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History of Islam
The history of Islam goes back over 1400 years to Prophet Muhammad and his creation of the first Islamic State in Medina Munawarra. Since that point, Islamic culture, custom and tradition have spread all across the world in numerous empires and by peaceful conversions. Muslims have been prominent in science, government, religion, philosophy, literature and numerous other areas of human endeavor. If you are interested in learning more about the history of the Islamic World, its development over the centuries and its contributions to society, here is a good place to start asking your questions.
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What kind of civilization did the Moors developed in Spain?
Moorish Spain was very enlightened and at it's peak possibly the most advanced in the western world.
In what year did Muhammad receive revelations and in what century did the Islamic empire collapse?
God revelation of Quran to prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through the angel Gabriel (Jibril) started in year 610 AD and continued through year 632 AD (year of prophet Muhammad death).
The Islamic nation was one country ruled by one ruler but was not an empire with the common curently political sense. However, this single nation or entity were artificially split into different countries and entities in year 1917-1922 after the First World War and most of these countries were put under occupation by many western countries.
When did the moors start raiding Spain?
By 711 a speculative raiding party of 10,000 soldiers, led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad, crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigothic army of King Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete.
Why did saladin win the battle of hattin?
he did not even try they just gave up easily im from where saladin was born so i know the exact thing that hapened
What could be the reason that only the northern part of Africa became part of the Islamic empire?
due to islamic terrorist (e.g. al-shabab) people fear to accept islam they thought this is a religion of extremism but islam is represented in wrong way actually islam is a religion of peace
Why might some people have welcomed the Arab armies?
If this is concerning the Islamic Conquests, the main supporters of the conquest from within the conquered territories were religious and ethnic minorities that had been marginalized by the rulers of those states. Jews were among the most welcoming, being repressed by both the Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire and the Zoroastrian Sassanid Empire. There was also a lesser degree of repression of different Christian groups (especially heretical sects) in the Byzantine Empire, leading those groups to support Arab invasion to a lesser degree. The system of tolerance for religious minorities under the Muslim Arabs was superior to that under either the Byzantine Empire or the Sassanid Empire, but was still a form of apartheid by modern standards.
Answer 2Some people welcomed historically the Arab armies for two reasons:
- First, the Arab armies were instructed not to kill a woman, a child, an old man, or an ill one or even to cut a tree or burn a home.
- Second, the Arab armies took care of the minorities and never forced them to convert to Islam. They only asked what is called "Jezia" to be paid by the non Muslim who is capable of joining the army (not the child, not the woman, not the old man, ... etc.) to be exempted from joing the military. That is why currently no Jezia is paid as the Arabic army include all religions and faiths. It was never done in Muslim countries what is called apartheid as done in USA, South Africa, and Australia some time ago. This explains why the Christians in Egypt asked Muslims to invade Egypt to relive them from the Romans who were against Christianity at that time.
Before the Reconquista most of the Iberian Peninsula was controlled by who?
In 711-13 Arabs and other North African Muslims conquered the Iberian Peninsula, which was then the Kingdom of the Visigoths, who were Christian at the time.
What is the Taliban worldview?
The Taliban worldview holds that the changes which the western world, particularly those inculcated (brought about) by the USA, have been bad for the people of Asia and other lands which have Moslem followers. Consequently, the Taliban holds that the roles of women and men need to be more systematically set out as with their view of the Koran. In that, men and women have more specific roles as well women are to be covered up when they go in public. In addition, women are not to hold certain jobs, rather it is the role of the men to have the jobs outside of the household and the women should be in the home tending to the children, cooking, cleaning and the like. The Taliban is associated with the Sunni sect of the Islamic (Moslem) religion rather than the Shiite sect which, though in the minority, holds sway in Iran and iraq. The Taliban world view is quite controversial as there are many scholars who disagree with the philosophical underpinnings of the Taliban view which holds the beliefs stated in the above paragraph. For example, some experts point out that the Koran, the Islamic holy book, has no such systematic segregation (separation) of women and men in either roles or in power or rights....thus the Taliban is at odds with those who hold their views to be an abuse of the Koran. The Taliban has often relied on its power over its followers coming at least partly from the fact that many of those who support them don't actually have the ability to read the Koran so they rely sometimes exclusively on the Taliban for their views and interpretations of the Koran.
What were gender roles like in medieval Islam?
In medieval Islam, gender roles were often defined by religious, cultural, and social norms that varied across different regions. Women had specific rights within Islamic law, including property ownership and inheritance, which granted them a degree of economic independence. However, societal expectations typically confined women to domestic roles, while men were seen as primary providers and protectors. Despite these limitations, some women in prominent families or urban centers engaged in public life, scholarship, and trade, illustrating a more complex social dynamic.
Who ruled the Islamic empire after 1258?
The question is based on a false premise, namely that there is "one Islamic Empire". By 1258, there had already been 15 distinct empires whose dominant and ruling religions were Islam. There would be even more afterwards.
If the question intends to ask what country controlled the lands that the Abbassid Caliphate controlled in 1250 in the year 1260, the answer is the Mongolian Khanate.
The Americans exploited the concept of Jihad in Islam to fight the soviets and push them out of Afghanistan, However, when the Mujahedeen ( The Islamic holy fighters) won the war and started to rule, their policy did suit the Americans. For example, Taliban ( the term used now for the Mujahdeen) are sympathatic with Arabs due to Islamic ties with them. This support included anti-Israeli position and call for the Palestinan cause. Such policy made the Americans move against Taliban and declared war against them specially after what happened in 9-11 and the support Osama Bin Laden by the Taliban.
The Mujahadeen.
What is Ira M Lapidus's point of view in the book a history of Islamic societies?
That these people cant seem to stop fighting with one another and live peaceful life's.
Why do you think the reconquista was considered a success in 1269?
The reconquista was considered a success because the christians finally took back the land that the muslims had and because portugal had became a second country
*by a 9th grader in queens(kemir)
The movement to drive out the Moors from southern Spain was called the?
The movement to drive the moors out of Spain since the first invasion in 711 AD until the last battle in 1492 AD (almost eight centuries) is called the Reconquista.
How did Richard force saladin to agree to the surrender of ache?
Because Saladin broke down Richards walls to his city and Saladin had to pay 200,000 gold pieces and when Saldin ran into problems while trying to pay he finally surrendered.
Why do people remember saladin?
Saladin is remembered for commanding the Ayyubids at the Battle of Hattin, in which the Ayyubids decisively defeated the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The battle occurred on July 4, 1187.
It all depends on where you're standing. One man's hero is another man's demon.
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How did Saladin feel about the people on the other side of the Crusades?
Saladin felt quite neutrally about the oposing side during the Crusades. Some people found it odd, but Saladin would send baskets of fruit and water over to Richard the Lion-Heart during their war. Saladin even gave King Richard some ice when he had a migrane from the intense heat of the Holy Land. Saladin wasn't as reckless and violent as King Richard the Lion-Heart, he was very peacful and as seen in the end of the 4th Crusade, Saladin and King Richard decided to commend to a treaty.
What role did the taliban play?
The Taliban have risen, fallen, and then risen again in the past 15 years. The Islamist movement rose to power in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s, ruled the country in the late 90s, and fell to the US-led invasion in 2001.
