Interestingly, we may not be speaking Arabic anyway.
Christianity wouldn’t exist without Jesus as a central figure, and Islam probably wouldn’t exist without Christianity, as there would be no background for archangel Gabriel to deliver God’s “final” revelation, and he would just be the defender of Israelis as told in Hebrew Bible (correct me if I’m wrong).
Without Islam, there would be no single force to fuel Arabic expansionism, and so Arabs would find themselves on a similar ground with European civilizations. Israelis, on their end, could actually expand and permanently settle the land instead of rebuilding their country millennia after.
Interestingly, we may not be speaking Arabic anyway.
Christianity wouldn’t exist without Jesus as a central figure, and Islam probably wouldn’t exist without Christianity, as there would be no background for archangel Gabriel to deliver God’s “final” revelation, and he would just be the defender of Israelis as told in Hebrew Bible (correct me if I’m wrong).
Without Islam, there would be no single force to fuel Arabic expansionism, and so Arabs would find themselves on a similar ground with European civilizations. Israelis, on their end, could actually expand and permanently settle the land instead of rebuilding their country millennia after.
Did not consider that far, good thought! :)
Wonder if India and Central Asia would be Buddhist then.
Likely :)