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Islam’s Spread

The beginning for anything is never easy, but once it is overcome, the thing may either blossom or wither out, an blossoming religion Islam became. A spiritual leader of islam, a well spoken man, a wise preacher- was the man named Muhammad. Because he was a well spoken person, he kindled the flames to the beginning of Islam and attracted many people to join the religion. With his death, the islamic religion was still able to spread like wildfire, but how was that possible? Was it because the islamics were able rulers, traders and migrators?

Muslims were a fierce group of tigers, endangering the lives of several animals -Europe, North Africa, the Anatolian Peninsula- spreading their terrifying presence .Not only were they powerful conquerors, but also righteous rulers, that cared for their country and people. For example, in Document F, the Moslems refunded the inhabitant of the Hims, since the Moslems were not longer able to protect the Hims. Acting righteously and just, the people conquered by the Muslims would often obey Muslim rule and religion without resentment. However Muslims were not Muslims occasionally force groups of people to transfer to Islam. For instance, Document E states

that, Muslims will wage Jihad against those who, persist in rejecting Islam , even after having been invited to accept islam. Despite how nice muslims were to their people, they still would fight to spread their religion. Muslims either gave people to choices to be feed nice and easy or force fed some people.
Avid traders the Muslims were.

Resources were not the only thing exchanged by the Muslims, but also culture and ideals.According to Document A, the muslim city of Mecca, was one of world's most popular trading centers, connecting with many cities around this area of earth. Because they traded plenty of people, they were able to effectively trade their religion with other people. In Document A, Mecca is referred as the site of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrine. Mecca was not only a trade center, but also a spiritual center. Coming and going through the city, foreign traders were bound to take notice of the religious matters happening around the city or buy some sort of religious material. Islam was a free sample in the Meccan markets, that everyone took a piece

of.
Flying from one land to another, the migrating Muslims murmured about Muhammad’s murmur from Angel Gabriel. According to Document C, the Muslims conquered nearly all the land near the Mediterranean sea, which gave more land for the Muslim population to move to. When people move, they will not only bring their materialistic things with them, but also their culture and religions aspects too. With more land for the Muslims to spread to, mean more land for Islam to bloom in. Then in Document D, the Arabs raided Persia and Byzantium. While they were looting these lands, the idea of Islam was slowly instilled into the minds of the Persian and Byzantine people. Just as the Arabs continued to do their religious requirements during raids, so too did the Persian and Byzantine people take notice of those actions. Earning money, taking land, spreading culture, is what the Arabs are all about. Because Muslims migrated, their religion was able to take hold in foreign lands.
Islam spread like an invasive species in a new biome, because of how able the Muslims were at ruling , trading, and migrating. In every corner and alley was talk about the new religion in style, Islam.