HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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It offered women positions of power in the religion
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It promised them Nirvana, freedom from reincarnation
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it emphasized the equality of all believers
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it offered them Jewish lands in return for obedience
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Detailed explanation-1: -The people conquered by the Muslims usually faced a choice. They could denounce their religion and convert to Islam, pay a tax to continue practicing their beliefs, become a slave, or be executed. Most chose to convert.
Detailed explanation-2: -Conversion to Islam was more rapid in urban areas, which were centers of learning and of the Ottoman administration, than in the countryside. Merchants found it advantageous to convert to Islam because they gained greater freedom of movement and state protection for their goods as Muslims.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why were Muslims successful conquerors? The Muslim armies were well disciplined and expertly commanded. However, the success of the armies was also due to weakness in the two empires north of Arabia. The Byzantine and Sassanid empires had been in conflict for a long period of time and were exhausted militarily.
Detailed explanation-4: -A number of historians stated that changes in areas such as social security, family structure, slavery and the rights of women improved on what was present in existing Arab society.
Detailed explanation-5: -Early Islam In the early days of Islam in Mecca, the new Muslims were often subjected to abuse and persecution by the pagan Meccans (often called Mushrikin: the unbelievers or polytheists). Some were killed, such as Sumayyah bint Khabbab, the seventh convert to Islam, who was allegedly tortured first by Amr ibn Hishām.