Discuss how Islam and Arabic social practices facilitated the rapid spread of Islamic culture and empires through Africa and Asia Minor in the 8th century
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but correct responses should include: The basis for the rapid spread of Islamic culture had much to do with Muhammad's distinctive character that marked him out from other leaders. His impact changed every aspect of life it touched. The Islam culture also appealed to a wide group because it was a religion that was as monotheistic as Judaism, as traditional as paganism, potentially as universal as Christianity, and for its time more practical than any of them. It was also a way of life and a blueprint for society, complete with a demanding but practical moral code, a set of rules of personal discipline, and the outline of a code of law. It gave fractured states and warring groups in Africa and Asia Minor a dynamic form of social organization, a sense of their own unique access to truth, and a conviction that war against nonbelievers was not only justified but also sanctified.
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