. Similarly, Christianity allowed Ethiopia to have a stable history due to the fact that religion did not change much from
The message of Islam appeared for the first time in the Arabian Peninsula in the early seventh century, and soon the faith expanded across North Africa, the entire Middle East and extended to the borders of China. A new and dynamic civilization was founded. In fact, while most of Europe was in the dark ages, the Arab/Islamic civilization was at its most glorious moment, making significant contributions to science, arts and the humanities that are still very alive in the world. Today, most of the ancient cities, such as Marrakech and Baghdad with its great flavors and customs, still exist and modern cities have been developed beside them. Unfortunately, they carry with them the common problem!
You might not believe this, but if you were to look around right now, 1 in 6 people may practice Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in the world, following Christianity, and is quickly growing. Islam was founded in 610 CE, and the Islamic prophet is Muhammad. So, why did this particular religion expand so rapidly? Islam spread so quickly because of Migration, Conquest, and The Political Order.
Modern Egypt continues to have the ancient Egypt 's culture including the influence of modern Western culture , itself with roots in Ancient Egypt (Wikipedia n .pag , 2007 . Ancient Egyptian In the ancient Egyptian culture religion played a very important role . In fact without the ancient Egyptian Religion , there would perhaps not much reason for today 's increasing tourism . The great Pyramids of Egypt 's are a major attraction . These huge structures would not exist , nor the fabulous temples , the tombs on the West Bank of Thebes and their mummies , or the colorful decorations on these structures that have attracted travelers to Egypt over the past three thousand years or more .
He bore a son, Ishmael, by his wife's servant who became the father of the Arab nations. His heir, Isaac, was born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age by supernatural intervention by God. His devotion to God was such that he was willing to sacrifice his only son. He grew wealthy, married
Ashwin Naglla HIST 3704 Professor Azimi November 10, 2010 Quran: Significance in the Lives of Muslims As early Arab conquerors spread Islam outside of Arabia, they established an expansive and rich culture. Islamic civilization soon encompassed the core Middle East and spread west to Spain and as far east to the Indus River. The Islamic world developed a common culture highly influenced by the Quran. This holy book was the root of many social and cultural norms in the lives of Muslims historically and today, including treatment of false beliefs and equality between men and women. The Quran says a lot about treatment of false belief.
It is true that Islam is the fastest growing religion today because Islam is spreading all over the world through immigration, high birth rates, and the power of political and economic. Islam insisted on the assumption of political power, they do not spread their faith through their Qur’ans of words, but spread through the Islamic conquest that many economists and power struggle people may convert into Islam. First point, Islam is the fastest growing religion because “true Islam functions within a community (the Umma) that optimally carries its own political identity” in Corduan book page 94. Islam does not discriminate between different race, they only discriminate different faith or religions that they could easily unite in their faith and religion to care their fellow and develop their community and mosques in the worldwide. As long as their faith is Islam, they could worship all together in all their mosques and they keep religion festival all together.