How Did The Islamic Empire Spread

The Spread of the Islamic Empire

Islam is one of the most widespread religions in the world, there were countless qualities that the ancient empire demonstrated that made it one of the strongest ancient civilizations. The Islamic empire soared during the years 500 - 1920 CE. Although some historians argue that the Islamic empire grew because of violence, the Islamic empire proved to have spread quickly because of its religious appeal, technological advances and economic power, unlike Rome that failed to keep a stable society.

Islam spread rapidly because of its religious appeal because of its similarities to Christianity and Judaism, as well as the promised recompense to both men and women. In the Qur’an it is promised that “God will bestow forgiveness and rich recompense” as well as “both men and women, shall enter paradise” (Source 4). Both men and women were promised forgiveness if they followed Islam, this was appealing to people because it was universal and everyone

Desmond Stewart states “crossroads of the lucrative caravan trade.” and “Mecca was the site of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrine [the Ka’ba]. Trade was such an important part of the Islamic life that there were many designated areas for trade throughout the whole empire. Valuable items became available in the Islamic empire, Diana Childress stated, “ In exchange came gold and ivory from Africa.”(Source 12). Valuable items from other countries became accessible to all the people in the Islamic empire. This suggests that people brought many goods to trade from other countries, this helped the economy grow because people could sell ordinary object they could make themselves. This is important because the Islamic empire had a strong economy and people were able to live comfortably. Unlike the Roman empire, which fell because of the enormous gap between the rich and the