Trade.
ISLAM
Answer 1because it was a better thing that more people knew what Islam wasAnswer 2While trade was certainly good for the spread of Islam, there is no clear information that shows that the spread of Islam had a positive influence on trade. The trade routes under Islam were no different than the previous trade routes except for the religion of the merchants. Perhaps higher quantities of merchandise were moved since people naturally trust people with their own religious faith all else equal, but there is insufficient information to show this.
The spread of Islam in the East, West, and South Africa was a gradual process. The spread of Islam helped with trade practices, education, and literacy.
It spread through simply trade and conquest.
The spread of Islam was initially driven by increasing trade links outside of the fragmentary evidence does not suggest a rolling wave of conversion.
India, Africa and Southeast asia
Yes, Islam started in Mecca which was a trade centre in Arabia. People comming to Mecca to trade heared about Islam and spread the word. In Islam trade is encouraged as a way to make profit as taking interest on money is not allowed. So many Muslims travelled to trade. Islam requires the merchant to be honest and not cheat customers no matter what their religion was, so people liked dealing with early Muslim traders and eventually liked and accepted the religion as they found it a great one because of its simplicity, adaptability, and equality.
Trade was one of the mechanisms that helped in the spread of Islam as Muslim traders were good models of Islam and its authenticity and truthfulness and tolerance.
Indonesia, West Africa, China and the Philippines
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Trade positively impacted the spread of Islam. As Muslim merchants brought their wares to places outside of the Islamic Caliphates, they were able to introduce West Africans, East Africans, and Indonesians the tenets of their faith and seed new Muslim communities.