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The Golden Age Of Islam Islam is one of the major religions of the world, believers consist of about one fourth of the Earths population. It is told that a man named Muhammad was asked by an angel to spread the word of the one true God. He obeyed what the angel told him and the religion of Islam began to unfold. Muhammad lived in the land of Mecca, it was an area for trade and Bedouins. Trade consisted of perfumes, ivory, spices, silk and metals. Bedouins would travel through the desert, herd animals, and act as guides for caravans. Merchants used religion to make alliances with them, they invited the Bedouin’s into the Kabah to worship. Inside the K