WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The expanse of Islamic trade had a direct result on the spread of the Islam religion. Traders brought their religion to West Africa where Islam quickly spread throughout the region. Areas in the far east such as Malaysia and Indonesia also became Muslim through traders and Islamic Sufis.

Detailed explanation-2: -dissemination from west to east along the trans-Asian trade route known as the Silk Road. Buddhism, Christianity, Manichaeism (a once widespread faith that died out by the 16th century), and Islam were transmitted mainly by traveling merchants and missionaries who joined up with merchant caravans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Islamic empire began in Southwest Asia (Middle East) and quickly expanded into Africa and then deeper into Asia. The territory was under Islamic control, but most of the people did not convert to Islam immediately. Islamic rulers allowed people to worship their religion, but often they had to pay a protection tax.

Detailed explanation-4: -As was the case in its westward expansion across North and West Africa, Islam took hold in the Indian Ocean through a combination of trade, military conquest, and peaceful conversion-the latter mostly done through the work of Sufis (Muslim ascetics).