If We Could Go Back In Time - The Early Islamic Caliphate. Friday's Edition

Changing the arc of history. Series 23 #5

The Prophet Muhammad died in 632 CE. Within a century, the faith he founded stretched from Spain to the borders of China. Within two centuries, Arabic was the language of science, mathematics, medicine, and philosophy across three continents. It spread because religion is the most durable transmission mechanism humans have produced. Sacred texts create …