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Chinese Civilization (2300 B.C.-221 AD)

This was the most ancient civilization of Far East Asian region. “Ancient Chinese religion was disorganized and vague. Belief in a particular religion was not existed among them. In the earlier stage they worshiped both natural power Inn and divine power Yang. They worshiped their ancestors also. Chou dynastic period was persuaded by religious sensibility, evil spirit, belief in god and goddess. To perform religious ceremonies there had no priest society. State appointed employees executed this duty. The nature of religious activities of Chin Dynasty was different from that of Shang and Chou dynasty. The basis of their religion was polytheism. Hun dynasty brought Buddhism in China.”[1]

Islamic Civilization (622AD-)

“The second medieval civilization was characterized by the politico religious institutions of Caliphate. It stretched from the Iberian Peninsula across North Africa, through the Middle East and Persia and far into India it was geographically the most extensive of these civilizations, and intellectually the most advanced.”[1]

Islamic civilization started its journey under the leadership of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Expansion of territory and preaching of religion persisted simultaneously in that era of Caliphate. Abu Bakar afforded to obtain Islamic solidarity among the Arabs. Islamic Empire got authority over Byzantine in the period of third Caliph Umar. Islam was preached in the conquered territory and most of the Christians and Jews of Egypt and Syria embraced Islam.