1. The Early Islamic World 600-1258

2. Pre-Islamic Arabia, c. 600 Bedouin clans Camel herders and town dwellers Frequent feuds over pasturing/water resources Trade network Place of women Role of religion < tribal customs

3. Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam Merchant, travels introduced him to monotheism Revelations 610-632, later written into the Qur’an (=recitation) Escape from Mecca, 622 Return in triumph, 628 Death left no clear successor

4. The Appeal of Islam Uncompromising monotheism in a land that had known only insignificant gods Belonged to no single tribe or clan – possibility of unity Arab in origin (alternative to foreign faiths of Judaism and Christianity) Ethical system to heal social divisions

5. Five Pillars of Islam Statement of faith: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.” In Arabic: http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch3-16-1.htmhttp://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch3-16-1.htm

6. Prayer 5 times a day, facing Mecca How to pray: http://english.islamway.com/pr ayer/BegSound.htm http://english.islamway.com/pr ayer/BegSound.htm

7. Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

9. Final two pillars: Fasting during Ramadan Zakat (tithe for charity)

10. After Muhammad – Division Within… 4 caliphs, though disagreements about whether the caliph should be a direct relative of the prophet Ali, 4 th caliph and Muhammad’s cousin and brother-in-law, was rejected and assassinated by the Umayyads Continued split between Sunni and Shi’ites Muslims

11. …but also great success Under caliphs, Arabia was reunited following brief breaking away after Muhammad’s death Sassanid (Persian) empire conquered and much Byzantine territory seized Strength of Arab armies combined with weakness of neighbors

12. Motives for expansion? Release of martial energy? Payback for centuries of contempt? Not a motivation at least at first: conversion. Qur’an: “There is no compulsion in religion.” Also: did not want to share booty of conquest or give up right to tax non-Muslims.

15. Umayyad Empire, 660-750 Women Dhimmis Mawali Shi’ite Merchants Ayan Small farmers Treatment of

16. Umayyads alienated many Placed capital at Damascus Soldiers, especially on frontiers, unhappy with distant, corrupt, unfair rulers Abbasid rebellion started in eastern part of empire (Iran) but spread, drawing support from dissident groups, among them Shi’ite ans and mawali

17. Abbasid Empire Women Dhimmis Mawali Shi’ite Merchants Ayan Small farmers 750-850: unified, center at Baghdad Treatment of

18. Abbasid Empire, cont. 850-1050: breakup into regional dynasties: Umayyads in Spain, Fatimids in Cairo (ruled Egypt & Syria), Turkish tribes swept into Middle East from Central Asia, converted to Islam and controlled the Islamic heartland Authority of caliph became more religious than political Regional sultans sought confirmation of their power from the caliph

20. Abbasid Empire, cont. 11 th -13 th c.: new external threats Christian Crusades Mongols – threatened entire Middle East, remained in power in Iran & Iraq, where they converted to Islam Invasions helped cause the fall of the old states & slow creation of 3 new states

21. 3 New states emerge, 1258-1600 Safavid (Shi’ite) dynasty in Iran Moghul dynasty in India Ottoman Empire centered in Asia Minor (which will conquer Byzantines in 1453)

22. Credits Slide 6 photo: (Uzbek Muslims paying) http://www.helsinki-hs.net/picpage.asp?IsoID=4B7WRDh8w Slide 7 photo: http://lexicorient.com/e.o/index.htm (search for Hajj)http://lexicorient.com/e.o/index.htm Slide 8 photo: http://lexicorient.com/e.o/index.htm (search for Ka’ba)http://lexicorient.com/e.o/index.htm Slide 13 map: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~davidyag/map6-a.jpghttp://socrates.berkeley.edu/~davidyag/map6-a.jpg Slide 14 map: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/maps/islam2map.gifhttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/maps/islam2map.gif Slide 19 map: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~davidyag/map6-b.jpghttp://socrates.berkeley.edu/~davidyag/map6-b.jpg