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Whereas Judaism and Christianity began as a religion of small groups, Islam developed as the religion of an expanding empire. Within a hundred years of [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] [[ | Whereas Judaism and Christianity began as a religion of small groups, Islam developed as the religion of an expanding empire. Within a hundred years of Prophet [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] [[Muhammad's Death|death]] in 632 AD, military conquest extended the Islamic world to India, North Africa and Southern [[Spain]].<ref>Hyman, J. and Walsh, J.J. - [http://philpapers.org/rec/HYMPIT Philosophy in the Middle Ages] - Indianapolis: Hackett, 1973, ISBN 9781603842082 p. 203</ref> | ||
As a result, a variety of different communities came under Muslim rule, and Islam came into contact with the theological systems of [[Islam and the People of the Book|Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastranism]], and the philosophy of India and [[Greece]]. This led Islamic theologians to use philosophical ideas and principles to interpret [[Qur'an|Qur'anic]] doctrines. | As a result, a variety of different communities came under Muslim rule, and Islam came into contact with the theological systems of [[Islam and the People of the Book|Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastranism]], and the philosophy of India and [[Greece]]. This led Islamic theologians to use philosophical ideas and principles to interpret [[Qur'an|Qur'anic]] doctrines. | ||