INGS1001 Lecture 3: Lecture Post 3
23 May 2018
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Lecture Post 3
Anastassia Simonian
29/03/2017
Word Count: 220
"What is “dar al-Islam,” and why is it an important concept to know about world
history? Are all Muslims Arabs? What other peoples converted to Islam?
Dar al-Islam, or "the abode of Islam," is a term that refers to all of the areas globally
where Islam is practiced or where the language of the Quran is spoken (Arabic.)
However, not all Muslims are Arab, with many other peoples having converted to
Islam due to its widespread dissemination throughout the course of history - as is the
case with all of the African empires that traded north across the Sahara in between the
tenth and twelfth century CE becoming Islamic. Ultimately, the vast geography of
Islamic influence and control due in part to Muslim cavalry established a common
language for the Old World to trade in ideas and culture. Further examples that
illustrate the concept of Dar al-Islam and its importance include the caliphate that
arose in the middle of the Eurasian continent by 750 and the architectural culture that
developed in Timbuktu with Muslim theologians travelling to over a hundred schools
established to study the Quran. Additionally Dar al-Islam created a threat to Europe,
effectively making trade in the Indian Ocean inaccessible and further strengthening
the position of threat to European subjugation in the fall of Constantinople.
Fundamentally, the importance of Dar al-Islam to world history becomes clear in a
mere examination of the linguistic, cultural and religious influences in such a breadth
of geographical region.
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