Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Rapid Expansion of Islam

Do you think that Muhammad was more of a religious figure or more of a war figure? Why?

8 comments:

  1. I think that Muhammad is more of a religious figure. He is more known more for is religious and spiritual message than his battles.

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  2. Muhammad is both a religious figure for starting a religion and a war figure because he was able to lead an army. He is more of a religious figure because his religious accomplishments are more well known than his accomplishments in wars.

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  3. I think he was both a religious and war figure even though he is mostly know for his role in Islam. I say this because he led an army which put him in a place to be able to spread religion.

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  4. Do you think that he was more influential as a religious figure or a secular, war figure?

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  5. I feel like Mohammed, while his main mission was to spread the word of God, people only really started following his message after he won the battle over the Meccans. While I think Mohammed's viewed his own mission as religious, he only gained stature after his military actions.

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  6. I think that one of the reasons that Muhammad is so influential is because he was not only a religious figure, but also a secular one.

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