Chapter 9

In this chapter of the textbook we learn about Islam. Islam originated in the cities and desserts of the Arabian Peninsula. Bedouins inhibited the central region of the Arabian Peninsula. Mecca was a very significant location because the Kaba and and people from all aorta of clans and tribes could be found. The amount of people in Mecca made it a wealthy location. Muhammad Ibn Adbullah was born in Mecca and seen as "the only God" in a religion sense. He had to move because the wealthy were getting annoyed with all the change that Muhammad wanted to create. Because of this he and his followers moved to Medina. Unlike other religious figures, Muhammad exiled, enslaved and killed his enemies. Non-Muslims became muslims to not be taxed. The Quran mentions how men and women are seem as equal but in marriages women were seen as inferior. The weird thing is that men were allowed to have multiple wives.