Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly Dbq

A powerful religion was born inside of a Cave in Mecca. Where a faithful, respectable man named Muhammad, received the word of God. A message that changed the world we live in today. This event that occurred on 610 CE was the starting point of Islam. Islam spread in a very fast way, and in not much time the word of Allah, which is the Arabic term for God, had gotten to many places around the globe. Muslim population started growing, and the question is: How did Islam spread rapidly? To answer this, the four main factors that made it possible for Islam to spread their faith in a quick way were: religious appeal, military conquest, effective political order, and economic trade.

Economic trade was one of the most important reasons why Islam

Islam. During the 7th and 8th century Islam spread immensely. This was partly due to Muslim military campaigns that in the 600s spread as far east as India and as far north as France (Doc C). So that Islam could spread so quickly we can infer they had organized, skillful fighters. Also, it is almost sure that Muslim fighters used both coercive tactics and Allah's message to spread quickly. One way that Muslim conquered other tribes was with the Ghazu, which started as being a raid for Arabian tribes to fight over resources (Doc D). Muhammad changed the way Ghazu worked. He made sure that Muslims could only attack non-muslims. This way, Muslim fighters had to go out into the Arabian peninsula and eventually Persia, Byzantium, and furthermore. “Persia and Byzantium had been both engaged for decades in a long… series of wars with one another. Both were exhausted.” (Doc D). This shows why the Arabs were able to conquer both Persia and Byzantine and could spread Islam even more. All the resources that were acquired during this raids went straight to the ummah (the Muslim community). The tactics Muslims fighters used almost always ensured the defeat of their opponents. This made Islam powerful, and power was very well seen during those

“In 632, following the death of Muhammad, the first caliph (a spiritual ruler, sometimes called the imam) was selected to lead the Muslim community… the duties of the caliph were firmly established.” (Doc E). The caliph’s job was to see if Islam was practiced faithfully and fairly. He had to keep the teachings of Muhammad pure. Some of the duties that the Caliph had to do were settling legal disputes, military defense, and protecting the rights of servants (Doc E). People who were searching for a religion to follow wanted to know if followers practice what they preached. The caliph made people confident that what Islam was teaching was indeed being done. One way the caliph spread Islam's acceptance toward other religions was with the Pact. This was an arrangement that allowed Christians, Jews, and other non-Muslims to keep practicing their religion if the paid an exemption tax called the jizyah, and obeyed Islamic laws (Doc E).This made people realize how open and fair Muslim law was, and made more people join Islam. The way that Muslims organized politics was very respected by other nations. “...the people of the Hims replied, ‘We like your rule and justice far better than the state of oppression and tyranny in which we were.”’ (Doc F). We can see how the people of the Hims respected the Muslims and their way of ruling. This attracted people. People who were searching for a respectable, honored