HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Arabian peninsula
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China
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North Africa
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India
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most historians believe that Islam originated in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spread of Islam spans about 1, 400 years. Muslim conquests following Muhammad’s death led to the creation of the caliphates, occupying a vast geographical area; conversion to Islam was boosted by Arab Muslim forces conquering vast territories and building imperial structures over time.
Detailed explanation-3: -His emigration (hijra) from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) with his followers in 622 establishes the beginning of the Islamic era. Most of the Arabian Peninsula is conquered by the time of his death in 632.
Detailed explanation-4: -All three major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and, Islam) originated from the Middle East and are present in the Middle East. Islam is the most prevalent religion in the contemporary Middle East.
Detailed explanation-5: -Arabs make up most of the population of the peninsula. Nearly all Arabs speak the Arabic language. Most Arabs are Muslims, or followers of Islam. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in what is now Saudi Arabia.