The Black Death was a plague that broke out around 1347, and is known as the deadliest in the history of the world. The name most likely came from the black and blue blotches that appeared on the victim's skin. The symptoms were similar to those of the flu, but they developed boils and died within a few days. According to a map the disease affected Asia and Europe, having reached Spain and France by 1348. It spread remarkably fast throughout the continents, the dirty and crowded conditions of the city streets contributing to the rise. Life changed drastically, people began seeking witchcraft for cures and living as lavishly as possible before they died. Throughout the plague years the economy crashed. This left a mess of inflation, or higher
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According to Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron, “A general procedure was followed more out of fear of contagion than because of charity for the dead.” This means that the Christian people of Europe were more concerned about other people getting sick from the rotting corpses than they were following a Christian burial procedure. They thought that the faster they got bodies off the streets, the less of a chance there was for more of the population to get sick. According to the Rights of Passage reading piece, in the Islamic religion, when a person dies, prayers are read at the funeral, and the body is buried facing Makkah. Coffins and grave markers are not required, unlike the Christian religion. A Muslim eyewitness to the Black Death in Damascus, Syria, named Ibn Abi Hajalah wrote in his Kitab at-tibb al mansun fi daf at-ta’un a conversation between two arguing groups and Allah. He explains, “Consider their wounds which resemble the wounds of the slaughtered, and they are among them. And behold, their wounds are similar, so they joined the martyrs.” It is told from the perspective of Allah, who is trying to stop the argument. Allah says that every victim of the plague died for a cause, having fought the illness bravely until they died. Everybody deserves to be honored and admired, and a higher place given because of it. The Christians almost abandoned their religious practices during the …show more content…
Every person in it’s path and shadow were terrified of what it could bring and how it would leave their homes. The main religions at the time, Christianity and Islam, were both affected by the plague, both were equally worried. However, the Muslims took a more religious approach to the plague, trying to appeal to Allah, going above and beyond the requirements of their religion, honoring each and every one of the victims, and according to Muhammad al-Manbiji’s Fi Akhbar at-tuan they even regarded it as a blessing. On the other hand the Christians focused more on the health and safety of the living, abandoning religious practices and straying away from the
According to Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron, “A general procedure was followed more out of fear of contagion than because of charity for the dead.” This means that the Christian people of Europe were more concerned about other people getting sick from the rotting corpses than they were following a Christian burial procedure. They thought that the faster they got bodies off the streets, the less of a chance there was for more of the population to get sick. According to the Rights of Passage reading piece, in the Islamic religion, when a person dies, prayers are read at the funeral, and the body is buried facing Makkah. Coffins and grave markers are not required, unlike the Christian religion. A Muslim eyewitness to the Black Death in Damascus, Syria, named Ibn Abi Hajalah wrote in his Kitab at-tibb al mansun fi daf at-ta’un a conversation between two arguing groups and Allah. He explains, “Consider their wounds which resemble the wounds of the slaughtered, and they are among them. And behold, their wounds are similar, so they joined the martyrs.” It is told from the perspective of Allah, who is trying to stop the argument. Allah says that every victim of the plague died for a cause, having fought the illness bravely until they died. Everybody deserves to be honored and admired, and a higher place given because of it. The Christians almost abandoned their religious practices during the …show more content…
Every person in it’s path and shadow were terrified of what it could bring and how it would leave their homes. The main religions at the time, Christianity and Islam, were both affected by the plague, both were equally worried. However, the Muslims took a more religious approach to the plague, trying to appeal to Allah, going above and beyond the requirements of their religion, honoring each and every one of the victims, and according to Muhammad al-Manbiji’s Fi Akhbar at-tuan they even regarded it as a blessing. On the other hand the Christians focused more on the health and safety of the living, abandoning religious practices and straying away from the