Islam's Influecnes

Persia's Influence

• the Muslims adopted art and architecture
• the veiled women tradition came from Persia
• the luxurious clothes people wore were from the Persians
• literary traditions and works were influenced by the Persians
• example of above: "The Arabian Nights"

India's Influence

• many mosques were made with Indian influence
• this was called Indo-Islamic art, and was prevalent in Muslim society
• the Muslims used Indian methodology to spread their religion to others
• the Muslims used "Hindi numerals in their mathematic studies
• an example of above: algebra (which is an Arabic word)

Greece's Influce

• many of Greece's medical theory was used in Muslim society
• scientific texts from the Greeks were used by Muslim people
• Greek philosophy helped form much of early Islamic philosophy
• philosophical influence can be seen in al-Kindi and al-Farabi among others
• an example of above: Plato