The Foundation of Islam

Before islam was founded the Middle east was fraught with tribal warfare. With most of the inhabitants in the middle east living in a desert lots of people were fighting over water, food, and farming land people separated into factions or tribes. The scarcity of these resources made people desperate. Then Muhammed Ibn Abdullah surfaced. When he was just a small child both his parents had died. He was soon adopted by his uncle, the leader of his tribe. When he was older he became a trader and a merchant. He soon became well known as an honest and good trader. People listened to him. Then he had a vision. According to Muhammed an angel visited him in a cave and told him to spread the word of God. He soon became a prophet and spread the word. At first people did not believe him. He was victimized. But he soon gained support. The more support he gained the more the middle east became united.