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What impact did the caliphs have on the spread of Islam?

The caliphs’ rule kept Islam limited to the Arabian Peninsula.
The clans’ conflict over the caliphs’ control restricted the growth of Islam.
Caliphs came and went too quickly to have any significant impact on Islam.
Caliphs were able to spread Islam as far as Europe and India.

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Answer: Caliphs were able to spread Islam as far as Europe and India.

Explanation: Under the early caliphs (Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid), Muslim rule expanded rapidly beyond the Arabian Peninsula — across the Middle East and North Africa, into the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus) in Europe, and into parts of the Indian subcontinent (e.g., Sindh). While dynastic and clan conflicts (and the Sunni–Shia split) occurred, they did not prevent this large-scale territorial and cultural expansion.