Pearls Impact on Cultural Integration
Pearls have influenced the cultural integration of India and the Middle East because the Muslim's in the Middle East traded with Hindu's for the Indian pearls.
India and Middle East Trade
Throughout history Hindu's in India, and Arabs, Islams, and Muslims in the Middle East have valued pearls and celebrated the pearl. Since pearls were very abundant in the Persian Gulf during the 1700 and 1800's the people from the Middle East would travel to Southern India and trade for pearls with the Hindu Indians who had an abundant supply of natural pearls. Mainly the Muslims and Islams would travel to India for pearls because the prophet Muhammad had been a trader so Muslim merchants came to India trading silver and gold for pearls and other gems. The royal kings of Nizam lead a very wealthy life due to the Pearl industry that attracted Islamic tourists to the old city in the past.
Value of the Pearl to the Muslim and Islamic Religion:
The Islams value the pearl as a symbol of the moon, wealth, perfection and completeness. Many Islamic rulers possessed many gems and pearls. Pearls are written and mentioned in many ancient Islamic scriptures and to this day are worn by the Islams.
The Muslims value the pearl as a symbol of as a symbol of purity, wealth and power.
India and Middle East Trade
Throughout history Hindu's in India, and Arabs, Islams, and Muslims in the Middle East have valued pearls and celebrated the pearl. Since pearls were very abundant in the Persian Gulf during the 1700 and 1800's the people from the Middle East would travel to Southern India and trade for pearls with the Hindu Indians who had an abundant supply of natural pearls. Mainly the Muslims and Islams would travel to India for pearls because the prophet Muhammad had been a trader so Muslim merchants came to India trading silver and gold for pearls and other gems. The royal kings of Nizam lead a very wealthy life due to the Pearl industry that attracted Islamic tourists to the old city in the past.
Value of the Pearl to the Muslim and Islamic Religion:
The Islams value the pearl as a symbol of the moon, wealth, perfection and completeness. Many Islamic rulers possessed many gems and pearls. Pearls are written and mentioned in many ancient Islamic scriptures and to this day are worn by the Islams.
The Muslims value the pearl as a symbol of as a symbol of purity, wealth and power.
Present Day:
Today, Hinduism is not respected and tolerated by the Islams because the Hindu's do not believe in god and Islams believe in a god, therefore the Islams do not believe Hinduism a worthy religion to practice. "Muslim merchants traveled there as early as the 7th century, and by the 12th century, there was a more structured and organized presence of Islam in India. As a Muslim, I believe in the divine presence of God. Often you might here this referred to as Allah, which simply translated into English means “The God.” Islam is founded on the belief in tawhid, or the oneness of God, a monotheistic divine entity with no particular form and not in the image of a person. The Koran describes God as the light of the heavens and of the earth. God is also described with 99 attributes including the one we as Muslims call upon before any act, “the Most Merciful. (Chander, Vineet "In Conversation: Sikhism, Islam, and Hinduism" Washingtonpost.com)
Although the pearls have attracted many people from the Middle East mostly craftsman to come to Hyderabad the "City of Pearls" in Southern India in the past, in the present day Hindu Indians are not seen or tolerated in the Middle East and Islams do not travel to trade with Hindu Indians for pearls. Although the Pearls at some point culturally integrated and impacted these two religions, now the pearls also have spread them apart and their trade of Pearls due to the religious beliefs does not continue.
Today, Hinduism is not respected and tolerated by the Islams because the Hindu's do not believe in god and Islams believe in a god, therefore the Islams do not believe Hinduism a worthy religion to practice. "Muslim merchants traveled there as early as the 7th century, and by the 12th century, there was a more structured and organized presence of Islam in India. As a Muslim, I believe in the divine presence of God. Often you might here this referred to as Allah, which simply translated into English means “The God.” Islam is founded on the belief in tawhid, or the oneness of God, a monotheistic divine entity with no particular form and not in the image of a person. The Koran describes God as the light of the heavens and of the earth. God is also described with 99 attributes including the one we as Muslims call upon before any act, “the Most Merciful. (Chander, Vineet "In Conversation: Sikhism, Islam, and Hinduism" Washingtonpost.com)
Although the pearls have attracted many people from the Middle East mostly craftsman to come to Hyderabad the "City of Pearls" in Southern India in the past, in the present day Hindu Indians are not seen or tolerated in the Middle East and Islams do not travel to trade with Hindu Indians for pearls. Although the Pearls at some point culturally integrated and impacted these two religions, now the pearls also have spread them apart and their trade of Pearls due to the religious beliefs does not continue.