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The spread of Islam spans almost 1,400 years. The early Muslim conquests that occurred following the death of Muhammad in 632 CE led to the creation of the caliphates, occupying a vast geographical area; conversion to Islam was boosted by Arab Muslim forces conquering vast territories and building imperial structures over time.[1][2][3][4] Most of the significant expansion occurred during the reign of the rāshidūn ("rightly-guided") caliphs from 632 to 661 CE, which were the first four successors of Muhammad.[4] These early caliphates, coupled with Muslim economics and trading, the Islamic Golden Age, and the age of the Islamic gunpowder empires, resulted in Islam's spread outwards from Mecca towards the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans and the creation of the Muslim world. The Islamic conquests, which culminated in the Arab empire being established across three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe), enriched the Muslim world, achieving the economic preconditions for the emergence

Spread of Islam - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia History of Islam This article includes a list of general references but lacks corresponding inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Part of a series on Islamization Islamizations Late Antiquity - Middle Ages - Modern Islamization Spread of Islam Early Muslim conquests Islamic missionary activity Islamization of Palestine Islamization of Jerusalem Islamization of Syria Islamization of Egypt Islamization

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