Lecture "The Birth of Islam and the Arab Caliphate under Early Dynasties (6th-9th centuries)"

What was Arabia and the Arab world like before the rise of Islam?

In what ways was the Prophet Muhammad's message innovative, and in what ways did it follow tradition?

How did Islam unite the Arab world during a period without a unified political entity?

What was the reason for the success of the Arab conquests that defeated the Persian Empire and transformed the entire Mediterranean region?

How did the "Empire of Faith" change after expanding beyond the Arab world?

And how was the spread of Islam into Europe and the Far East stopped?