why is there so much islam in middle east and almost no christianity if this was birthplace of man (orgin of garden of eden).
2007-03-19 07:54:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Middle east is the birthplace of all three Abrahamic religions.
2007-03-19 08:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by Morey000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism - the religion of the chosen people of the Old Testament which includes the story of Genesis/garden of eden. After the conversion of Rome to Christianity, the Holy Land was officially Christian, with Jews still existing side by side with Christians. Islam did not exist until the 7th century A.D.
After the 7th century, Islamic forces emerged from Arabia to conquer most of the middle east and eventually sacked Jerusalem. For a century or two the Muslims held the land until the crusades began and "Christendom" sought to reclaim it.
Eventually the Crusades failed and Muslims held the Holy Land until after World War I when the Ottoman Empire fell. The British then took over under the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine. The population was still predominently Arab Mulsim, however.
Eventually, the Israeli state was created by the UN.
However, as you can see the main reason for Muslim influence is the hundreds of years the Muslims controlled the region.
2007-03-19 08:06:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Middle Eastern Christianity has been conquered by Islam, starting from the Islamic Conquests of the 7th Century.
2007-03-22 15:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by mo mosh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Middle East is where the three Abrahamic religions originated. Therefore, you find Jews, Muslims and Christians there.
2007-03-19 08:09:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well much of the now Islamic stronghold were actually the early church. But when antichrist beliefs become dominant, Christians get suppressed & die off. Christians are martyred.
Because of the separation of Church & State, Christians have freedom in America and can't be murdered for their faith.
But right now it is prophesied that Jesus Blood is coming into countries even though the religious self righteous don't invite Him. That doesn't stop Jesus.
2007-03-19 08:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because Christianity spread through a diaspora of sorts into Europe. Islam's stronghold has always been that area of the world. It was formed there and most stayed there, with the exception of some spread into Indonesia and some parts of Africa.
2007-03-19 08:00:07 · answer #6 · answered by Tim 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The land of Israel is the Holy land for Christians, and pilgrimage for Muslims. And Israel has its own 4000 years history. There is no way present Israel to ignore all there religions. But many Evangelical Christians are backing to Israel and its policies.
2016-03-29 06:22:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Israel is not a stronghold for Islam. They would like it to be, but it is not. There are currently 6 million Jews in Israel. And there are many Christians there too. The Muslims would love to eradicate them from the teritory they claim is their 'exclusive' holy ground. But they are revisionists who want to rewrite history for their own selfish ends. They think they are doing Allah a service. They do not accept the Biblical reccord of Abraham and Isaac... for them it is Abraham and Ishmael... To them...there never was a Jewish temple in Jerusalem.... just Arab mosques... They say the holocaust never happened. They say the Mahdi is coming this spring...and they want to make Israel ready for him... They do not realize that the Mahdi (messiah) was Jesus and he already came 2000 years ago but will come again...
A religion based on fear and hate will often dominate just because people do not want to die. But many are now turning the Jesus even in Moslem countries, and are secretly serving the true God, thanks to satelite TV, home churches, literature and the internet.
2007-03-19 08:07:09 · answer #8 · answered by rejoiceinthelord 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When a group is pushed down for their faith, they tend to leave to an area where they are bothered less. It's not that they convert, they tend to leave rather than be persecuted. This goes for any group that has the option. Some will stick around no matter what, but most grow weary and depart for other places.
2007-03-19 08:06:48 · answer #9 · answered by Stahn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's also I think in Jerusalem a holy place a mosque for Isalm and the old Jewish temple built by Solomon is also there but covered up. You can also find there Calvary which is where Jesus Christ was crucified it's also called Golgatha.
2007-03-19 08:02:57 · answer #10 · answered by kathmrc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋