HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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People who refused to accept Islam were killed
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Muslims paid the fees for non-Muslims to convert
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Arabs were tolerant compared to other conquerors
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Converts to Islam were released from debt obligations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries. Arab Muslim forces conquered vast territories and built imperial structures over time.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are many reasons why Islam spread so quickly. First Mecca was connected to many global trade routes. Another important reason was their military conquered lots of territory. A third factor was the Muslims fair treatment of conquered peoples.
Detailed explanation-3: -Islam may have had several universal practices. But it allowed the inclusion of local customary practices of the converts from different social milieus. There were diversities in practices among different sectarian affiliations (Sunni, Shi’a) also. This inclusive nature allowed Islam to spread through the subcontinent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The primary way in which Islam helped to spread Arabic culture was to make Arabic the everyday language of the people in the lands to which it spread. Arabic was once a relatively obscure language spoken on the Arabian peninsula, but after the 7th century, it spread all over the Middle East and North Africa.
Detailed explanation-5: -This spread of Islamic culture was facilitated by trade, missionaries, and changes in the political structure of Islamic society. As a result, we encounter multiple different interpretations of Islam across many different Islamic societies.