Islam and the Islamic world have played a continue to play a very important role in the history of the world. After 632 C.E. Islam started to spread widely and the Muslim rulers created an empire that wen from North Africa to South Asia. This was after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. It is at this time that the Islamic civilization began to flourish and many contributions to the world as we know it. Islam is one of the world's largest religions. Over one-billion Muslims live around the world today, and they are in at least 56 Muslim
