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It's around 700 AD and the Arabs after Mohamed have taken parts of the Sassanid Empire, but not all. a peace treaty was signed and there was never a war with the Byzantines. Instead the 3 powers of the Middle east (Byzantium, Arabia, Persia) signed the treaty of Cestiphon stating:

-Each country may chose the Religion for their lands
-countries will allow missionaries of other Religions to enter their lands

the Byzantines Religion was Christianity and sent missionaries to Arabia and Persia.
The Sassanids were Zoroastrian, but kept to themselves for the most part.
the Arabs were Muslim and sent missionaries to the Byzantine empire and Persia.

attached is a map showing the spread of Islam, Dark Green=80%+ Islam, Medium green=~50% Islam, light green=5-20% Islam. Black is the Byzantine Empire, Brown is the Sassanid Persians.

Also, tell me if Religious tolerance is implausible in the year 700 AD.

World Map #2.PNG
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