islam in the medieval world. from east to west at its height in the middle ages, muslims ruled an...
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Arabic Tradition Tribal society Followers of traditional gods and goddesses, one of whom was called Allah [the supreme/creator god] No systems of feudalism or manorialismTRANSCRIPT
Islam in the Medieval
World
From East to West• At its height in the Middle Ages, Muslims ruled an empire
from the Atlantic to the Indus River valley in modern Pakistan, a region that stretched across 5000 miles
Arabic Tradition• Tribal society• Followers of traditional gods
and goddesses, one of whom was called Allah [the supreme/creator god]• No systems of feudalism or
manorialism
Muhammad• Born in 570• Works in the caravan trade• Begins having visions /
trances in 610• Develops a group of
followers, called Muslims
Terminology • Allah = ilah [deity or god] + the definite article al-; like going from god to God; Christian Arabs also use the term Allah• Islam = submission or surrender to God • Muslim = one who submits to God
Expansion during the Middle Ages
• 637: Muslim armies conquer Syria• 638: Muslim armies conquer Iraq• 642: Muslim armies conquer Egypt• 651: Muslim armies conquer Iran• 705-715: Muslim armies conquer
Central Asia and Sind• 711-720: Muslim armies conquer
Iberian Peninsula [Spain]
Expansion:
The Bayt Al-Hikma
English Words Derived from Arabic
• Algebra• Assassin• Coffee• Gazelle• Hazard• Lilac• Mattress• Syrup• Zero