Asked by caleb
Why would Muslims engage in commerce with non-believers of the West?
The prosperity of Muslim states depended on foreign trade.
They believed that it was an act of attrition for their sins.
They saw the opportunity to sell less than quality merchandise.
They had saturated the market in the East.
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"The prosperity of Muslim states depended on foreign trade."
Brief explanation: Muslim polities (Umayyads, Abbasids, later Ottoman and others) relied on long-distance trade across the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Silk Roads for revenue, luxury goods, raw materials and markets for their products. Economic necessity and profit — not notions like penance, deliberate fraud, or simple market saturation in the East — drove commerce with non‑Muslim Westerners.
Brief explanation: Muslim polities (Umayyads, Abbasids, later Ottoman and others) relied on long-distance trade across the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Silk Roads for revenue, luxury goods, raw materials and markets for their products. Economic necessity and profit — not notions like penance, deliberate fraud, or simple market saturation in the East — drove commerce with non‑Muslim Westerners.
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