Download or read book The Stated Motivations for the Early Islamic Expansion (1/622-20/641) written by Ayman S. Ibrahim and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates that contrary to the traditional Muslim argument, and according to a careful analysis of the earliest extant historical Muslim accounts, the raids of Muhammad as well as the conquests of his successors were driven primarily by political and economic factors, rather than religious ones.