Maybe it takes the luck of the draw in having two rulers who are largely friendly and this starts to become the norm, say, in half a continent.
Or, how else might this come about?
Or, how else might this come about?
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As I understand the early history of Islam, Muhammad first brought his revelations and teachings to tribal persons who had primarily been polytheistic. Is this largely correct?
christianity can't even friendly compete with itself (just look at the atrocities of the catholic church against the protestants and other christians)
There were some attempts of alliance between the Carolingians and Abbasids against the Ummayads and the Romans, so OP's idea is not difficult. Nothing like a common enemy to create friendships out of thin air.
Or, how else might this come about?
I haven't read about these alliances before. That would almost completely make the Abbasid invalid as the Khilafah if true.
The best reading material I can present you is this wikipedia page, sorry. It seems that the contacts were mostly initiated by the Carolingians and that the idea of an alliance was more apparent than evident.
But just for curiosity, why an alliance with the Carolingians would invalidate the Abbasid as the Khilafah?
Maybe it takes the luck of the draw in having two rulers who are largely friendly and this starts to become the norm, say, in half a continent.
Or, how else might this come about?
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I haven't read about these alliances before. That would almost completely make the Abbasid invalid as the Khilafah if true.
Maybe it takes the luck of the draw in having two rulers who are largely friendly and this starts to become the norm, say, in half a continent.
Or, how else might this come about?
Two monotheistic religions based around the exact same deity, just like Christianity and Judaism.Two monotheistic religions that both teach that their God is the only one, all other gods are demons and deceptions of the devil, it's either their way or Hell, and both have a mission by God to convert the world. Conflict is inevitable. Look how Islam and Christianity have treated divergent sects.