A book, in pdf format, by Laura Fagleri, one of the important messages that dealt with the rapid spread of Islam, the simplicity of Islamic legislation, and talked about devotional worship and rituals in Islam The close of the sixth and the opening of the seventh century of the Christian era was, perhaps, the darkest period of the Dark Ages. Religion, morals, culture, philosophy and learning Xere all at a low ebb. Only a flicker, here and there, seemed to emphasize the universal g:loom. Over the Arabian Península, the darkness was at its deepest. The absence of any form of organized government left life and property insecure, except insofar as family and tribal pacts and f·euds might afford respite or maintain a rough balance. The dwellers of the península were ignorant alike of the arts of peace and the rules of war. Rapine and brutality were the order of the day, restrained only by notions of a rude chivalry and hospitality and the urge of self-preservation against retributive action by those who could muster a superior force. Neither seer nor philosopher could have opined that healing and salvation would come out of Arabia. Y et that is what carne to pass. A solitary voice was, under Divine Command, raised in Mecca, calling mento the worship of One God and proclaiming that through responding to this call would mankind achieve true dignity, honor, prosperity and hap- piness both here and hereafter. That voice was the voice of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam.