Caliph

Abrahamic religions, religions that derive from the biblical character Abraham, have three main religions in the group. The first, and oldest, is Judaism, founded several thousand years ago in the Middle East; then there is Christianity, the most popular religion in the world, which was founded shortly after the death of Christ; finally, there is Islam, the second most popular religion in the world, founded by the prophet Muhammed in the 7th century ACE. Islam has over one billion followers of the

1) There are 3 different missionary groups in early Christianity. Paul, is an apostle that didn’t know or see Jesus. He found the Holy Spirit through a revelation by God. Paul spreads the gospel in many cities across the Mediterranean, most of them being Gentiles. Paul believes that faith in Jesus is the only requirement to find grace. The Apostles and elders of Jerusalem are the leaders of the early Christian church with a majority of its population being Jews, not Gentiles. They established a council

Unlike Christianity, which developed a hierarchical system within it’s community, Islam remained free of any holy authority other than the Caliph. Values such as respect, modesty, and charitable nature were retained through the years. Religious traditions and beliefs remained the same throughout Islamic civilization because of the belief that the Quran was written to be appropriate for all

that the Umayyad caliphs showed considerable favoritism to those of pure Arab descent, and they also squandered much of the empire’s money for their own selfish reasons. The only outlet for Islamic people seemed to be to create a new system of governing the empire of Islam, which is exactly what the Abbasid dynasty offered. Using Persian-like bureaucratic administration the Abbasid dynasty sought to perfect the empire that they had inherited from their predecessors. The Abbasid caliphs built capital

In Islam this was different. The caliphs were still considered somewhat priestly, because the first 4 were directly related to Muhammed but after that point they were more used for military purposes. The caliphs whole goal was to spread the religion of Islam by conquest. This in and of itself is directly related to military purposes. The caliphs were very good at their purpose too. Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in history

The Umayyads were a family that took over after the death of Ali, they ruled the Islamic Empire helping spread the faith through conquering. The Abbasids were the next family that took over after the fall of the Umayyads. The Abbasids had many achievements, and helped expand the empire further. The Umayyads and the Abbasids both ruled the same areas, and they both conquered more area to spread their religion. Although they share features they also are different in their government, and the treatment

Muhammad was told by Gabriel the angel at Mount Hira that there is one god named Allah. It was in 610 CE that he received this message.Muhammad was told by Gabriel the angel that there is one god and he is named Allah. He then told his wife and cousins these words. The the words kept flowing out of his mouth as he spread this. The leaders of Mecca then kicked him out of the city because they wanted to keep the pagans for the economy. Then as he left he then faced Mecca saying that Islam was different

Upon the death of the Prophet, Abu Bakr, the friend of the Prophet and the first adult male to embrace Islam, became caliph. Abu Bakr ruled for two years to be succeeded by 'Umar who was caliph for a decade and during whose rule Islam spread extensively east and west conquering the Persian empire, Syria and Egypt. It was 'Umar who marched on foot at the end of the Muslim army into Jerusalem and ordered the protection of Christian sites. 'Umar also established the first public treasury and a sophisticated

the Muslim community righteously. They thought that 'Ali, Muhammad 's closest surviving blood male relative, should be their next leader (caliph). The other faction, the Sunnis, believed that the Prophet 's successor should be determined by consensus and successively elected three of his most trusted companions, commonly referred to as the Rightly Guided Caliphs (Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman), as leaders of the Muslim community; 'Ali succeeded them as the fourth caliph.Today the Islamic community

Muhammad created the religion Islam which many people follow today. He also built an empire which stretched from Spain to India 100 years after his death. He had a life of trading before he started teaching people his new religion. Muhammad was born around 570 c.e. In Makkah. His dad died before he was born so his mom sent him out to live with relatives in the desert. When he was 5 or 6 he returned to his mother, but shortly after she died also. He became an orphan and lived with his grandfather