Transcript The Spread Of Islam

The
Spread
Of
Islam
Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
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Islam
Crisis
►Muhammad
dies
in 632
►Muslims now had
to find a new
leader
►Muhammad did
not name a
successor
Solution
►Muslims
chose
Abu-Bakr who was
a loyal friend of
Muhammad
►He became the
first Caliph
►Caliph – (kay-lif)
means successor
or deputy
Abu-Bakr
►After
Muhammad died some
Muslims
 Refused to pay taxes
 Tried to say they were
prophets themselves
 Some tribes abandoned Islam
►In
order to get things under
control, Abu-Bakr used the
military to get authority.
Muslim State
►By
the time Abu died, the Muslim state
controlled all of Arabia
►Under the next 2 caliphs they took:
 Syria
 Lower Egypt
 Parts of Persia
►By
750 they controlled from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Indus River (2x the width
of the USA!!)
Muslim Troops
►They
were
successful because
they were
 Willing to struggle till
the end for Islam
 Well disciplined
 Expertly commanded
►Enemies
were not
used to their style of
warfare
Byzantine and Persia
►The
Byzantine and Persia were
already weak from long time
conflicts
►The people welcomed Islam
Treatment of
Conquered
People
►Muslims
were tolerant of conquered
people
►The Quran forbids forceful conversion
 They let others keep their religion if
they paid a poll tax
 People who did not convert were not
allowed to spread their own religions
To Be
Continued…
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