What Is the Best Explanation for the Rapid Spread of Islam

question 40

Multiple Choice

What is the best explanation for the rapid spread of Islam?

• A)Muhammad had encouraged jihad so that Muslims would not fight among themselves.
• B)Most people in the Middle East and North Africa already spoke Arabic,the language of the Qur'an.
• C)There was much disillusion with Christianity in the Roman periphery because of the theological disputes within the church.
• D)Islam,unlike Christianity,emphasized the individual over the community.
• E)Islam spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa,areas that did not have strong religious traditions.

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