• The spread of Islam spans almost 1,400 years. The early Muslim conquests that occurred following the death of Muhammad in 632 CE led to the creation of the caliphates...
  • Muhammad and his followers spread the teachings of Islam throughout the Arabian peninsula.
  • There are many factors that contributed to the spread of Islam before 1258.
  • Coupled with Muslim economics and trading, it resulted in the spread of Islam from Mecca outwards towards the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans.
  • These early caliphates, coupled with Muslim economics and trading and the later expansion of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in Islam’s spread outwards...
  • Islam spread across vast territories since its emergence in the 7th century, establishing itself as one of the major world religions.
  • With the rapid spread of Islam, the then empires of Rome and Persia developed a serious concern for their sovereignty.
  • The early emergence of Muslim communities on the Malabar Coast in southwestern India is a fitting example of the role of trade in the spread of Islam.
  • It is one of the most striking facts of human history that the spread of Islam over such a vast area took place within three centuries.
  • After Muhammad’s death, Muslims spread Islam throughout Arabia by both missionary activity and military action against rebellious tribes.