Reflection on Islam and its 6th century originsThe beliefs of Islam and the hadiths or teachings of Muhammad were not a completely foreign concept to the inhabitants of 6th century Arabia. In fact, pre-Islamic Arabia provided fundamental ideas and values ​​that would later be used in the Muslim tradition. Factors that reflect the contemporary ideals and beliefs of Islam lie in the early customs of tribal society, the importance of religion in the political arena, and the political and economic organization of 6th-century Arabia. There are a multitude of practices and values ​​found in the tribes of late antiquity and which are once again manifested in the practice of Islam. Values ​​such as generosity and kinship remained pervasive after early Islamic tribes also shared the idea of ​​common kinship and the obligations this entailed, such as sacrificing one's own interest for the interest of the group (i.e. that is, Muslim martyrdom was rewarded with passage to heaven as individuals). put themselves in danger for the collective cause.) Furthermore, the Qabila or tribes considered the family of three generations as the basic social and political unit through the paternal lineage. This was adopted in Muslim tradition in part to determine inheritance and establish legal heirs (e.g. how female heirs share half of what a male heir was to receive), as stated in the Quran. When looking at aspects of Arabia in late antiquity, one cannot overlook the fact that religion was present in society and government long before the Muslim conquest in the 7th century. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by the Christian emperor Justinian from 527 to 565 who saw himself as the representation of God on Earth and enacted absolute government, granting him the ability to persecute believers of other faiths such as the Jews and the Samaritans in 532. The Sasanian empire was that of the Zoroastrian and Magian faith; there was a hierarchy of