Muhammad’s belief and early development of Islam were influence by Judaism and Christianity that he learned on his travels as a merchant and use some of their idea for a monotheism God.
The fundamental tenets of Islam were: Allah is the one and only true god, the recognition of other gods leads to bad punishments and Allah will bring his judgment on the world, and he rewarding the good and punishing the bad.
After Muhammad died, the Islamic community faced a struggle because Muhammad left no one to be his heir to lead the people. People were debating on who should be their new leader or not. Some new Islamic towns used this as an excuse to renounce their independants . The dar-al-Islam selected Abu Bakr to become the first caliph and then lead the Muslims on a military conquest on getting new land and regaining the lost ones.
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Rebellions led by Abu al-Abbas from Persia and this caused the downfall of the Umayyads and the beginning of the Abbasid dynasty. The Abbasids were much less focused on the aristocratic class. Also, the Abbasids preferred to maintain their territory rather than conquering and expanding other lands.
The expansion of Islam created a big area for promoting agricultural, industrial, and urban development. This increased agriculture and led to the development and growth of cities and urban areas. It also led to the opportunity to develop new industry such as textiles, pottery, glassware, iron, steel, and