1. The Spread Of Islam
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2. Crisis Muhammad dies in 632 Muslims now had to find a new leader
Muhammad did not name a successor

3. Solution Muslims chose Abu-Bakr who was a loyal friend of Muhammad
He became the first Caliph
Caliph – (kay-lif) means successor or deputy

4. Abu-Bakr After Muhammad died some Muslims
Refused to pay taxes
Tried to say they were prophets themselves
Some tribes abandoned Islam
In order to get things under control, Abu-Bakr used the military to get authority.

5. Muslim State
By the time Abu died, the Muslim state controlled all of Arabia
Under the next 2 caliphs they took:
Syria
Lower Egypt
Parts of Persia
By 750 they controlled from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River (2x the width of the USA!!)

7. Muslim Troops They were successful because they were
Willing to struggle till the end for Islam
Well disciplined
Expertly commanded
Enemies were not used to their style of warfare

8. Byzantine and Persia
The Byzantine and Persia were already weak from long time conflicts
The people welcomed Islam

9. Treatment of Conquered People
Muslims were tolerant of conquered people
The Quran forbids forceful conversion
They let others keep their religion if they paid a poll tax
People who did not convert were not allowed to spread their own religions