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    The spread of Islam religion started in 610, following the first revelation to the prophet Muhammad. Muhammad is visited by the angel Gabriel while on retreat in a cave near Mecca. Later, Muhammad is told to call his people to the worship of the one God, but they react with hostility and begin to persecute him and his followers. In 622 after enduring persecution in Mecca, Muhammad and his followers migrate to the nearby town of Yathrib (Medina). Later Muhammad begins to invite other tribes

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    The Islamic religion began to spread rapidly through the world due to its accepting religion and cultural diffusion through trade routes and missionaries/scholars. The tolerance of the religion was one of the most important accounts for the spread since “Conversion to Islam generally did not mean a sudden abandonment of old religious practices in favor of the new.” People were admired by this “rule” and did not feel suspicious of the Islamic faith as if they would destroy you if you practiced things

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    country contributed to the continued spread of Islam. Sufis, Islamic scholars,etc. preach Islamic literacy to local people and helped them in many ways, gaining converts at the same time as gaining their reputation. In North America, slaves from Africa brought their Islamic rituals with them to the New World ,In Indonesia, their local religious similarity with Islam allow them to combine tgt, Hatred of the various forms of Islam and the desire to purify Islam caused the reform or renewal movements

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    Cornell Notes Topic/Objective: Chapter 8:African Civilizations and the Spread of Islam Name: Maddy Garza Class/Period: 4B Date: September 18, 2015 African Societies: Diversity and Similarities – Stateless Societies - Common Elements in African Societies The Arrival of Islam in North Africa The Christian Kingdoms: Nubia and Ethiopia Kingdom of the Grasslands Sudanic States

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    Muhammad is founder of the religion Islam despite very hard times while spreading the religion, this was because of his courage. From birth to death and beyond, Muhammad had people help him through his life start and spread the religion. Muhammad was born around 570 C.E. in Makkah and his father had already died. When he was five or six, he returned to the city after being with a nomad family in the desert. Shortly after, his mother died and became an orphan. About 6 years later, he went on a trading

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    7th and 8th centuries, Islam spread from its beginnings in Arabia to cover the entire Middle East and parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. As (Document 8) shows, by the year 750, Islam stretched from Eastern Persia in the Middle East, all the way to the westernmost edges of Spain and North Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Islam expanded so rapidly because of its techniques on conquering unstable areas and converting people to Islam, preventing setbacks and obstructions. Islam had three main reasons

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    The appeal and spread of radical Islam within the United States is becoming a serious national security risk. In the past radical Islamic groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda placed cells in the United States for the purpose of taking down the American establishment through domestic terrorism. In order to counter and even stop this phenomenon, it is essential that law enforcing and the intelligence community understand what makes Radical Islam so appealing. Moreover, Once Officials figure out the appeal

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    African civilizations and the spread of Islam The lower part of Africa below the Sahara, that area was never really isolated but it was hard and difficult to contact. Between 800 and 1500 C.E the contact with the “outside world” grew intensely. “Social, religious and technological changes took place that influenced many of the different people throughout the vast and varied continent.” Meaning that there was a lot of changes that helped transform the continent to what it is today. “African societies

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    Islam has been one of the most important religion for many people for hundreds of years, however not that many people knew of the religion. Islam, began in Mecca, claimed to be the revelation of God Allah through the angel Gabriel to a man named Muhammad. The God, Prophets, and monuments were necessary contributions to the Islam culture. The profession of faith is called the shahadah, and that there is no god other than Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger. This declaration must be recited correctly

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    Islam is an Abrahamic religion, which started in Saudi Arabia and spread all throughout the Middle East. Followers of Islam are referred to as Muslims, and the collective Muslim community is commonly referred to as Ummah. To begin to understand the message of Islam, one must know the very foundations it is based on. These five principles, in Arabic, are Sawm, Zakat, Hajj, Salat, and Shahada. The English meanings are Fasting, Charity, Pilgrimage, Prayer, and Testimony of Faith, respectively. The intention

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