This essay identifies different factors that influenced the rise and spread of Islam. As the prevalence of Islam covers over one and half a millenium, this essay picks up three periods of history, which witnessed critical stages of Islam. The essay traces that trade and statehood played a dominant role in the spread of Islam until the Middle Ages, but in the face of the impact of the West, it continues to thrive with resilience. Turabian format. 8-pages, bibliography lists 5 sources.
