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The Byzantine Empire and Sassanian Persia were the two great powers in the Middle East in the 400s-634 C.E., before the Rise of Islam.
The Moors invaded Europe to defeat the Christian Visigoths in the Iberian Peninsula. They intended to spread Islam across this area, which is now known as Spain.
Education is important for Muslims and non Muslims. Per Islam teachings, educated Muslims are more rewarded than uneducated.
It ended, in some people's minds, in 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Turks.This event lead to the Age of Exploration, considering that the kingdoms of Europe lost the ability to trade with China and India due to the spread of dar al-Islam, the "Land of Islam," with their conquering of Byzantium, which was the center of the trade network from West to East.
It is difficult to estimate who played the most important role in the spread Islam in the sub-continent. There are so many Scholars and Sufia who spread Islam in the sub-continent.
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it spread islam to the people who lived there
Islam spread to libya by other countries
so that there would be more people to join the muzlims on there journey to the holy place
Truthfulness of Islam teachings, of Quran holy book, and of Prophet Muhammad as God messenger.
Islam is growing at a rate of 2.9% in America. Before current times, it was spread throughout the middle east by the Prophet Mohammad.
A struggle or conflict to spread Islam is a Jihad
Islam never spread by war. Refer to question below.
Islam spread north at first and then spread east and west.
In short islam expanded through various (non-violent) ways, such as in malaysia Islam came there by trading as muslims from makkah went over there and showed the honesty and trade rules which Islam set which they did not follow before Islam, They were impressed by the trading teachings and converted. The reason it spread is because for muslims it is a duty for them to spread it and show others what islam has to offer.
It was spread in Arabic.