The Spread Of Islam In Early Arabia

In early Arabia, many people worshipped many gods, which is called polytheism. All of that changed when Muhammad created a new religion called Islam. Muhammad was a prophet that was believed in ancient times to speak to an angel named gabriel. He kept getting messages from the angel, and all of those messages were put into a book called the Qur’an (The holy book). At first when he started teaching this new religion to the Arabs, there were some problems. Some got upset when they had to stop worshipping their god. Later people started to accept this new religion.

Islam spread due to military force and missionaries. With this type of power, it caused more people to listen and accept Islam. Mecca was important because that was the place where Muhammad started to spread Islam. Many wealthy people were against and worried in Mecca. They threatened Muhammad and even tried to kill him. On the other hand, the poor people liked him because if they served Allah (God) they would become equal with the rich and the poor. Later in 622, Muhammad and his followers were invited to Medina (the Prophet’s city) so they moved over there. Medina was the Islamic state. Many people accept this religion at this point.

Islam has a book called a Qu’ran (The holy book) which give them guidelines and rules to follow when worshipping Allah and to follow in their …show more content…
The five pillars are: Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting and Pilgrimage. Muslims prove their faith when they say :” There is no god but god, and Muhammad is his prophet.” With prayer, they pray five time a day. This proves that they believe in Allah. Muslims also have to contribute money to charity so they can help and support. When Muslims fast, they don’t eat or drink anything. It proves that Allah is more important than their own bodies. With pilgrimage, they have to travel to Mecca at least on time in their life because it is the most sacred place of