A powerful religion was born inside of a Cave in Mecca. Where a faithful, respectable man named Muhammad, received the word of God. A message that changed the world we live in today. This event that occurred on 610 CE was the starting point of Islam. Islam spread in a very fast way, and in not much time the word of Allah, which is the Arabic term for God, had gotten to many places around the globe. Muslim population started growing, and the question is: How did Islam spread rapidly? To answer this, the four main factors that made it possible for Islam to spread their faith in a quick way were: religious appeal, military conquest, effective political order, and economic trade.
Economic trade was one of the most important reasons why Islam
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Islam. During the 7th and 8th century Islam spread immensely. This was partly due to Muslim military campaigns that in the 600s spread as far east as India and as far north as France (Doc C). So that Islam could spread so quickly we can infer they had organized, skillful fighters. Also, it is almost sure that Muslim fighters used both coercive tactics and Allah's message to spread quickly. One way that Muslim conquered other tribes was with the Ghazu, which started as being a raid for Arabian tribes to fight over resources (Doc D). Muhammad changed the way Ghazu worked. He made sure that Muslims could only attack non-muslims. This way, Muslim fighters had to go out into the Arabian peninsula and eventually Persia, Byzantium, and furthermore. “Persia and Byzantium had been both engaged for decades in a long… series of wars with one another. Both were exhausted.” (Doc D). This shows why the Arabs were able to conquer both Persia and Byzantine and could spread Islam even more. All the resources that were acquired during this raids went straight to the ummah (the Muslim community). The tactics Muslims fighters used almost always ensured the defeat of their opponents. This made Islam powerful, and power was very well seen during those …show more content…
“In 632, following the death of Muhammad, the first caliph (a spiritual ruler, sometimes called the imam) was selected to lead the Muslim community… the duties of the caliph were firmly established.” (Doc E). The caliph’s job was to see if Islam was practiced faithfully and fairly. He had to keep the teachings of Muhammad pure. Some of the duties that the Caliph had to do were settling legal disputes, military defense, and protecting the rights of servants (Doc E). People who were searching for a religion to follow wanted to know if followers practice what they preached. The caliph made people confident that what Islam was teaching was indeed being done. One way the caliph spread Islam's acceptance toward other religions was with the Pact. This was an arrangement that allowed Christians, Jews, and other non-Muslims to keep practicing their religion if the paid an exemption tax called the jizyah, and obeyed Islamic laws (Doc E).This made people realize how open and fair Muslim law was, and made more people join Islam. The way that Muslims organized politics was very respected by other nations. “...the people of the Hims replied, ‘We like your rule and justice far better than the state of oppression and tyranny in which we were.”’ (Doc F). We can see how the people of the Hims respected the Muslims and their way of ruling. This attracted people. People who were searching for a respectable, honored
Military conquest was a primary reason why Islam spread so quickly. As demonstrated in the “The Spread of Islam” map from Document C, the reader can clearly see that everywhere the Islamic World spread, a military campaign occured. A military campaign means plans for war or battle. Although it is possible, it is unlikely that the Islamic teachings just spread. Most likely, the teachings spread through a forced movement, or a military conquest.
Lastly, Muslims sent numerous military conquests into Europe, Asia, and Africa. The first reason that Islam spread quickly was the trade with other civilizations. Throughout the Middle East there were many trade routes that went through Islam’s holy cities. According to Desmond Stewart, Mecca, an Islamic holy city, was at a crossroads
Islam spread so quickly, because of trade, devoted followers and invasion of armies. Trade helped Islam spread quickly. According to Doc A, Mecca was prosperous and important since it was at the crossroads of caravan trade. Because Mecca was at the crossroads of trade (Islam was there) many foreigners became introduced to Islam and they expressed that idea to other people. Another way that trade spread was by devoted followers.
The religion spread throughout Mecca and into India, Spain, East Africa and China. Within 100 years of Muhammad’s death, it had reached Europe and Asia. What are some reasons that the religion spread so quickly? Islam spread at such a fast rate due to trade, conquest, and law.
Islam started to spread by first using conquest as their major option. Though as time went on and more people started to follow the Muslim religion, a different method was occurring that also contributed to spreading the Islam belief. In the worksheet called, "The Expansions of Islam in the Post-Classical-Era," document C says, "... Merchants were carriers of Islam rather than agents of Islamization. They opened routes and exposed isolated societies to external influences.
Islam was an emerging religion in a time of rebirth and when civilizations were beginning to crumble down. In 610, in the caravan city of Mecca, Muhammad received his first revelation from the angel Gabriel about the all powerful god Allah. Spreading like wildfire, this religion quickly became one of the most influential religions to date. Islam, a major turning point in world history, caused numerous continuities and changes. Due to the emergence of Islam, trade to numerous regions such as East Africa and China intensified tremendously, and in addition, facilitated the rise of new powerful empires.
Why did Islam spread Quickly? - Trade The Islamic religion spreaded quickly because of trade. Based on the fact, that Islam had trade over many empires. Corresponding to the map on Document A, “ Adding from the profits of caravans was a brisk pilgrimage trade, for Mecca was the site of Arabia 's holiest shrine.
Why did the religion of Islam spread so quickly? In the 600’s the religion of Islam started to spread quickly. The religion of Islam spread so quickly because of complex and numerous trade routes, strong military conquests, and strong and convincing religious messages. According to the holy text of the Muslims, in 610 CE a merchant named Muhammad went to a cave outside the city of Mecca to meditate.
During the 600’s, Islam began to spread fast throughout the region, but they’re many reasons why Islam is still around today and has been successful in gaining followers since then. But why did it spread so fast? It could be because of the followers Muhammad had, and the routes that Islam traveled on that it became the phenomenon that it is today. Why is it a well known religion today? The devoted followers are the base of the answer.
Well the world may never know but, the Muslims did. The expansion of the Islamic empire was a big time in history for the Muslims, it was their big breakthrough. The most important events that caused the expansion were the military, the treaty of Tudmir, and the granting of gifts. I think the most significant reason the Muslims had a big breakthrough and expanded was because the military.
The third and final reason Islam spread so quickly was because of their militaristic conquest. By 750 Islam had spread from the Arabian Peninsula all the way to Spain (Doc A). First, Islam spread quickly because of its geographic location. Mecca was the center of Islam
Islam is a religion that controls their follower's daily lives. It quickly spread throughout many large and small civilizations all throughout the world. Two civilizations that Islam affected were the Byzantine Empire and China. The Byzantine empire was the section of Rome that remained after the fall of Rome and was a very successful civilization in its time. During the rise of Christianity, the Byzantine empire became a Christian-based civilization and used the church to solve its political and economic problems that sprang up after the fall of Rome.
The new religion of Islam was able to spread so quickly due to trade. The first reason is Mecca was the center of trade for the Arabian Peninsula. In document A of the Why Islam Spread So Quickly reading it states, “...
Why did Islam spread so fast? In 610 CE A man named Muhammad was outside of a cave meditating and soon began hearing voices. As he listened he heard them say “Give birth to a religion called Islam.” Islam began to spread faster than any other religion.
The Middle East is a place that was the birthplace for many cultures and religions such as Christianity and Islam. As they expanded from this region, both of these religions had good impact on history. However, Christianity and Islam have their similarities in religious beliefs and their differences in expansion between the two religions. Within the time period c. 600 CE to 1250 CE and 1st century to 1000 CE Islam and Christianity began to spread around the world. The two religions spread socially and economically similar but politically different.