when did islam begin its spread overland into south asia quizlet
Islam in South Asia Islam first came to the western coast of India when Arab traders as early as the 7th century AD came to coastal Malabar[23] and Konkan-Gujarat.[24] Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kerala is thought to be the first mosque in India, built in 629 AD by Malik ibn Dinar.[25][26][27][28][29][30] Following an expedition by the governor of Bahrain to Bharuch in the 7th century AD, immigrant Arab and Persian trading communities from South Arabia and the Persian Gulf began settling in coastal Gujarat.[31] After the Islamic conquest of Persia was completed, the Muslim Arabs then began to move towards the lands east of Persia and in 652 captured Herat.[32]