HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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The teachings made peoplewant to be merchants.
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The teachings had very littleeffect on the people.
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The teachings made people turnto Christianity.
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The teachings challenged andupset many people.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some 40 years later Muhammad started preaching a new religion, Islam, which constituted a marked break from existing moral and social codes in Arabia. The new religion of Islam taught that there was one God, and that Muhammad was the last and most important in a series of prophets and messengers.
Detailed explanation-2: -He enjoined people to mercy, justice, pa-tience and faith, and abhorred oppression towards people, animals and the environ-ment. Amongst his many sayings are: Everyone starts his day and is a vendor of his soul, either freeing it, or bringing about its ruin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The spread of Islam was accomplished through trade and conquest. Mecca was a center of trade. When camel caravans left Mecca, they carried Muhammad’s teachings with them. Islam diffused from Mecca and spread throughout the Middle East and into Central Asia and North Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Because Muhammad was the chosen recipient and messenger of the word of God through the divine revelations, Muslims from all walks of life strive to follow his example. After the holy Qur’an, the sayings of the Prophet (hadith) and descriptions of his way of life (sunna) are the most important Muslim texts.