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Strong Governments and the Spread of Islam

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Strong Governments and the Spread of Islam

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Ironically, the spread of Islam and the expansion of Muslin rule were inversely related. The spread of Islam was aided by the efforts of traders, Sufis, scholars, lawyers, and artisans.

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Sub-Saharan Africa was subject to the wide spread of Islam. Rulers in West Africa accepted Islam, but Muslims migrated here to help build Muslim society. Islam in East Africa was spread through trade.

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Islam spread to regions of India and Sri Lanka, although Hinduism remained India's dominant faith. Islam require multiple centuries to become well-established, but eventually became popular in the lands of the Turkic-speaking people and China.

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After Muhammad's death, nearly all Arabs accepted Islam, except Christians and Jews, first among lower classes and eventually past lands of Muslim rule. The two major conversion movements were the North African Berbers and Persians. Muslim rulers allowed people to practice their chosen faith, but required a tax for doing so.

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Though Islam became the predominant faith in vast lands, the minorities of religions still had an influence on the society and culture of Muslim-dominated lands.

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Preaching in houses or mosques became common in Islam. To become a Muslim, one only has to make a profession of faith, shahada, however, differences emerged in the understandings of Islam, which led to diversity among the religion.

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"Let there be no compulsion in religion."

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"Let there be no compulsion in religion."

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The Quran pushes tolerance and does not allow forcing of the spread of faith. Muslim leaders have followed this code of conduct mainly through their acceptance of many religions, such as Jews and Christians, where there was Muslim rule.

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In the wake of Muhammad's death, Muslims conquered vast lands rapidly, but the spread of Islam as a religion in those lands was much slower.