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The Rise of Islam
Islam becomes the logical corps of a new world state within 50 years of mohammed's death. The arab movement emerges on the fringe of two very well established world powers, the roman and persian empires. An christianity beon the fringes of ancient society for 300 years before constantine took it up. But when we look at the world in which mohammed was working, one in which old certainties were disappearing.
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