“The golden age of equal rights in Spain was a myth, and belief in it was a result, more than a cause, of Jewish sympathy for Islam. The myth was invented by Jews in nineteenth-century Europe as a reproach to Christians.” AgeChristianBeliefCausesResultsRightsCenturyEqualEuropeIslamJewMythGoldenSpainEqual RightsNineteenth CenturyReproachGolden Age Book:Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East Source: Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East
“During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later became involved. From the lifetime of its founder, Islam was the state, and the identity of religion and government is indelibly stamped on the memories and awareness of the faithful from their own sacred writings, history, and experience.” WritingFirstsStatesGovernmentMemoriesExistenceChristianityCenturyAwarenessIdentityInvolvedSacredLifetimeIslamFaithfulFoundersReligion And GovernmentWriting History Author:Bernard Lewis
“It is difficult to generalize about Islam. To begin with, the word itself is commonly used with two related but distinct meanings, as the equivalents both of Christianity, and Christendom. In the one sense, it denotes a religion, as system of beliefs and worship; in the other, the civilization that grew up and flourished under the aegis of that religion. The word Islam thus denotes more than fourteen centuries of history, a billion and a third people, and a religious and cultural tradition of enormous diversity.” PeopleTwoUsedBeliefDifficultReligiousChristianityCenturyGrewCivilizationDiversityWorshipGrew UpTraditionThirdsIslamBillionsEnormousRelatedFourteenChristendom Book:The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror Source: The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror
