A History of Agriculture in India v2.c59.s2.1

v2.c59.s2.1

According to Mohammad Habib, though Islam was not planned as a city-creed throughout its history it has found it easier to operate in urban areas. The Arabs inherited the concept of city-state from the Greeks and Romans. Culture flourished only in the cities of Arabia and not in the peripheral desert. The Arabic language has the same root word for city and civilization, viz. madina, tamaddan. Besides, the leaders of early Islam were merchants and traders.