Christians responded much differently to the plague than the Muslims because they were more depraved than the Muslims. For example, it is stated in document 6 that the Christians were "inclined than before to evil and wickedness” (Dene). The Christians did not care for their actions of their priests who were profiting from caring for the rich. Christian workers also revolted and deserted their jobs because they viewed the plague as the end of the world. The Christians reacted to the plague by begging god to be merciful because they believed they were being punished for their sins. For instance, in Document 4 it says, "we know that whatever we suffer is the just reward of our sins." (Mussis). The Christians thought that due to the evil of the people, the disease was a malediction from God; they believed that if they repented of their sins, the people could be rescued.…show more content… Because, document 4 states, "prayer for lifting the epidemic is abhorrent because the plague is a blessing from God; at the least, a Muslim should devoutly accept the divine act," (Al-Manbiji). The Muslims saw the plague as a will from God; they said it was hateful to be praying for the end of the plague. Islam, which means "Submission to God", was the main religion in the Middle-East at that time.
As you can see, the Muslim and Christian faiths both responded in different ways to the Black Death. How different were Christian and Muslim responses? Christians in Europe did what they could to avoid the plague because they bluntly saw the plague as the Apocalypse. Muslims in the Middle-East embraced their to God because they accepted the plague as a blessing. The responses of these two cultures reflected the nature of their standards, beliefs, and
