Rise of Islam from "summary" of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
The religion of Mahomet might seem to have been more effectually destroyed by the prosperity of the church of Constantinople than by the arms of Heraclius. The Christians had forgotten the slight skirmishes of their Arabian neighbors, and the subjects of Rome were indulged in the practice of venial sins and national hatred. Yet the victory of Heraclius must be ascribed not to his own valor or the weakness of his enemies, but to the dissensions of the Arabian tribes, the effect of their poverty, and the unskilful conduct of their leaders. The conquest of Jerusalem was preceded and followed by the conquest of Syria and Egypt, and the East trembled at the approach of the Mahometan powers. The Saracens were victorious, and the tribute of the vanquished was paid to the conquerors. The new religion was embraced by the vanquished, and the Arabs were converted to Islam. The religion of Mahomet was a combination of Judaism and Christianity, and its followers were taught to worship the one true God and to reject all idolatry. The conquest of Syria and Egypt gave the Arabs the control of the trade routes between the East and the West, and the spoils of war enriched the followers...
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