Pre And Post Islamic World Comparison Essay

The Arab civilization is Saudi Arabia in 650 was mainly nomadic herders thriving off of scarce resources. The rise of Islam in Saudi Arabia grew until1600. Both pre-Islamic and post-Islamic civilizations were egalitarian, this is because in nomadic societies there isn't much one could do to be distinguishable and in Islamic societies it is believed that Allah does not call for distinguished social classes; also in both societies the Qur'an was looked to for life relations in pre-Islamic society, it also was looked on almost as a code of conduct, and in post-Islamic society, the Qur'an is the book of Islam making it a ruling factor of life; however in each society women's status was different, in pre-Islamic nomadic society, women usually did the same work as men, and had much respect, more opposingly in post-Islamic society women had little or no respect to the point where they were very rarely even let out of their homes! In both pre and post Islamic society, usually everyone was basically equal, do to the fact that in nomadic societies there isn't any settlement to distinguish social classes and in Islamic communities wealthy people were to give charity, thus making them equal. In pre-Islamic society, people looked to the Qur'an for guidance and for a code of conduct, similarly in post-Islamic societies; the Qur'an was the book of the faith of Islam, thus becoming the book that told Islamic Muslims everything from what to eat to what they were allowed to eat. In pre-Islamic society, most people were nomadic herders, making both men and women needed for this difficult task; this in turn gave women respect. Contradictory in post-Islamic society, where most people were settled, women lost their respect to men; due mainly to the fact that now women's work was not essential to survival.

In both pre and post Islamic society, usually everyone was basically equal, do to the fact that in nomadic societies there isn't any settlement to distinguish social classes and in Islamic communities wealthy people were to give charity, thus making them equal. Islam calls for charity, and this is what causes post-Islamic communities to be egalitarian, as the wealthy give charity, the poor slowly gain status; in pre-Islamic society, nomadic herders were not settled therefore social classes did not apparently rise.

Nomadic societies don't usually have social classes, this is because they are always on the move, and everyone is equally important, two major characteristics of pre-Islamic society. Islam believes that if egalitarianism exists, then the entire world was in balance.

In pre-Islamic society, people looked to the Qur'an for guidance and for a code of conduct, similarly in post-Islamic societies; the Qur'an was the book of the faith of Islam, thus becoming the book that told Islamic Muslims everything from what to eat to what they were allowed to eat. In pre-Islamic society the Qur'an was used to help guide life. Although many people did not use the Qur'an, it was used as the base system for the minor governing system that ruled the nomadic society. In post-Islamic society, the Qur'an was adopted as the book for the Islamic faith. This in turn told every Islamic Muslim how they should be living their life with a religious outlook. Muslims also call the Qur'an the "Final Testament", "The Book", "Book of God" or "The Revelation."

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