F A I T H A L I V E I N V E S TI G AT E
I sl a m b e g a n a p p r o xi m at el y 1, 4 5 0 y e a r s a g o i n A r a bi a , a l a n d w hi c h f o r t h o u s a n d s of y e a r s h a d b e e n h o m e t o t h e A r a b s . T h e A r a b s w e r e t ri b e s of n o m a di c f a r m e r s w h o w a n d e r e d f r o m pl a c e t o pl a c e. T hi s a r e a i s n o w c all e d S a u di A r a bi a a n d i s o n e of t h e w o rl d’ s l e a di n g p r o vi d e r s of oil. H o w e v e r, l o n g b ef o r e oil w a s di s c o v e r e d t h e r e, A r a bi a w a s i m p o rt a nt. T hi s w a s b e c a u s e t h e t r a d e r o ut e s b et w e e n Af ri c a a n d A si a c r o s s e d t h r o u g h it.
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E Q U E S TI O N S M a p s h o wi n g l o c ati o n of S a u di A r a bi a of t h ei r l o c ati o n, g a v e u p t h ei r n o m a di c w a y of
S o m e of t h e A r a b s t o o k a d v a nt a g e lif e a n d s ettl e d d o w n. T h e y b uilt
t o w n s a r o u n d t h e w ell s d ott e d al o n g t h e t r a d e r o ut e s. T h o u g h A r a bi a b e c a m e m o r e p r o s p e r o u s t h r o u g h t r a di n g, it di d n ot b e c o m e m o r e p e a c ef ul. A r a bi a i n 7 0 0 C E w a s a di vi d e d a n d l a wl e s s pl a c e . T w o f a ct o r s c a u s e d t hi s: ( a) N o c e nt r al g o v e r n m e nt t o c o nt r ol t h e q u a r r elli n g t ri b e s, a n d ( b) M o st A r a b s w e r e p ol yt h ei st s a n d w o r s hi p p e d t h ei r o w n p a rti c ul a r g o d, oft e n l e a di n g t o vi ol e n c e.
H o w e v e r, all of t hi s c h a n g e d w h e n a n e w l e a d e r a p p e a r e d. Hi s n a m e w a s M u h a m m a d. H e c o n vi n c e d hi s f ell o w A r a b s t o d o t w o t hi n g s: • •
A c c e pt t h at t h e r e i s o nl y o n e G o d. K E Y C O N C E P T
T h e w or d K a’ b a h m e a ns ‘t h e h o us e of G o d’.
St o p q u a r r elli n g a n d u nit e u n d e r hi s l e a d e r s hi p. T h e pl a c e w h e r e t h e s e c h a n g e s b e g a n w a s t h e cit y of M a k k a h. M a k k a h i s a cit y i n t h e m o u nt ai n s of w e st e r n A r a bi a. It w a s b uilt a r o u n d t h e o nl y s o u r c e of f r e s h w at e r i n t h e a r e a, a w ell c all e d t h e
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G Z a m z a m . At ti r st, A r a b s w e nt t o M a k k a h t o M u sli m sD E B AT E s a y
d ri n k w at e r f r o m t h e Z a m z a m, l at e r t h e y w e nt t o w o r s hi p at t h e K a’ b a h . I N T H E Z O N E
t h e K a’ b a h w a s b uilt b y A d a m – T HI N K A B O U T ...
T h e K a’ b a h w a s o ri gi n all y b uilt a s a pl a c e t o w o r s hi p t h e O n e a n d O nl y G o d. H o w e v e r, i n ti m e, t hi s i m p o rt a nt t r ut h w a s f o r g ott e n a n d t h e A r a b s b e c a m e p ol yt h ei st s. B y t h e 7t h c e nt u r y C E t h e r e w e r e 3 6 0 i d ol s (i. e. st at u e s of diff e r e nt g o d s) i n t h e K a’ b a h. O n e m a n g r e w i n c r e a si n gl y u n h a p p y wit h w h at h e s a w h a p p e ni n g i n M a k k a h a n d at t h e K a’ b a h. H e b e c a m e c o n vi n c e d t h at t h e r e h a d t o b e a b ett e r w a y f o r p e o pl e t o li v e. Hi s n a m e w a s M u h a m m a d .
2 2 8 t h e ti r st h o u s e of w o r s hi p o n E a rt h. It w a s t h e fi r st h u m a n b ei n g. H o w e v e r, it w a s l at e r d e st r o y e d b y
o ri gi n all y a
g r e at
ti o o d a n d h a d t o b e r e b uilt b y I b r a hi m ( A b r a h a m) a n d hi s s o n I s h m a el . T hi s i s t h e si m pl e c u b e - s h a p e d b uil di n g t h at st a n d s i n M a k k a h t o d a y.
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