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Islamic cultures or Muslim cultures refers to the historic cultural practices that developed among the various peoples living in the Muslim world. These practices, while not always religious in nature, are generally influenced by aspects of Islam, particularly due to the religion serving as an effective conduit for the inter-mingling of people from different ethnic/national backgrounds in a way that enabled their cultures to come together on the basis of a common Muslim identity. The earliest forms of Muslim culture, from the Rashidun Caliphate to the Umayyad Caliphate and the early Abbasid Caliphate, was predominantly based on the existing cultural practices of the Arabs, the Byzantines, and the Persians. However, as the Islamic empires expanded rapidly, Muslim culture was further influenced and assimilated much from the Iranic, South Asian (Pakistani and Indian), Caucasian, Turkic, Malay, Somali, Berber, and Indonesian cultures.
Owing to a variety of factors, there are variations in the application of Islamic beliefs in different cultures and traditions.[1]
- ^ "Minds unmade". The Economist. 4 May 2013.