2007-03-26 02:04:58 · 7 answers · asked by james B 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Some had adopted Judaism and heretical forms of Christianity. Others worshipped a supreme Allah but considered there were other gods like his daughter al-Uzzah.
2007-03-26 04:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Primarily it originates in the same swirling mix of religious oriented cultures as Judaism and Christianity. Of those three Islam is the latest. This origin is confirmed by the following reference:
The Origin of Islam: The "Previous Scriptures"
The origin of Islam is controversial. The "previous scriptures" mentioned above are the Hebrew Torah, the Psalms of David, and the Gospels of Jesus Christ (Sura 4:163; 5:44-48). The Qur'an accepts these books as divinely inspired and even encourages us to test its claims by these "previous scriptures." "If you have any doubt regarding what is revealed to you from your Lord, then ask those who read the previous scripture" (Sura 10:94).
From devout Muslim point of view these previous scriptures are a form of Isla.
Much more detail of this complex subject can be found at the following sites:
http://www.muslimhope.com/OriginsOfIslam.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/origin-of-islam.htm
2007-03-26 09:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
During this time Arab people consisted of tribes and nomades.
Some of them were pagans.
There were some Jews in the Khaybar region in now Saudi Arabia.
One tribe (Banou Taghleb) was Christian.
2007-03-26 13:46:52 · answer #3 · answered by najj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe there were a mixture of Jews and Christians(coptic Christians and probably monophysitistic, that is Christ had two natures a Divine and a human one but the human side of Jesus was so overshadowed that it barely existed like a drop in the ocean)
2007-03-26 09:27:21 · answer #4 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Arab (Islamic) world is one of the oldest religions on earth a lot longer than Christianity. It makes Christinity look like a baby in comparison. Maybe look at the times before Christianity if they had a religon other than their Islamic beliefs it would have to be paganism. Such as the Ancient Greeks, Romans and Egytians these countries were all pagan.
2007-03-26 09:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by idak13 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋
islam is a verb and noun
Ibrahim, adam, jesus (eesa) etc peace be upon them all were muslims..
i think some of the arabs were practicing idol worshipping there were some christans and jews among them.
2007-03-26 09:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by sabrina 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Paganism and Zorastrianism and Christianity
2007-03-26 10:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by Chase 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋