Arabs are one of the greatest nations in the world, despite the fact that their faith is quite conservative in nature.However, it is the Arab scholars gave the world medicine, mathematics, an example of effective government.To date, the number of people professing Islam, with 1.5 billion, or 23% of the total population of the planet.It is truly amazing awareness of the ordinary Arab remotely from home, his or her identity as a part of a united and unbreakable people.A similar relationship can be explained by different factors: religion or belief, a particular social environment.It is difficult to imagine that at one time this nation was a pile of scattered tribes on the Arabian Peninsula.The social machine, which arose after their union, was comparable with the most prominent empires are only known in human history.We try to understand what led to the union constantly warring Arab tribes.
geographical features of the region
Many historians, the question arises, which contributed to the unification of the Arab tribes.The answer is composed of several factors, each of which will be discussed below.We know from history that initially the largest concentration of Arabs in the Arabian Peninsula was.The climate in this area of the planet rather unfriendly: deserts, low humidity, lack of fertile land, and so on.. All of these factors are already talking about the fact that under such conditions it is very difficult to survive, especially alone.Understanding this for many years pushed the Arabs to unite.However, there was a mass of tribal differences: Unlike religions, traditions, customs and more.In fact, every Arab tribe considered themselves special among all the others.Of course, a difficult geographical situation pushed to unite their forces, but in the end the United Arab tribes contributed religion.
Mohammed and his teachings
Already between V and VI centuries BC nedotsivilizatsiya northern and southern Arabs came to a complete standstill.At the turn of the century there is the great prophet Mohammed.The man put a lot of effort, contributing to the unification of the Arab tribes.The prophet preached Islam - monistic religion, supported by the Qur'an and faith in Allah.Religion is presented as a kind of hybrid of Judaism, Christianity and pagan beliefs of the Arabs.First, all the dogmas preached by Muhammad, were perceived very negatively, but already in the VI century prophet created his own community - Ummah.Thus, the belief in one God - this is what contributed to the unification of the Arab tribes.
Limbo caliphate
should be noted that the caliphate appeared not at once.The stumbling block was the lack of Islamic forces.Only after the adoption of faith in one God, Allah, and Khazraj tribes Raus Prophet Muhammad could speak openly about his teaching.Since that time the development of the caliphate as a single Arab state.In this case, Mohammed serves not as a prophet but as a leader who preached their own, credible ideology.
peak of development in the Arab States
death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 resulted in a lot of negative for the newly created Arab Caliphate events.By this time the state already owned a decent area, which extended to the entire Arabian Peninsula.Parallel to this, the war begins between the apostates who have renounced Islam immediately after the death of the Prophet, and the military commander Khalid ibn al-Walid.
After the victory over all unbelievers struggle begins between the heirs of Mohammed and others competing for power.In 661 he was killed the last of the kind of the great prophet, Ali ibn Abi Talib.The new ruler of the Arab Caliphate became Muapiya kind of Umayyad.At this point, we can talk about the end of the formation of statehood in the Arabian Peninsula, which contributed to the unification of the Arab tribes.
So religion has become the essential "explosion", which has given a truly great Arab nation.Person of Muhammad to the present day is a lot of debate and discussion.Many scientists believe that Islam was literally invented them to seize power in the territory of Arabia.However, all his actions were those that contributed to the unification of the Arab tribes, so the goal is not irrelevant, only the result is important.
