Chapter 9

In this chapter we learn about the world of Islam and a new religion. Muhammad Ibn Abdullah was responsible for the creation on this new religion. Abdullah believed that he was the messenger of Allah. He believed he was responsible to delivering the message of the Quran. The Quran demanded social justice and wanted to return to the older values of Arab tribal life. After delivering the message of the Quran Abdullah gained followers from his city of Mecca. By gaining these followers Abdullah was able to create a new society that changed Arabia. Once Abdullah died the new Islamic state came under control and a new faith began. With this transformation in Arabia it started to spread throughout the Afro-Eurasian world. Other civilizations started to adapt to this new state and felt the need to learn the Arabic language. This spread also affected other countries in the neighboring regions. In India, because of the new religion much faith was brought to northern India. In Anatolia more and more Muslims started to settle here which created a greater cultural weight. In West Africa, because of Muslim migrators, trades increased as well as merchant communities. In Spain, because of it’s rich agriculture, it was the perfect place for Muslims to settle and work with Christians and Jews that were in the Spain region.

Learning about Muhammad Ibn Abdullah reminded me much about learning about Jesus. Muhammad was closely related to Jesus because of what he did. It was interesting to know that there was more people out there just like Jesus. Muhammad believed in his God and did anything to prove his faith in Allah. Because of this Muhammad gained a lot of followers and was able to create a new religion.