Today, Islam is the second most popular religion in the land which profess every fifth inhabitant.Limbo in the depths of the Arabian Peninsula, this religion many centuries of its existence, acquired enthusiastic supporters on all continents.
Islam is the religion of a supranational - take it any person without any restrictions by sex, ethnicity, or origin.Nevertheless, for all its openness is very rigid and conservative religion does not tolerate blatant disregard customs and established rules of behavior.
What were the causes of Islam and its increasing popularity?
Occurrence islama- historical background
time of the rise of Islam - a VII century ADIt happened on the territory of present-day Saudi Arabia.These places are inhabited by nomadic Arabs, pastoralists or agriculture in the oases.As long as these are not too fertile and livable place were not sufficiently populated, the local population was content modest fruits of their labor.Among them, there was not much separation on property grounds, together they worshiped pagan gods and were quite moderate lifestyle.
With the passage of time on the territory inhabited by Arabs, were held comfortable caravan routes and began to form densely populated towns and cities.Among the people began to stand out warlords and wealthy tribesmen.This led to the emergence of a new type of relations within the tribes, the leaders who were interested in preserving their power.It was here, in Western Arabia, and the Prophet Muhammad appeared with his teachings, which came in handy.That since its emergence made to count the occurrence of Islam.The personality of the Prophet Muhammad is inconsistent enough, his life is covered with legends.Let's face it, only one - that this man was the founder of a new religion, radically affected the course of world history.
rise of Islam and the reasons for its popularity
What is his religion so attracted Arabs?Firstly, in his sermons Muhammad preached belief in one God - Allah, the true infallible ruler of the universe.The word of God transmitted through the intermediary of its prophet, sacred and undeniable, and recorded in the main Muslim book - the Quran.The Koran and other holy books of Islam contain all the thoughts and the rules that should guide the life of a Muslim.The strict observance of these prescriptions after the death of his guaranteed place in the Muslim paradise (which is abundant Garden of Eden, where the faithful are in infinite bliss and pleasure), and for disobedience and disbelief - the death and the eternal torments of hell.I must say that the description of heaven and hell in the Qur'an given enough space - a truly fantastic sketches, subtly affecting basic human needs, designed to attract the largest possible number of supporters.The Koran requires the faithful observance of Muslim monotheism, it strictly regulates property, family and social relationships, rules of worship.Mohammed took into account the experience of the previous prophets and already established edinobozhnyh religions (Judaism and Christianity), he took out all right and removed extraneous.Popularity Islam contributed a lot that this religion did not require an ordinary believer deep work on themselves cunningly rites, and was a plain and simple-to-understand set of laws, compliance with which is guaranteed reward in this and future lives.The doctrine of the new religion as preached exclusivity believers towards others and positive attitude towards the wars of conquest, designed to extend the influence of Islam on the largest possible area.
first time supporters of the new religion had to contend with a strong and organized opponents who received considerable benefits from an established pagan lifestyle and orders.However, after 8 years after the rise of Islam and the establishment of the first Muslim community in Medina, Muslims were able to fully integrate local Arab tribes and triumphantly entered Mecca - the largest city in Arabia at the time.Under the banner of Islam finalize the unification of all tribes and there was a new powerful Arab state.The successors of Muhammad, received the title of caliph, led the hordes of converts to Islam began the invasion of the neighboring territories, subjecting the local population and forcing him to accept Islam.They were conquered by the Middle and Far East, North Africa and even part of the European territory.Arab Caliphate became a strong player on the international scene, which is now considered other states.In many ways, similar to Christianity, with a clear and simple teachings of Islam early years did not meet much resistance among the converts, which allowed him to naturally spread even beyond the conquest of the Caliphate.
Over time, the Arab Caliphate disintegrated into many small states, but Islam was not just obsolete, but passed by inheritance to the future rulers of these lands, which allowed them to retain their power.The rise of Islam opened a new era in the history of many Asian nations and much poviyalo their lives and culture.
number of modern believers from the time of the rise of Islam is growing.This is connected with the traditional Muslim cult of large families, providing rapid reproduction, and with the growing popularity of this religion in the countries of the Third World.Today, Islamic countries are in close cooperation with the leading countries of the world, they actively borrow from them new technologies, as well as use their own finances to have a greater impact on global politics.
