The expansion of early Islamic Empires spread Islam to many places across the globe, such as

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- North Africa: The Umayyad Caliphate expanded Islam across North Africa, including present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

- Spain: The Umayyad Caliphate also conquered the Iberian Peninsula, establishing Al-Andalus and spreading Islam in regions that are now Spain and Portugal.

- Central Asia: The Abbasid Caliphate extended its rule to parts of Central Asia, including present-day Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and parts of Afghanistan.

- Indian Subcontinent: Muslim traders and armies from the Islamic Empires brought Islam to the Indian subcontinent. The Delhi Sultanate, established by Turks in northern India, further disseminated Islam.

- Southeast Asia: Islamic traders and scholars spread Islam to Southeast Asia, including present-day Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines.

- Sub-Saharan Africa: Islamic Empires, such as the Umayyad Caliphate and later empires like the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire, played a significant role in spreading Islam to Sub-Saharan Africa, including regions such as present-day Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Niger, and Nigeria.

- Persia and the Persian Gulf: The Arab Conquests and subsequent Islamic Empires spread Islam to regions that are now Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

- Eastern Europe: The Ottoman Empire, a later Islamic Empire, expanded into the Balkans, including present-day countries like Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Romania, spreading Islam in those regions.