Islam: The Next Religion

Islam is derived from Arabia's Muhammed Ibn Abdullah. He was a man who thought much about the corruption of religion and the social inequalities that Mecca was facing. He was a Muslim who believes in the Quran's word. The Quran "conveys nothing less than the very presence of the Divine. Its unmatched poetic beauty, miraculous to Muslims, convinced many that it was indeed a revelation from God." They believe that Allah, God, is the good, just&merciful creator. He was the "Lord sustainer of the worlds, the Compassionate, the Caring, master of the day of reckoning ". These are all great characteristics of a new religion that attracted many people to it. However some people were afraid of the religion because of their conquest. After Muhammed died Arabs began to conquer neighboring states. Their conquest questioned the power of other religion's gods which was attracted many people. This lead to conversions of people to Islam. Being Islamic gave many benefits to those people. They did not have to pay extra taxes and were able to trade freely and securely. Many states however did fight against conversion to Islam causing people to flee. There were cases where Islamic government would burn places of worship of non-Islams or made Christian religious items illegal because it offended Muslim sensibilities. Non-Islams also could only live in certain places. With these conversions I believe that many of these people did it out of fear 90% of the time because of the persecution non-Islams.

According to Islam, "Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient". The Quran imposed restrictions and protection for women. Women were allowed to control their own property and money however it must be half of what their husbands own. Marriage was legal only if both parties consent. Men practiced polygyny and were allowed 4 wives, but had to treat them all equally and could have sex with female slaves. According to the Quran, men and women are spiritually equal and to aspire to union with God. I don't believe that this is fair to women. These things are not equal because men have more authority. Yes the religion states that men have authority over women however controlling women like property is not equal. It does not say that they are the men's property, but my interpretation is that women are like their property.