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Spread Of Islam In Europe. For ... In conclusion, the spread of Islam in Europe
brought about many changes in the history of the world. [6 ...
... the Prophet the Islam continued to spread. The Arab armies were attacking, invading
and conquering different parts of three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa ...
... and militaristically, but the colonization of Muslim lands by Europe, such as ... Formed
in Egypt in 1928, it spread Islam peacefully, distributing the faith and ...
... Western Europe. These new imported ideas became the basis for the European renaissance
in the 1500s. The origins and spread of Christianity and Islam differ ...
... Islam has also spread through Africa even under the European colonial rulers. Today
Islam continues to grow also in Europe and America where Muslims now ...
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Christian. I was raised in a Christian family, with Christian values, and Christian ways. So, I didn’t actually realize that there were other religions until I became old enough to have an understanding. And even still, I truly did not realize the enormity of other belief systems, like Judaism and Islam; until learning Global Studies last year. The nation of Islam contains 1.61 billion followers (known as Muslims). This makes Islam the second largest religion Europe and in the world, following Christianity. However, as with anything else, this did not all just suddenly occur. The spread of Islam began in 652 A.D., and the religion still is growing and growing.
The religion of Islam began in the seventh-century A.D., by the prophet Muhammad. The Muslims call this time period before Islam ‘Jahiliyya’, or ‘The Age of Ignorance[1].’ This was because the people living in Arabia at the time were mostly polytheistic and seen as immoral[2]. Muhammad’s birth town of Mecca was an important place in the world at this time, as it was at the crossroads of the caravan routes in the Middle East. The word ‘mecca’ means “A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest", and it certainly was the case in Mecca. Mecca was a wealthy and extremely important trading site, because the area around Mecca was completely barren. What will become extremely important in the spread of Islam in Europe is that Mecca is a trading center, where everyone who comes to the region of Arabia will have to stop through.
[1] "Those who, if we establish them firmly on the earth, will establish salat and pay alms, and command what is right and forbid what is wrong. The end result of all affairs is with God.- (Qur'an 22:41)
[2] “Our Word was given before to our slaves, the Messengers, that they would certainly be helped. It is our army which will be victorious.”- (Qur'an, 37: 171-173)
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