The Tribe has always been an important concept in Arabian and Islamic history, creating divisions among its dwellers and followers. How has this caused problems in the history of Islam?
The tribe, in Arabic and Islamic history has always been a place of comfort, security, creating a strong sense of belonging and stability. In many ways it helped the people who belonged to a certain tribe to feel stronger as a group, but if two tribes met, it could have caused many quarrels and battles. For example, when Muhammad and his followers conquered the city of Mecca, the whole battle was just a large quarrel between two tribes. The reason that conflict occurred between tribes is that each tribe lived and traveled separately from other tribes, so groups were not as familiar with each other as people are today. Even though all the people had the same religion and nationality, living so separately from each other, they started to developed their own ways and slight variation to their customs. So when different tribes met, they had different ways and interpretations of religion, customs and life itself. For that reason, each tribe, being so separate form the other started to question the others, thinking that any their ways are right. Obviously, that kind of life would cause problems among the tribes, because each group developed slight differences in the their one religion and customs.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
India's Religous History and Non-Violence
How has the religous history of India influenced their tradition of non-voilence?
Overall, the Indian religion is based on non-voilence and almost, if not all, their beliefs stress the belief of peace. Their religion is more about devotion to god, truth, and achieving enlighenment in their next lives. Their actions are mostly done in the best intentions for their incarnation into the next life. So, most believers of Islam would try their best to live this life well, and not be violent in order to, eventually, live up to the ideal of life. For example, Mahatma Gandhi. He believed in complete non-voilence and truth, and made his life simple, achieved his goals for his country and himself by finding the truth, meditating, and simplifying life tofind it's real meaning. He did not believe in finding peace or reaching goals through violence, because that would just make the the the other goals be unattainable. Most of India's history went the same way. The belief that violence is wrong led to many great achievements in their history and formed their image as a country that strongly believes in non-violent.
Overall, the Indian religion is based on non-voilence and almost, if not all, their beliefs stress the belief of peace. Their religion is more about devotion to god, truth, and achieving enlighenment in their next lives. Their actions are mostly done in the best intentions for their incarnation into the next life. So, most believers of Islam would try their best to live this life well, and not be violent in order to, eventually, live up to the ideal of life. For example, Mahatma Gandhi. He believed in complete non-voilence and truth, and made his life simple, achieved his goals for his country and himself by finding the truth, meditating, and simplifying life tofind it's real meaning. He did not believe in finding peace or reaching goals through violence, because that would just make the the the other goals be unattainable. Most of India's history went the same way. The belief that violence is wrong led to many great achievements in their history and formed their image as a country that strongly believes in non-violent.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Migration
Can migrations have a positive affect on the people/land receiving the immigrants?
I think that it can have positive affects, but it's just a matter of luck, coincidence, or sometimes actual reasons. One of the more positive sides is that there would be more worker for the land or regular work. But that will not always happen, and it may lead to overpopulation, deforestation, revolts, etc... But on the other than, if that does not happen, which it completely possible, then migration can definitely have more positive affects. for instance, the culture of the city of country will probably get much richer and develop. All those new religious, ideas and technology will spread, and be developed further. Sometimes the new ideas can lead to other, even more advances invention, or can be combined to make some very useful invention. That will usually lead to easier accomplishment of every day tasks, or maybe even new tasks, creating more jobs, and less poverty. Also, religions can mix together, or inspire other people, and maybe even make a unified religion, making the people unite, if revolts don't occur because of the unification.
Also, if the government uses the immigrants for their benefit, then they could even have a much larger army/navy. If, like the Romans took their captives into their army, that country could do the same, then they would have a stronger army, conquer more lands, and perhaps become a great empire, and long lasting.
another positive effect, is that with good circulation and development of knowledge and technology, the culture may greatly advance in their development, technology, art, and culture itself, potentially allowing a new great empire to rise.
I think that it can have positive affects, but it's just a matter of luck, coincidence, or sometimes actual reasons. One of the more positive sides is that there would be more worker for the land or regular work. But that will not always happen, and it may lead to overpopulation, deforestation, revolts, etc... But on the other than, if that does not happen, which it completely possible, then migration can definitely have more positive affects. for instance, the culture of the city of country will probably get much richer and develop. All those new religious, ideas and technology will spread, and be developed further. Sometimes the new ideas can lead to other, even more advances invention, or can be combined to make some very useful invention. That will usually lead to easier accomplishment of every day tasks, or maybe even new tasks, creating more jobs, and less poverty. Also, religions can mix together, or inspire other people, and maybe even make a unified religion, making the people unite, if revolts don't occur because of the unification.
Also, if the government uses the immigrants for their benefit, then they could even have a much larger army/navy. If, like the Romans took their captives into their army, that country could do the same, then they would have a stronger army, conquer more lands, and perhaps become a great empire, and long lasting.
another positive effect, is that with good circulation and development of knowledge and technology, the culture may greatly advance in their development, technology, art, and culture itself, potentially allowing a new great empire to rise.
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