What if Islam Never Existed?

An alternate history video. What if Islam never existed? How would this affect the Islamic world and the surrounding areas? How would the Byzantines and Sassanids fare? How would Christianity, or the Christian world, fare? What would happen to technological advancement? What of other areas such as India or Ethiopia? Would the world be a better place or a worse place?

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:43 - Byz-Sas War, Arabs
3:34 - Byzantines and Neighbours
8:46 - Sassanids, Ethiopia, SE Asia etc.
12:19 - Technology and Modern Day
14:57 - Conclusiuon

Music Credits:
Peace Cannot Last - Europa Universalis IV: Cradle of Civilization Copyright [2017] Paradox Interactive AB
Faith Restored - Europa Universalis IV: Cradle of Civilization Copyright [2017] Paradox Interactive AB
Saladin Arrives at Jerusalem - Crusader Kings II - Songs of the Caliph Copyright [2012] Paradox Interactive AB
The Persian Army - Crusader Kings II - Songs of the Caliph Copyright [2012] Paradox Interactive AB

[HistorysInfluence]

Be sure to leave any constructive criticism, positive feedback or video ideas. Tried a couple of new things in this video. I'm planning on making videos on a more consistent point moving forward.

[KameroonEmperor]

Without the Muslims in iberia, the Spanish language would be different and colonialism would be much less harsh to the natives, meaning natives would have more power

[GarfieldRex]

A united Christianism, under the influence of the Byzantine Empire (because the Franks didn't got so powerful to be proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor and then no schism), a beautiful Visigothic Iberia, and the most important, perhaps a Latin North Africa, a romance language that was murdered before birth, along with a Zoroastrian and stronger Iran.

[cybernetix_]

Aramaic, Coptic and North African Latin survives. A blessed timeline.

[wires-slgs]

Interesting video, however from what I know Persia was seeing considerate amount of Christian growth that the Persians were trying to suppress, so I think It's equally likely that Persian could become Christian, though perhaps Nestorian instead and becoming the main power center for that faith to project influence outward, the Nestorian faith would take the place of Islam in the Region.

Edit: Also I'd like to see your take on cody's "What if North and South America were never connected?" What if, perhaps with more of a focus on possibilities for South American nations. Also perhaps at somepoint you could make videos involving multiple what ifs, Like combining "What if gunpowder never existed/was invented later", "What if North and South America were never connected", and What if Humans never migrated to the Americas?"(minus any colonial era stuff)/"What if the Bering Strait never existed?", though maybe more what if humans never crossed it as horses came from North America and that would change too much. I just think that scenario could make for a interesting "Humans vs Monsters" world, sorta like that Monster Hunter Game series, but less Fantastical and possibly only occurring for a century or two.

[Neatling]

Great video! Glad to see more content from you.

[randomhistory]

I feel like Orthodox Christianity would get the hate that Islam gets today.

[thadeusgaspar]

i do think it was likely Persia would be at least partially Christianized in this timeline, the Church of the East was steadly growing there before Islam came along, late Sassanian emperors were getting closer to the Christian communities and intermarrying, and the last persons to claim the Sassanian thrones, in exile under Chinese protection, were Christians themselves.

[dlhphp]

I would like to see "what if Grand Colombia stayed united and became a great power" also love the videos!

[SuperPro]

I wish I could’ve seen a country with majority Aramaic speaking ❤

[marcusaustralius]

Billions more souls brought to Christ

Truly a blessed timeline

[rupertgarcia]

This channel is so freaking underrated.

[selihom]

The whole video is great and I loved that you mentioned Ethiopia. You sir deserve more subscribers.
Hope you make more videos on Africa.

[JellyProductions]

Only just discovered your channel, but already loving you man! Choosing the exact period pieces and what if's that i'm interested in! Love it

[KameroonEmperor]

I think orthodox Christians would be the ones getting all the hate from the western Europeans and and n/s americans instead of Islam, and therefore the other subdivisions of Christianity would be considered more distant from each other.
So basically Christianity would be more divided

[adamm]

Take me to that world. I would rather live there.

[Kyle-qdsy]

I’m a little late since I just found this channel so I don’t know if anyone will read this but in regards to the House of Wisdom in Baghdad; from what I understand the Sassanid Shah Khosrow II built a massive library in Ctesiphon that was destroyed by the Arabs when they conquered the region. So the passing on of certain literary works would have likely continued

[erichtomanek]

This is an excellent video.
Many millions of deaths averted.
India would have far fewer invasions..
No Armenian Genocide.
Zoroastrianism a major world religion.
What about Mansa Musa? If he and his kingdom were Christian, would he do a tour of the Five Christian Patriarchates?

[vinfacts]

Ironically, this makes me even more interested in Islamic history.

[mattstakeontheancients]

Great book on the Sassanid/Byzantine war by James Howard-Johnston that goes into great detail on why this debilitating war happened. Could imagine Wahl-lid being a Byzantine calvary commander. Man should be a top 5-10 greatest general of antiquity. Curious if the Seljuks would still migrate to the Middle East possibly be part of the Sassanids if they were still around converting to Zoroaster. That would be pretty impactful if they were used against the ERE.