According to Robert K. Merton, pursue the cultural goal of wealth through illegitimate means.

According to Merton, innovators pursue the cultural goal of wealth through illegitimate means.

Explanation:

Robert K. Merton developed the Strain Theory from a sociological and criminology perspective. It centers on the idea that society pressures individuals to fulfill socially accepted goals even though the individuals don't have the means to do so.

Innovation is when an individual uses unconventional or illegitimate means in order to achieve his/her goals.

the arab empire adopted the muslim religion as their main belief. arabs would influence the people from the territories they invaded towards islam (the muslim belief).

nevertheless, throughout the history of the arab empire, rulers brought intellectual individuals from other religions to their centers of learning. these other foreigners included jews, christians, greeks, persians, and indians.   these resulted in the adoption of important knowledge developed by these cultures by the arabic empire. for example, the works of aristotle were translated from greek to arab and indian scientists brought the numerical concept of "zero" to the arabs.

nowadays, 93% of the arab population is muslim, which at the same time is subdivided in sects including the sunni, zaini, alawi, shia. the remaining 7% is composed mainly of christians.

abu bakr, was a senior companion and—through his daughter aisha—a father-in-law of the islamic prophet muhammad. abu bakr became the first openly declared muslim outside muhammad's family. abu bakr served as a trusted advisor to muhammad.