From the three documents provided, Documents A, B, and C. I think that the Early Islamic Empire expanded war, by truced, and rare peace. It changed dramatically. The spread of Islam from 632-661. The battle in al-Yarmuk was the fiercest and bloodiest of its kind.
Mansa Mūsā was an emperor of the West African empire of Mali. He ruled from 1307 to 1312 and did many remarkable things during his ruling such as building The Great Mosque at Timbuktu. In the Middle East and Europe, he is best known for his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1224. Sundiata, Mansa Mūsā’s grandson or great nephew, founded his dynasty and was also a West African monarch who founded western Sudanese empire of Mali. He lead the path for Mansa Mūsā to become emperor in 1312 and also helped him with his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.The world was awakened to the marvelous wealth of Mali due to the pilgrimage.
Have you ever heard of Mansa Musa, the tenth king of the wealthy ancient West African Mali Empire? Mansa Musa changed life for Africans (specifically the Malian culture) during his rule and through his relationship with African societies and people. His journey to the Holy City of Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad, changed lives for the supposed better in more ways the one. The pilgrimage of Mecca, which he led, explicitly changed Malian lifestyle. In his twenty-five year reign, Musa demonstrated and gave insight of the African culture to the neighboring countries.
Mecca's significance in Islam is due to the Prophet Muhammad first receiving revelations from Allah at the Kabba, located in Mecca. Islamic mathematicians and astronomers were particularly important because they calculated the direction of Mecca, as well as proper times of prayer. This is mentioned in Document 1, a history textbook excerpt that defines the reasons for Muslim pursuit of knowledge as well as emphasizing their acheivements. If Muslims had not been such devout followers of their religion, the need for the development of mathematical principles would have been undoubtedly lessened. For example, Muslims took the Indian numerical system and transferred it to Arabic, thereby globalizing and progressing mathematics.
Long ago, during the 7th century, there was a man named Mohammed (PBUH) who lived in a city called Mecca. One day, while he was meditating in the cave of Hira, a voice came to him and said “Proclaim!” He then starts to preach and spread the teachings of a religion known today as, Islam. As he began to teach, he started to gain followers and supporters. Eventually, after many conflicts and Mohammed’s (PBUH) death, the religion was able to spread much bigger rather than the Arabian Peninsula.
The Islamic empire was a dominant force for about 600 years, they were so dominant that even today we see many examples of their impact on the world now. They conquered territory which spread from Spain through east Asia. They faced many geographical barriers due to their unique location such as the terrain of the Arabian peninsula but they dealt with this adversity. The Islamic Empires' geographic extent, contributions and ideas in all fields, and influence on different regions led them to have a lasting impact on the world.
When Muhammad first gained control of Mecca, many of different beliefs feared their destruction and were surprised to find that he was accepting, unlike previous rulers. Mohammad argued that Islam was founded on kindness and mercy and didn’t seek revenge. According to an excerpt from The Caliph Omar: Arab Imperialist (Document 2), “Mohammad respected the older monotheistic faiths... he called them “People of the Book”... they were not forced into Islam but were allowed to retain their ancestral religion on payment of tribute” (Saunders).
Muhammad Ali was an athlete formally known as a Cassius Clay before he changed his name to Cassius X and later to Ali after joining the Nation of Islam. He is well known due to his mark on the world as an athlete in boxing. Besides him being an iconic boxer he also remembered as a person who fought for social and political change through his outspoken political positions and this the point where his greatness excelled . Ali had a great political influence on many individuals in the United States. Different occasions portray Ali’s stand on political and social change.
Islam is one of the largest religions today and this is how Islam started. Muhammad was from Mecca which was a spiritual place for many religions. Mecca is where Muhammad began his preaching. Mount Hira was where Muhammad first realized their was one god, Allah in the year 610 CE. Muhammad was sent away in the year 622 CE and came back to Mecca in 628 CE with all of his new followers to continue preaching to other people.
How did he change the world? participated in the civil rights movement and influenced so many people. Muhammed Ali Galvanised the civil rights movements by appealing to people who otherwise agreed on little politically.” Him being known as a heroic figure bridged the whole span of the movement” says aljazeera news. Also he changed the community by bringing the attention of other famous people in the civil rights movement to him.
Also, he was very harsh because he did not reason nor negotiate. Additionally, he was not a clear thinker. The Koran is not in chronological order and the longer suras, which are usually later on in time, come first. This was confusing because his teachings went in the order of the Koran. He also was addicted to war, legalized slavery, and legalized polygamy.
The Mighty Clash of Free Will and Fate in the Odyssey The debate of free will and fate has come up in many great literary works like in ancient epics such as Gilgamesh, the Iliad, and the Odyssey, written circa eighth century. Free will and fate both play a large role in these epic poems. Man faces the challenges of predetermined fate set by the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology in every Greek epic, while juggling their own free will. In the Odyssey by Homer, readers see these elements throughout the epic through the epic hero of Odysseus.
1. Compare the pricing strategies of Method, ReadyMade, and Acid+All. Do all of these relatively new brands use the same strategy? Explain.
Here we see Muhammad not acting as just a religious figure but a political and social one: he does not seek to solely change the religions of the Meccans but also transform the way the government operates and social hierarchies form. Muhammad no longer accepts the fractured tribal system that constantly had bloody skirmishes for greater respect. Again, to take this as a solely religious mistake would be obscuring the whole picture. Muhammad was concerned with transitioning other Meccans to his religion but he was more attentive to the damage constant tribal warfare was doing to his community. In this sense, Muhammad used religion as a vehicle to transform the societal and political norms of his
Mansa Musa helped Islam spread by leaving to pilgrimage and introduced the empire to the Islamic World. He encouraged learning to read the Arabic language to read the Qur’an. He hired architects to build mosques as well. Another example is the Songhai empire. Songhai leaders were Muslims as well.
