MIDEAST 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Via Maris, Fertile Crescent

• School: U of M
• Department: Middle East Studies
• Course: MIDEAST 207
• Professor: Yaron Z. Eliav

Document Summary

Islam: religion that developed in arabian peninsula (arabia in ancient times) by. Arabs: from arabia, most = nomads, racially between africans & semites. Mecca = city along caravan route in arabia that transported goods from far e. to fertile. Mohammad (571-632 ce): arab, born in mecca, learned christianity & judaism thru. Rise of islam: unified arabian tribes attack palestine (in eyes of arabians = convos on caravan route revelation quran : invented islam as way to unify arabian tribes, rule of islam = arabs cannot attack one another. Muslims attack beersheba (634 ce) take via maris to damascus: conquer prosperous damascus (635 ce) battle of yarmuk (636 ce): muslims defeat. Byzantines transition of power: roman to islam. Islam: final, ultimate fulfillment of god of israel"s wishes, means submission of followers to allah: same god as god of israel. Muhammad = last prophet lineage includes jesus, etc. Quran = book of revelations of islam.