Spread Of Islam Dbq Essay

The Islamic Empire expanded rapidly around the period 600 C.E. to 1300 C.E. The Islamic expansion occurred through military raids, Jihad, tolerance, stipends and taxes. After Muhammad's death, in 632 C.E., the rise Islam overtook Afro-Eurasia. Muslim warfare was set for defeat, but became matchless and unconquerable.The battle between the Muslims and Greeks, the Muslims were presented as having no match against Greeks military shown in Doc A. As it states, “In this battle 24,000 Muslims took part,” (Doc A). Yet the Muslims were said to have defeated 70,000 Greeks showing the Muslim power they had. Then there was the prosecute against who rejected Islam. Doc E proclaims “To wage… jihad against those who, after having been invited to accept Islam, persist in rejecting…” (Doc E). Muslims had the responsibility to overthrow the one’s challenged the Islamic religion. “…those who are bent on denying the truth, smite their necks until you overcome them fully…” (Doc F) other’s were forced to believe or would have to pay the Islamic

Muslims let Spaniards continue to live, but they had to agree to follow the Islamic rules and there would not be any assaults towards the Spaniards. The Doc B is a treaty for the King and states “They will not be coerced in matters of religion, their churches will not be burned, nor will sacred objects be taken from the realm, as long as he remains sincere and fulfills these conditions that we have set for him,” (Doc B). Just as Doc B brought to point that the lives of Spaniards shall go on, but all the agreements, Doc G also follows with in this standard but spoken in words of God, “Unto every one of you We appointed a law and way of life,” (Doc G). Tolerance may have been only followed because it was the words of God, yet on the long run it helped Islam be more accepted by the people and continue its expansion. With the tolerance it had included that payments must