WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Islam arose in the early seventh century C.E. in the settled desert community of Mecca (in present-day Saudi Arabia). It developed from both the Judeo-Christian tradition and the cultural values of the nomadic Bedouin tribes of Arabia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most people in the Middle East belong to the Sunni sect of Islam. Another sect, Shiite or Shia Islam, is the majority religion in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and Bahrain. There are also Shiite minorities in Lebanon, Kuwait, and Yemen.

Detailed explanation-3: -About 572 South Arabia came under Persian occupation. This lasted until 628, when the local satrap in charge embraced Islam, thus opening his province to the new faith and to the Islamic culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Islam is a major Abrahamic religion that has many millions of followers. It was founded in the Early Medieval Period on the Arabian Peninsula, which is part of the Middle East. The founder of this religion was the prophet Muhammad, who lived roughly between the years of 570 and 632 CE.