When Islam emerged among desert nomads facing disease and violence, its practices transformed daily life. Five daily prayers created routine and community. Dietary rules and hand-washing reduced disease. The ban on interest prevented exploitation in lending.
Islam came in the desert with people who were roaming about, life expectancy very low, the teeth fell off when you are probably around 13, 14 years old, killing one another, fighting. And the idea that Muhammad, Prophet, will come in, get people to pray 5 times a day, which would be equivalent to doing yoga. The idea that they'll get prescribed dietary— don't eat pork, don't drink alcohol, wash your hands for prayers. Even the idea of saying people can lend money at no interest. That lifted people up. But the one thing that Muhammad would have forgotten to do, even Jesus, was these are very powerful tools and people can use it to do other things. Like US government create checks and balances and devolution of power and put them in tension so that no one can use it.
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