The Contributions of Islam

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This paper explains that the Byzantine and Persian people had become hostile toward their own bureaucratic empires because of the government's financial demands, which made them more susceptible to the new ideas of the Muslims. The author points out some of the many Muslim advancements and contributions to world history such as the breeding of camels for transportation, organization of efficient hospitals and the ability to build a commercial economy. The paper relates that it was the Muslims who preserved and interpreted Aristotle's works because, when Emperor Justinian closed the philosophical schools in Athens, many Greek philosophers migrated east, where Greek philosophy was cultivated by the Muslims thus Islamic philosophy became Aristotelian.

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"Muhammad was born in the year 570 in the Arabian town of Mecca. His family belonged to the Quraish, an aristocratic tribe of traders and entrepreneurs who overlooked the town. In 610, Muhammad reported experiencing a religious phenomenon in which God spoke to him. God told Muhammad that, contrary to the polytheistic faith practiced in Mecca, there is only one God: Allah. Muhammad thought it his duty to become a prophet to the Quraish, but most of the tribe was unwilling to accept monotheism. The town of Yathrib in the north, however, invited Muhammad to live and preach in their land. Muhammad traveled to Yathrib with his small group of followers in 622. This journey, called the Hijrah, marks the beginning of the Islam faith."

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