Islam Dbq Analysis

In 610 AD, a man named Muhammad received a vision from an angel named Gabriel and began one of the most popular and widespread religions of the world, Islam. Islam revolves around the beliefs that there is one God, Allah, and that people should be charitable and give to the poor regularly. Although originating in the time of Christianity and Judaism, the Islamic faith started to became renowned and well-followed due to the numerous societies and cultures that ultimately encountered the religion through certain factors. While there are a variety of factors that allowed Islam to spread quickly, top contributors to the rapid spread of the Islamic culture include the vast number of trade routes filtering in and out of the religious city of Mecca …show more content…
The population of the areas combined would have reached number in the millions, and since they are controlled by an Islamic government, the number of Islamic followers grew exponentially upon the military conquest of the army. Moreover, according to a historian named al-Baladhuri and his account illustrating a battle at the Yarmouk River, the Byzantine Empire challenged Islamic expansion in Syria which a military numbering troops over 200,000, compared to the 24,000 Muslim troops brought by Islamic forces. Despite the significant difference in troops, the Muslims ended up defending against and defeating the Byzantine troops. (Doc. F) Although the Islamic army was challenged by the Byzantine in an extremely outnumbered situation, the strength and determination of the small army led to a tremendous victory and the ability to continue expansion. Islamic troops were a dominate force when it came to military battles and conquests, and more likely than not, they would end up victorious at the end. Because of this domination and relentless nature by the …show more content…
More specifically, trade routes through cities that have deep Islamic rooted culture such as Mecca greatly contributed to the expansion, as well as the appealing nature and characteristics the Islamic faith possesses. Also, the most important factor of military conquest also added to the vast and rapid expansion of the Islamic religion, as it brought the faith to big populations of people and introduced the beliefs to many regions throughout the world in a timely matter. Overall, Islamic beliefs spread rapidly in the early centuries after the birth of christ, and because of this, it has become one of the most popular religion in the modern

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