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Why did the Muslim population expand throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Europe so quickly?

The religion of Islam is the 2 most populous religion it was one of the Abrahamic religions like Judaism,
Christianity. Islam is religion which came from Mecca a city in Modern day Saudi Arabia. It was founded
by Muhammad a shepherd; he was 40 when he heard voices of Angel Gabriel who told him there was
just one God Allah. Muhamad was from Quraysh tribe the strongest tribe in all of Mecca. The people
tribe members did like the idea of one god because Mecca was where famous statutes of different gods
were kept. The Muslim population expand through out the Middle East, Africa and Europe because of
Trade, Conquest, and Message. Throughout Mesopotamia Mecca was a key trading point because of that
the Islamic population grew the merchants, sailors also became Muslims because of trade. The Muslims
after the death of Muhammad the Islamic empire grew because of conquest the Muslims started there
conquest in spreading Islam. Due to conquest the defeated places came into the rule of the Muslims the
losing side had to become Muslims to. The Islamic population grew because of the message of Islam
there is only one god that is Allah, through messages people could understand the relevance of Islam
and so the Muslim population grew. These are the three main reasons why Islam grew.

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