Islam General

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The origins of Islam are linked to the prophet Muhammad and the book Qur’an, which according to tradition was dictated to the prophet by the archangel Gabriel.
Chronologically, the most important year is 622 AD, when Muhammad and his followers moved from Mecca to Medina. From there, during the 8th century, it spread rapidly throughout much of the Mediterranean, Persia, and the entire Iberian Peninsula (present-day Spain). By then, it had already split into two dominant branches: Shiites (who believe that Muhammad designated Hazrat Ali as his successor) and Sunnis (who believe that Muhammad did not declare a successor).
Islam teaches that God is one and indivisible. According to Muslims, Islam is the sole and original version of the faith proclaimed by earlier prophets such as Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. According to them, the Qur’an is literal and unalterable.
The teachings are based on five pillars: the profession of faith (Shahada), daily prayer (Salah), almsgiving (Zakat), fasting in the month of Ramadan (Sawm), and the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj). Islamic law is called Sharia and touches every aspect of life from social organization to the environment, welfare and banking.
Although the major monotheistic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) are similar in many ways, their believers still engage in exhausting bloody wars.
At the time of our game, the Arabian Peninsula is in a full bloom and is a center of culture, science, and scholarship. Although echoes of the Crusades still reverberate, trade with Arabs is brisk and migration is ongoing.

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