The term “Globalization” has generated a variety of definitions; it can be described as internationalization, liberalization, universalization, and Westernization. The majority Muslim scholars consider globalization as an old phenomenon that has been in process since the dawn of history, and is currently in the most rapid phase of its development. From the very beginning of its manifestation in Arabia, Islam presented itself as a global and universal religion. More than one verse in the Qur’an states that the message of Islam is universal, and addresses the humanity of all races. Prophet Muhammad also emphasized this universal dimension in a tradition that said there is no difference between an Arab, a Persian, an Ethiopian, a black or a white except how pious and good one can be. Following the rapid territorial expansion of the Islamic state and the spread of Islam as a global religion, Islamic civilization entered a new phase of “globalism,” based on interaction with other civilizations.
