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The Arab conquest of Byzantine Syria, Phoenicia (Lebanon), Palestine and Egypt contributed the decline of the Byzantine Empire. So did the conquest of much of what is now Turkey by the Seljuk Turks and the conquest of much of the Balkan Peninsula (southeastern Europe) by the Slavs. The Arabs and the Turks were and still are Muslims.
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Did the Byzantine empire decline before or after Islam spread-?
The Byzantine Empire declined after Islam spread. The words "Islam spread" are nebulous. If the question is referring to the Rise of Islam period, when Mohammed and the Rightly-Guided Caliphs were spreading Islam, then yes, the Byzantine Empire decline after these events. If, however, you are referring to the Seljuk and Ottoman conquests of Anatolia nearly 600 years later which eventually ended the Byzantine Empire, the Empire was in decline long before these armies trampled the Byzantines to the ground. The answer is more complex than the above answers would purport. See the link below for another relevant answer.
What was the main reason the byzantine empire converted from Christianity to Islam?
The underlying premise of the question is incorrect. The Byzantine Empire never converted to Islam and Islam was, by and large, illegal within the Byzantine Empire for as long as it existed. The reason why the territory formerly controlled by the Byzantine Empire became Muslim-majority was because it was conquered by various Islamic States such as the Rashidun Caliphate, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Seljuq Turkish Empire, and the Ottoman Empire (which finished the job).
What religion did the ottoman Turks force upon the byzantine empire?
Islam
Which religion became the strongest rival of Christianity in the Mediterranean area during the time of the Byzantine Empire?
Islam became a rival of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.
Who were the central Asian invaders who adopted Islam and threatened the Byzantine empire?
The Seljuks or the Sufi's
Did the Byzantine empire decline before or after Islam spread-?
The Byzantine Empire declined after Islam spread. The words "Islam spread" are nebulous. If the question is referring to the Rise of Islam period, when Mohammed and the Rightly-Guided Caliphs were spreading Islam, then yes, the Byzantine Empire decline after these events. If, however, you are referring to the Seljuk and Ottoman conquests of Anatolia nearly 600 years later which eventually ended the Byzantine Empire, the Empire was in decline long before these armies trampled the Byzantines to the ground. The answer is more complex than the above answers would purport. See the link below for another relevant answer.
How was the church and state linked in the Byzantine empire?
Islam
What was the main reason the byzantine empire converted from Christianity to Islam?
The underlying premise of the question is incorrect. The Byzantine Empire never converted to Islam and Islam was, by and large, illegal within the Byzantine Empire for as long as it existed. The reason why the territory formerly controlled by the Byzantine Empire became Muslim-majority was because it was conquered by various Islamic States such as the Rashidun Caliphate, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Seljuq Turkish Empire, and the Ottoman Empire (which finished the job).
When did the kingdom of mali and Ghana flourish?
400 - 1400, during the era when the Roman Empire declined, the Byzantine Empire flourished, and Islam was founded.
What religion did the ottoman Turks force upon the byzantine empire?
Islam
Which religion became the strongest rival of Christianity in the Mediterranean area during the time of the Byzantine Empire?
Islam became a rival of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.
What were the two great powers in the middle east before the rise of Islam?
The Byzantine Empire and Sassanian Persia were the two great powers in the Middle East in the 400s-634 C.E., before the Rise of Islam.
Which religon became the strongest rival of Christianity in the Mediterranean area during the time of the Byzantine Empire?
Islam became the strongest rival of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.
How did the Islam influence Europe beginning around the 15th century?
Invasions by the Islamic Ottoman Empire destroyed the Byzantine Empire.
What empires were located close to the birthplace of Islam?
The Byzantine Empire, as well as the Persian Empire were located near the Arabian Peninsula, in the budding years of Islam.
How did Islam influence beginning around the 15th century?
Invasions by the Islamic Ottoman Empire destroyed the Byzantine Empire.
Who were the central Asian invaders who adopted Islam and threatened the Byzantine empire?
The Seljuks or the Sufi's
