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The Rise of Islam
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The Rise of Islam
• The Islamic faith quickly spread across the Arabian Peninsula under Muhammad, and his successors.
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•By the 800s the Islamic Faith and rule had been
established throughout the Middle East, North Africa
and Spain
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Reasons for the rapid success:
• Islam brought a sense of unity and communality to believers. – Through this unity they
had a common cause to spread the Islamic faith
• Muslims saw victories as a sign of Allah’s support
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• Jihad- –those who
fought and were willing to die in the name of Allah were guaranteed a place in heaven
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• Tolerance towards other faiths-Jews as Christians viewed as “people of the book”• Weakness of the Byzantine and
Persian Empires• Superior military tactics and leaders