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Islam Spread Essay Research Paper Islam is

Islam Spread Essay, Research Paper


Islam is known as one of the fastest-expanding religions in history. Only


contained in Arabia in 632, its conquests led to its expansion to Persia and


Egypt by 656, and to Africa, Spain, and other parts of Persia by 750. Many


methods were used in order to spread to such an extensive empire. Muslims were


very reasonable people. They were tolerant, and offered many alternatives to the


other religions of conquered lands. Mohammed once stated that another religion


can either believe in Islam, or pay to keep his own religion. He would give the


religions protection in exchange for obedience. Mohammed, however, threatens the


lives of children or elders related to those who did not obey (Document1). This


was one of his most powerful methods of obtaining new lands. Another method used


by Mohammed was that he offered many reasons to other religions as to why they


should convert to Islam. First and foremost, he offered them direction and


guidance to heaven, which, alongside Muslims, was an eagerly anticipated place


by Christians and Jews (Document 2). The writer of History of Arabs (Document 3)


describes the Muslim people as those who consider each other equals under Allah,


and who wors

hip him to the fullest. They would rather be in heaven with him than


a child under him on earth. The expansion of Islam was also obviously obtained


by means of conquering lands around Arabia. The impression of surrounding lands


on the Muslim army is that they were strong, determined, relentless fighters who


conquered any land they pleased. They had countless weapons and a drive that


could cut through thick steel (Document 4). Despite these characteristics,


however, they would only fight upon attack, in self defense (Document 6). The


expansion of Islam was viewed by many as the most reasonable expansion of any


religion. It was believed that the Christians were below the Muslims in that


they fought whenever possible, and persecuted all other religions. Despite the


belief of spiritual drive for conquest, some believe the expansion of Islam was


due to the deep desire for a more modern life (Document 7); they were driven to


settle in the fertile crescent in order to obtain these modern luxuries, rather


than make spiritual achievements more primitive areas. There were many ways by


which the Muslims conquered surrounding lands. Alternatives, benefits, and


warfare were simply three such means of achieving such power and conquest.

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