Islam is a very practical and comprehensive religion that teaches the individual to think and reflect by observing the world around him. Islam, being a monotheistic religion, proclaims that there is only one God and that He has no partners. Muslims worship Allah in all their thoughts and actions. The message of Islam was attractive because it allowed Jews, Christians, and other religious entities to worship freely without fear of reprisal or forced conversion. In fact, until about 100 years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, conversion to Islam was frowned upon and reserved for Arabs only. Islam has learned to manage and prosper as an economic and social power. The establishment of caravan routes and shipping routes were used as arteries of intellectual and economic exchange through the dar al-Islam, or “House of Islam.”1 (Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World Loc 1891) At the heart of this unprecedented growth Success, in its scale and pace, is Mahomet. A calculated, tactical and forgiving man, seen as the conduit to God, a God he preached was the one and only. By the time of Muhammad, Persia and Byzantium were in decline due to a series of debilitating wars against each other. (MAPOOT loc 298) Now, although I won't go into detail about this topic, because it would be worth focusing on these particular topics. dynasties, it is certainly crucial to clarify this. It was the message of equality, cohesion and harmony that Muhammad brought to Arabia, through God, as well as trade and commerce practices, that allowed Islam to shape his message and its influences across vast times and places. Mohammed was a complex man. who was ideologically driven and often did things that intrigued his followers and converted them...... middle of paper ...... way to Byzantium and Syria with goods of incense, spices, ivory, cereals, pearls, wood, fabrics and medicines. (MAPOOT loc 220) The Quraysh established all this and remained neutral in order to gain maximum profits from all sides. They established the Haram, an area near the Kabah where violence was prohibited, and made agreements with the Bedouins to cease attacks on caravans during trading seasons. (MAPOOT loc 241) Many trade routes were abandoned in Syria and Mesopotamia due to the wars between Persia and Byzantium. Mecca filled this void and allowed the Quraysh to become more powerful. (MAPOOT loc 300) The commercial practices established by the Quraysh and the fortune of geography allowed the practice of commerce to expand Islam, as it allowed it to reach men from all corners of the known earth . Commerce and religion were now indistinguishable in Mecca..