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'''Islam''' is a monothestic religion based on the worship of ''Allah'' (Arabic for, simply, "God") as revealed by the teachings [[6th Century]] prophet [[Mohammed]]. The writings of Mohammed were collected in the [[Qu'ran]] (alternatively spelled ''Koran'') and form the basis of this faith. |
'''Islam''' is a monothestic [[religion]] based on the worship of ''Allah'' ([[Arabic]] for, simply, "God") as revealed by the teachings [[6th Century]] prophet [[Mohammed]]. The writings of Mohammed were collected in the [[Qu'ran]] (alternatively spelled ''Koran'') and form the basis of this faith. |
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A follower of Islam is called a '''Muslim'''. |
A follower of Islam is called a '''Muslim'''. |
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In period, Muslims were regarded as the enemies of [[Christian]] [[Europe]], and reviled accordingly. The [[Crusade|Crusades]] were a series of vicious [[war|wars]], primarily against Muslims, to "liberate" the city of [[Jerusalem]] and the [[Holy Land]] from Muslim control. |
In period, Muslims were regarded as the enemies of [[Christian]] [[Europe]], and reviled accordingly. The first major conflict was the [[Moorish Invasion]] of the [[Spain|Spanish]] penisula. While there was a certain degree of harmony within these occupied communities, the subsequent [[Crusade|Crusades]] in the Middle East were a series of vicious [[war|wars]], primarily against Muslims, to "liberate" the city of [[Jerusalem]] and the [[Holy Land]] from Muslim control. |
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== Your SCA Persona is a Muslim == |
== Your [[SCA]] [[Persona]] is a Muslim == |
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Quite likely if you have a [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] or North [[Africa|African]] [[persona]]. Contact between Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East was extensive, owing to the Crusades, the Christian practice of [[pilgrimage]], and [[trade]]. |
Quite likely if you have a [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] or North [[Africa|African]] [[persona]]. Contact between Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East was extensive, owing to the Crusades, the Christian practice of [[pilgrimage]], and [[trade]]. |
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Revision as of 13:38, 20 October 2005
Islam is a monothestic religion based on the worship of Allah (Arabic for, simply, "God") as revealed by the teachings 6th Century prophet Mohammed. The writings of Mohammed were collected in the Qu'ran (alternatively spelled Koran) and form the basis of this faith.
A follower of Islam is called a Muslim.
In period, Muslims were regarded as the enemies of Christian Europe, and reviled accordingly. The first major conflict was the Moorish Invasion of the Spanish penisula. While there was a certain degree of harmony within these occupied communities, the subsequent Crusades in the Middle East were a series of vicious wars, primarily against Muslims, to "liberate" the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control.
Your SCA Persona is a Muslim
Quite likely if you have a Middle Eastern or North African persona. Contact between Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East was extensive, owing to the Crusades, the Christian practice of pilgrimage, and trade.
