11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing
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During the end of the 11th century‚ large civilizations in Europe and the Middle East had risen to conflict. The Seljuk Turks had invaded the prosperous Byzantine Empire in 1055 CE. The King of the Byzantine Empire at the time was in desperate need for help or else the Turks would successfully invade whatever was left of the Byzantine Empire. Trapped in a corner‚ King Alexius I Comnenus had to inevitably ask for help from those who were had different religious viewpoints. On ___‚ the Pope received
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A question that frequently crosses people’s minds‚ how did Europe become this advanced in several aspects of life? It all started when the Muslim civilization took place in Europe. Islam stepped in Europe through what’s called as Al-Andalus. Europe was vastly affected by the Andalusian era‚ culture‚ civilization‚ social life‚ and relations. It affected Europeans in several life aspects such as political aspects‚ social aspects‚ scientific aspects‚ economic aspects‚ etc. Al-Andalus civilization changed
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until after 1235 AD. The investigation of cultures and exploring each of these African empires are crucial for understanding the past. The Malian empire was located in Sub-Saharan Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to present-day Niger. The caliphate traded salt‚ gold‚ limestone‚ granite and other items‚ all of which are very common to find in this region of Africa. The empire was located near rivers and oasis towns were built so its economy was stable along with trading the items listed. The
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Evaluate the role of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs in the development of Islam‚ accounting for the emergence of the Sunni and Shi’ite schism Muhammad’s mission‚ like many other prophets‚ was to call people to the worship and submission of the one true God. After his death this mission was left to those whom followed his teachings. Those who truly followed in the Prophet’s foot steps were proclaimed The Rightly Guided Caliphs. They were Abu Bakr‚ ’Umar‚ Uthman and Ali‚ and were the Four Rightly
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Question: With the collapse of the classical civilizations‚ post-classical civilizations arose shortly thereafter. Compare the factors that led to the rise post-classical civilizations from 500 CE to 1200CE between two of the following regions- Europe‚ East Asia‚ Africa or the Middle East. Model Essay Comparison Essay Post-Classical Civilizations With the collapse of the Roman‚ Gupta and Han empires‚ the world was left in a period of chaos with little structure in most areas. However after
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6.1 Outline – pg. 120-126 Brief - Islam was the first global civilization taking its roots in the Arabian Peninsula - It was spread by merchants‚ wandering mystics‚ and warriors across Africa‚ Asia‚ and Southern Europe - After its birth in the 7th century‚ Islamic civilization provided key links and channels for exchange among Mediterranean‚ Asian‚ and African cultures - Muslim works of philosophy‚ literature‚ mathematics‚ and the sciences elevated the Arabic language to the language of
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Q) How the current law and order situation of Pakistan is related with Islamic ideology? Ans) Political History of Pakistan: The political history of Pakistan is the narrative and analysis of political events‚ ideas‚ movements‚ and leaders of Pakistan. Pakistan gained independence from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1947‚ when British India was divided by the United Kingdom‚ in a region what is commonly referred to as the South Asia. Since its independence‚ Pakistan has had a colorful yet
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State of Iraq and the Levant or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‚ and also known by the Arabic acronym Daʿesh’’’‚ is an unrecognized state and a Sunni jihadist group active in Iraq and Syria in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status as a caliphate‚ it claims religious authority over all Muslims across the world and aspires to bring most of the Muslim-inhabited regions of the world under its political control beginning with territory in the Levant region which includes Jordan‚ Israel‚ Palestine
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Shia‚ spiraled the vast Muslim empire into an internal conflict that would divide the empire into individual Caliphates. The individual Caliphates‚ not only had to defend themselves against the invading Crusaders‚ but they also had to keep an eye on their neighbor Muslims‚ who could seize the opportunity to attack them. During the time of the first Crusade‚ tensions between the Fatimid Caliphate‚ which was composed of Shiite Muslims and the Seljuk Turks who were Sunni Muslims run very high. The Arab
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