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    Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly There are many reasons why Islam spread so quickly. The main reasons are trade, military conquest, and religion. Trade played the biggest role of why it spread so quickly because it went to Spain, Africa, and Europe. Military conquest because a large amount of land was conquered by Islam military. Another reason for Islam spreading is their religious views and spiritual ideas. Many trade routes would lead to Mecca. You can get to Mecca by land or sea. If

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    Over time more than one million people have been admired by the Muslims. Trade, religion, and military conquest was a big deal in 610CE. These are three reasons why Islam spread so quickly. The following paragraphs will tell how, and what made Islam spread so quickly.

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    Civilization: The Rise and Spread of Islam Introduction Muslims believed in Allah. This was their God. They only believed in Allah. Muslim’s biggest rivals were Christians. In the seventh century, Muhammed controlled several empires, including Persia, Greece, and Egypt. These empires took him decades to acquire, however. Empires were beginning to spread to places like: -Africa, Asia and Southern Europe. -Central Asia, Western Asia and Southern Asia. -They also spread to some trade routes. The

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    Islam was a very popular religious belief that had followers from all around, but we ask why it spread so quickly over a short period of time. There were different factors that had allowed Islamic beliefs to cover such a large area so quickly. The Islam religion started with a man named Muhammad. A tough childhood, losing his parents at an early age and working as a merchant most of his life . He retreated to a cave in a near mountain. He said it was there that he received his

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    historical significance of polygamy in spreading the message of Islam. The argument was forwarded that the marriages of Prophet Muhammad allowed for the development of deeper ties across Arabia even amongst various tribes who trusted the Prophet for guidance as a result of the formation of new relationships (Ünal, 2008).If one was to argue for the permissibility of polygamy, it may be implied that polygamy could spread the essence of Islam through such a way that individuals can interpret the Quran through

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    Islam is one of the oldest and the second largest religions today, coming second to Christianity. The religion is believed to derive mostly from the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. He was also believed to be the last prophet. Islam began in about 600 AD, around the time Muhammad was instructed to teach the word of God in Mecca. When Muhammad was about forty years of age, he began having visions and would also hear voices. Often enough, he would find clarity by meditating in a cave at Mount Hira

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    Why did Islam spread so quickly? I believe it definitely did, spread very rapidly. There are all kinds of reasons as to why this may have happened. There are not many wrong answers to this question. I believe that the following are the three main reasons as to why it spread so quickly. The first main reason I believe that helped the rapid spread of Islam was due to it’s very loyal followers. They had some of the most loyal and serious followers of any religion. The followers of Islam at that time

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    creating the religion of Islam. Over the years Islam grew but Islam spread much more quickly than other religions, but why? Some historians believe that it spread quickly because of military conquest, while others are certain it was because of trade routes all around the 3 continents. Then again it could have also been because of treaties,taxes,and tolerations. Military Conquest,Treaties and Taxes and Tolerations, and trade routes were the 3 most believed reasons on why Islam spread so fast. Trade Routes

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    Why Did Islam Spread so Fast? Write a 5-paragraph essay using “How to Write Your Essay” instructions and evidence from Documents A-C. DBQ: How Did Islam Spread So Quickly? In 610 A.D., in a cave on the Arabian Peninsula, a merchant from Mecca, Islam named Muhammad was meditating when he was interrupted by the Angel Gabriel, who told him to recite and spread the words that Allah is the one God, which he would later be spread and known as Islam. So, how did Islam spread so quickly? Some people

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    called Islam. Within 140 years, followers of Islam had created an empire that ruled the Middle East and stretched across North Africa into Europe. From the modest beginning in the west-central Arabia, Islam exploded in size. Within 100 years of Muhammad’s death, it reached Europe & Asia. However, the question before us is why. Why did Islam spread so quickly ? Islam spread so quickly because of the Center of Trade, Nature of Religion, & because the government required them to. First, Islam spread

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