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Thesis: Although Islam was met with oposition and halts in expansion, the religion continued to spread throughout the world.
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Muhammad is born. He is the prophet of Allah, and he begins the spread of the faith.
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Muhammad has his first revelation. Three years later, he starts to preach his beliefs, which continue to spread to small groups of people.
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Muhammad flees Mecca and travels to Medina. The following of Muhammad continued to grow to the point where Mecca's leaders felt he was a threat to Meccan society.
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Wars erupt between Muhammad's followers and the Quraysh of Mecca. The threat of followers proves the strentgh of the religion, and how people continued to convert.
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Muslims ruled Ifriqiya while it cotinued spreading through the north.
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The first Muslim raids into India occur. The spread of Islam into India was met with opposition from Buddhists and Hindus, yet it continued to gain followers.
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The Muslims were defeated in France by Charles Martel, which halted the spread west. North Africa continued to convert to Islam, however.
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Christains captured Muslim Holy Land during their crusades. Muslims later unite, and under Saladin, reconquered much of the lost land. This shows the power and continuosu spread of Islam.
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(13th century) The fall of Shrivijaya opens the door for the spread of Islam through trade.
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(13th century) The ports in Sumatra converted to Islam, which helped continue spreading the religion through trade.