The Rise of Islam in the Middle East and Europe: Tutorial

The history of the spread of Islam spans about 1,500 years. Muslim conquests following ... The Timurid Renaissance and the Islamic expansion in South and East Asia fostered ... to the Middle East, and south to Somalia by the Companions of the Prophet, ... Since the 1960s, many Muslims have migrated to Western Europe.

Explanation:

The history of the spread of Islam spans about 1,500 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 missionary activities, particularly those of imams, who intermingled with local populations to propagate the religious teachings.[1] These early caliphates, coupled with Muslim economics and trading, the Islamic Golden Age, and the Age of the Islamic Gunpowders, resulted in Islam's spread outwards from Mecca towards the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans and the creation of the Muslim world. Trading played an important role in the spread of Islam in several parts of the world, especially Indian traders in southeast Asia.