From their origins up until 1500, Islam and Christianity both grew a lot, their attitudes toward merchants and trade also evolved. Both Christians and Muslims were against trading, due to its dishonest and overly prosperous nature, but each also tried to justify it. This desire for justification led to changes in theologies and beliefs as time progressed. Christians changed their negative views toward trade as time progress while muslims views remained negative, even though the Qur’an is more accepting of merchants. Over time, Christians accepted traders, while Muslims began to accept trade.
Both the Qur’an and the Christian Bible display their views toward merchants and trade. The Christian Bible is very negative toward the excessive amounts …show more content…
It focuses on the importance of being a truthful are fair merchant. For Muslims as long as they are truthful when trading, the religion is accepting of the practice. (Doc 2) Both texts are negative and disapproving toward merchants and trade, but they provide ways for merchants to be accepted despite their position.
The views of both Christianity and Islam were expressed in numerous accounts throughout history, by people of religious importance as well as commoners. The documents included did not contain an account of trade through the eyes of a lower-class Muslim. It would be very useful though to have an account from a common Muslim that discusses trade. This would help me to analyze how trade and Islamic views affected everyday life and how they were impacted by the values displayed by the Qur’an and religious scholars. Many scholars and theologians talked about each religion’s views on trade. A monk of Durham named Reginald, who was a younger contemporary of St. Godric, wrote an account of Godric’s experience as a merchant. The text is likely to be very accurate because it was written by Reginald while Godric was still alive. He wrote about how St. Godric was a trader but lived like a peddler. This shows how being a
Both the Qur’an and the Christian Bible display their views toward merchants and trade. The Christian Bible is very negative toward the excessive amounts …show more content…
It focuses on the importance of being a truthful are fair merchant. For Muslims as long as they are truthful when trading, the religion is accepting of the practice. (Doc 2) Both texts are negative and disapproving toward merchants and trade, but they provide ways for merchants to be accepted despite their position.
The views of both Christianity and Islam were expressed in numerous accounts throughout history, by people of religious importance as well as commoners. The documents included did not contain an account of trade through the eyes of a lower-class Muslim. It would be very useful though to have an account from a common Muslim that discusses trade. This would help me to analyze how trade and Islamic views affected everyday life and how they were impacted by the values displayed by the Qur’an and religious scholars. Many scholars and theologians talked about each religion’s views on trade. A monk of Durham named Reginald, who was a younger contemporary of St. Godric, wrote an account of Godric’s experience as a merchant. The text is likely to be very accurate because it was written by Reginald while Godric was still alive. He wrote about how St. Godric was a trader but lived like a peddler. This shows how being a