“Islam undergoes a burst of expansion, prosperity, and cultural diversification but remains politically fractured. Arab merchants help spread Islam over great distances and they make it more appealing to other cultures, helping to transform Islam into a foundational world” (Adelman 402). The origins, basic beliefs of Islam, Muhammad, the Quran, and the five pillars of Islam are very important to the Islamic culture. Islam is a universal religion. First off, Islam is “a religion that dates back to 610 CE, when Muhammad believed God came to him in a vision. Islam requires its followers to act righteously, to submit themselves to the one and only true God, and to care for the less fortunate (Adelman 372).” Muhammad was born in Mecca in Saudi
