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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 span of years saw the greatest expansion of the Muslim empire?
The Umayyad Empire ruled its largest extent for only one year, 750 C.E. It was then deposed by the Abbassids, whose empire immediately shrank (due to the loss of Spain to the Umayyad remnant).
How did the Muslim rulers of Spain during the Middle Ages leave their mark on the country?
- How did the Muslim rulers of Spain during the Middle Ages leave their mark on the country?
What was the effect of Muslim rule on Buddhism?
Islamic Rulers almost never accepted Buddhism. In India, Muslim rulers eradicated the Buddhist populations. In Malaysia and Indonesia, Buddhists were generally pushed out to the more rural areas and those who stayed in major cities suffered under discrimination until colonialism ended this.
The history of the Islam veil?
If you look in a picture of Mary with Jesus in some pictures, you see her wearing a veil. You might or might nit know this, but most christians are supposed to ear a veil in Christianity, so veils were even before Islam started, its just that christians nowadays aren't as good of believers as they were back then.
What prevented the Islamic empire from gaining a hold in western Europe except for Spain?
The battle at Tours, France led by Charlemagne (I think it was Charlemagne) prevented Islamic expansion.
What is the Most powerful Muslim empire?
Certainly, there have been many mighty empires of the Muslim faith such as the Abbasid, Umayyed, moghuls, or the Safavid no doubt the greatest would be the Ottoman Empire. 1299-1923.
Why do kids what to join the Taliban?
Kids in Afghanistan probably think the Taliban are really cool. Either that or they are forced to. It's like the U.S. Army you know...
Did the Taliban threaten Malala?
Yes , even going as far as shooting Malala Yousafzai in the head in an attempt to murder her because she was advocating the right of all women to an education .
Who was The Muslim leader during the Third Crusade who reached a settlement over disputed lands?
saladin
The Muslim forces at the Battle of Tours were from the Caliphate of the Umayyad dynasty.
How were Muslims and Jews treated after the Catholics took control in the Golden Age?
Muslims Spain during the Middle Ages was a golden age for both Muslims and Jewish thinkers, poet, artists, and scientists.
Who were the sunnis in history?
Those who rejected the Leadership of Imam Ali a.s. as the first Caliph after death of prophet Muhammad SAWW.
What were the benefits of religious tolerance to the society of Moorish Spain?
The question makes an equivocation commonly made in analyzing Islamic Spain. While the Amazigh (derisively called Moors and occasionally called Berbers) were the majorities in political power in Islamic Spain, the particular regime of Umayyad Spain, which was the one that fostered this religious tolerance, was an Arab-Muslim-led regime. When the Amazigh actually did come to power in Spain in the Almoravid and Almohad Empires, they were notoriously intolerant of other religions, with the Almohads even persecuting Muslims who were not as fundamentalist as they were.
If we are talking about Islamic Spain under the Umayyads, a number of benefits accrued to this regime and its subjects because of the policy of religious tolerance.
1) Accumulation of Knowledge: Because people of all different faiths from various places were coming together without fear of subjugation, this provided a confluence of knowledge unlike most other places. It allowed for Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Pagan (from some Saqaliba) influences to come together and criticize each others views.
2) Cultural Flowering: Artistic styles spread between different religious groups. Jews and Muslims copied each others' poetic styles. Jews, Christians, and Muslims improved their skills as apologists. Physical arts, crafts, and handiwork of each group were valued and mimicked by the others through the prism of their own faith. Not only that, Muslims would carve doors for churches and Christians would help construct mosques, all to the specifications of the recipient, but using the stylistic elements of their own traditions.
3) Assertions of Identity: With a semblance of religious toleration, the various religious groups were able to assert their own unique beliefs without fear of oppression or intimidation. It is no accident that many of Judaism's clearest statements of belief prior to the modern era come out of Islamic Spain since they were able to more forthrightly argue their positions. Mozarabic Christians were often better educated than Spaniards in the northern Christian Kingdoms, allowing the Mozarabic Christians to come to the north and enrich the local Christian culture.
4) Unique Courts and Authorities: Under Islamic Law, each religious group had its own courts for domestic and familial issues. This allowed each religious group to self-organize under laws that they would approve of.
Why is the martyrdom of Husayn a significant event in Muslim history?
the Martyrdom of Husayn is significant to Muslim history because it marks the split between Sunay, and Shia
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they became a large group without any help
What motivated the Muslims to conquer other peoples and lands?
The Koran motivated and still obligates Muslims from conquering people and lands in order to attain peace. Muslims believe that only in a world that is completely Muslim can peace be possible.
Mansa Musa
Did the UK or America drop a nuclear bomb on the Taliban?
no!!! nuclear weapons have not been used since ww2.
How did the Muslim conquest affect the Zoroastrians?
Under Islamic Authority, Zoroastrianism waned in its ancestral home of Persia. Zoroastrianism was the majority faith in Persia until Islam almost completely extinguished it, both by sword, economic inequality, and brutal repression of Zoroastrian customs (unless they could be Islamicized like Nourouz). On some occasions, Zoroastrians were given Dhimmi Status; a second-class status accompanied by higher taxes, living restrictions, job restrictions, and clothing requirements; and on other occasions were forcibly converted to Islam because they were considered polytheists.
What three major religions were apart of Spain before the Reconquista?
Muslim, Christian, and Jewish, the Moors were very tolerant.
