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| Pre-Islamic Arabia II | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 31 2007, 05:15 AM (26 Views) | |
| Arov | Jan 31 2007, 05:15 AM Post #1 |
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As this article attests, Byzantine influence was strong among the pre-Islamic Arabs. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/shahid.html Records by Byzantine historians show that many Arabs saw themselves as the descendents of Ishmael as far back as one hundred years before Muhammad was born. In addition, Byzantine Christianity may have played a role in the dissolving of tribal lines, the development of the "martyrdom" concept, and belief in a singular spiritual authority, let along monotheism and a Biblical ethnic identity as the descendants of Ishmael. Many Arabs were in fact fighting alongside the Byzantines and whole tribes converted to Christianity played a large role in shaping Arabia's future Islamic history upon embracing Islam. Judaism was also spreading in the Arabian Peninsula in the period before Muhammad's birth. Perhaps this played a role in the development of Islam also? ---- While it is important to respect Islam as a distinct religion and way of life from Christianity and Judaism, it is also important to consider the historical factors surrounding its founding. Like every religion before it, Islam may have spread so quickly among the Arab tribes because of the geopolitical situation of the day. Specifically, I'm referring to Byzantine Christian influence over the Arab world before Islam. |
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