Islam became a religion that thrived off of early conquest. The Arab goal being created by a merchant was to ultimatley control trade routes and rich agricultural regions. It is well known how Muhammed had a spiritual journey and came back a messenger of allah and wound up forming into a religion that spread form the lower class up. It competted with the home of judaism and christianity in Mecca and at one point spread from Spain to India. 4 major cultures recieved an enormous change.
In places like India where Hinduism and Buddism was already commonplace, Islam was not able to spread. The Religion never reached over 25% of all religion. In regions where there was conversion it was said to be due to the attraction to the egalitarian nature in comparison to Hinduism. Like most religions there were still inequalities between men and women and they were very extreme in some cases. Infidelity from women was punishable by death known as an Honor killing. Like most of the other religions however, there were relious alternatives that empowered women.
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