Feudalism is a decentralized organization that arises when central authority cannot perform its functions and when it cannot prevent the rise of local powers. In a feudal society, civil and military powers at the local level are assumed by great landowners or other people of similar wealth and prestige that are able to organize their territories and maintain orders in the absence of effective central authorities. To do that the local nobles were building relationships with other prominent individuals (retainers) in their territories. Local lords provided grants that enabled their retainers to support themselves and their families in exchange for loyal service, forming a warrior class distinct from the people of their territory. Using that military power, local leaders were seizing surrounding lands. For most part the people of these

3. Almsgiving – embodies the principle of social responsibility. This precept teaches that what belongs to the believer also belongs to the community in the ultimate sense, and that only by donating a proportion of his wealth for public use does a person legitimize what he retains.

- Pilgrims returning from the Holy Land were brining home stories of the atrocities being committed by the Seljuk Turks against pilgrims, and of the way in which they were desecrating the places holy to Christians.

4. Fasting - to a Muslim it means observing Ramadan, the month during which God sent The Koran to the lowest haven where Gabriel received it and revealed it to Muhammad.

In social aspect Arabic empire was a multicultural: Arabs, Syrian, Jews, Persian and others, all contributed to it. Baghdad, the Fairy City of the Arabian Nights and the capital of the famous Hasrun-ar-Rashid had the distinction of being the foremost centre of art and culture during medieval times. Renowned scholars and translators, artists and scientists flocked to this great metropolis from all parts of the world, sometime, finding here refuge from persecution. Like all civilizations, the Arabic society has been influenced by already existing heritage. As mentioned in Saunders’ “Civilization of Medieval Islam” (Reilly) most of that heritage came from translating Greek science and philosophy. Muslims preserved Greek legacy, translating everything they could find to Arabic.

1. Profession of Faith, which requires the believer to profess the unity of God and the mission of Muhammad. This involeves the repetition of the formula: “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of allah.

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Saracens Feudalism, According Reilly, Seljuk Caliphate, Allah Muhammad, Era Crusades, , Arabian Nights, Arabic Islam, Age Islam”, Kingdom Jerusalem, marked beginning, mentioned bentley, holy land, local lords, western europe, atrocities committed, arabic civilization, military powers, god allah,