How Did Islam Contribute To The Rise Of Rome's Fall

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The second Eastern civilization to emerge out of Rome’s fall was Islam, emerging in the seventh century among the Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula. The founder was Muhammad (570–632), a prosperous merchant in Mecca. He received visions from the angel Gabriel and became a prophet. He rejected tribal gods and called for monotheism. Muhammad’s sayings recorded into book form, the Koran. Muslims regard Judaism and Christianity as faiths of the book, precursors to Islam. Jesus was considered a great messenger, but not the Son of God. Muhammad role was to be a prophet ant the carrier of Gods revelation. He offered the ASrbs a new monothesistic faith, Islam, which meant to “surrender to Allah (God).”
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