The word Islam means to follow one God named Allah. Within this the people that follow have to take responsibility for their own actions. The prophet Muhammad talked to the Angel Gabriel, he gave him the words of Allah and translated it to the Qu'ran. The Islamic religion started by this prophet who was a key factor in spreading the Qu’ran among Muslims. The Muslims were divided into Sunni and Shari’a, the group that followed Muhammed was Sunni and believed that it was the proper way of living. The Five Pillars of Islamic faith are: Shahada (statement of faith to Allah and to Muhammad as his prophet), Salat (prayer five times a day), Zakat (almsgiving to the poor), Sawn (fasting between dawn and sunset during Ramadan), and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca at least once). Islam spread so quickly because of the trade center and of many routes, the religious loyalty, and the involvement in military conquest. …show more content…
In The Great Ages of Man by Desmond Stewart, it states “Vast camel trains, bearing species, perfumes, precious metals, ivory and silk… for Mecca was the sight of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrine” (Doc. A). This quote shows the vast amount of wealth that was distributed through trade on the routes to Mecca. The Islamic people went to the holiest shrine because it says to visit it once in a lifetime in the Hajj, one of the five pillars. This wealth that is spread from the southern to northern side of Arabia helped make it more prosperous and wealthy; therefore, they could try to fortify the northern part of Arabia and help buy weapons to expand their