The spread of Islam in Central Asia : a comparison with Southeast Asia
Since Islam followed in the footsteps of Arab conquerors of Central Asia, it is sometimes heard that the religion was imposed by force on the region. This is a gross misconception unsupported by any historical evidence. The coming of Islam in the whole region took a comparatively short period of tim...
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OIC Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture and Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Kazakhstan R.B. Suleimenov Institute of Oriental Studies
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/3428/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3428/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3428/1/A_Spread_of_Islam_in_Central_Asia_.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/3428/3/Islamic_Civilization_In_Central_Asia_Cover.pdf |