Mohammed appeared in Arabia. Iran used to be Persia--an ancient nation that had been civilized for a couple of thousand years before Islam. Even when the forces of Islam conquered the country, they held back on the "convert or die" message for quite a while, because a whole lot of highly civilized, reluctant converts could have wreaked h…
Mohammed appeared in Arabia. Iran used to be Persia--an ancient nation that had been civilized for a couple of thousand years before Islam. Even when the forces of Islam conquered the country, they held back on the "convert or die" message for quite a while, because a whole lot of highly civilized, reluctant converts could have wreaked havoc on Muslim Arab control of the country. It took generations for Islam to become the primary religion of Persian society.
Thank you for your lovely discourse. I actually know somewhat more about ancient Persia, at least I did 45 years ago while in college, than my inartful post would indicate. I was simply ranting and raging: something I'm doing all too often in my old age.
Mohammed appeared in Arabia. Iran used to be Persia--an ancient nation that had been civilized for a couple of thousand years before Islam. Even when the forces of Islam conquered the country, they held back on the "convert or die" message for quite a while, because a whole lot of highly civilized, reluctant converts could have wreaked havoc on Muslim Arab control of the country. It took generations for Islam to become the primary religion of Persian society.
Good returns to basics. That might be why there is such a deep resentment in Iran’ population against the mollahs
Thank you for your lovely discourse. I actually know somewhat more about ancient Persia, at least I did 45 years ago while in college, than my inartful post would indicate. I was simply ranting and raging: something I'm doing all too often in my old age.