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June/July 1993 William Varner

The Rise of the Crescent: The Arabs and Islam

The Arabs of the Middle East are constantly in the news, one probable reason being that they control a major portion of the world’s petroleum. Islam, the religion most often associated with them, is growing at an amazing pace, even in the West. But who are the Arabs? What is their origin? How did most of them come to espouse the religion of Muhammad? The first secular mention of this people w

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Dr. William Varner is Professor of Bible and Greek at The Master’s College in Santa Clarita, California. He also serves as Director of IBEX, the college’s overseas campus in Israel. He is the author of several books including "The Chariot of Israel" and "Jacob's Dozen."

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  1. I like this article and learn many things about islam and how people still saying that Islam is peaceful religion, but if we see the history and present islam is the most violent religion on this earth.

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