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There's debate as to the historicity of Muhammad - which I'm sure you already have an article on - but the thing is, it brings into question the authenticity of Islam as a legitimate religion. The theory goes like this: Islam didn't create the Arab empire, the Arab empire created Islam. If you look at a timeline, the rise of Islam comes right after the fall of the Persian empire. There would have been an ensuing power vacuum, with the Arabs taking over, but here's the thing: as a historically religious region, they needed a religion to tie the people together in unity. Therefore, they created Islam as A) a way to control the population, and B) unite the region under the Arab rule. Just food for thought. [[User:Koidevelopment|Parrrley]] 15:30, 4 May 2017 (EDT)
There's debate as to the historicity of Muhammad - which I'm sure you already have an article on - but the thing is, it brings into question the authenticity of Islam as a legitimate religion. The theory goes like this: Islam didn't create the Arab empire, the Arab empire created Islam. If you look at a timeline, the rise of Islam comes right after the fall of the Persian empire. There would have been an ensuing power vacuum, with the Arabs taking over, but here's the thing: as a historically religious region, they needed a religion to tie the people together in unity. Therefore, they created Islam as A) a way to control the population, and B) unite the region under the Arab rule. Just food for thought. [[User:Koidevelopment|Parrrley]] 15:30, 4 May 2017 (EDT)
:Yes, that's why Islam is a political movement. It's as Toynbee says, if a Sanhedrin or Roman procurator existed in Mohammad's time, he would have been lynched on a cross, too. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''The coup plotters won, for now'']]</sup> 19:35, 4 May 2017 (EDT)