WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Islamic leaders used taxes from wealthy merchants to build and maintain public works such as schools, hospitals, dams, and bridges. Money is important for any economy, and this was no different for Islamic merchants.

Detailed explanation-2: -With full Muslim control of the western half of the Silk Road by mid-8th century, any long-distance exchange had to traverse Muslim lands, giving trade a central role in the further propagation of the religion. Muslim merchants carried the message of Islam wherever they traveled.

Detailed explanation-3: -In India, Islamic rulers imposed jizya on non-Muslims starting with the 11th century. The taxation practice included jizya and kharaj taxes. These terms were sometimes used interchangeably to mean poll tax and collective tribute, or just called kharaj-o-jizya.

Detailed explanation-4: -Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries. Arab Muslim forces conquered vast territories and built imperial structures over time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Economy in the Caliphate and Islamic empires A vigorous monetary economy developed based on the wide circulation of a common currency (the dinar) and the integration of previously independent monetary areas.