By 640 AD.Er, I think this would butterfly Islam into oblivion. When, exactly, did Egypt "fall" by your definition?
I think what he's talking about is a POD during the time that the Rashidun's were rampaging everywhere and forcing a Koran down everybody's throats.
By 640 AD.
Didn't happen.
Sure. There was no conquests, no massacres, no religious discrimination, no killing of the infidel for being infidel, yeah yeah. There's one thing when you're trying to be fair, but it's another altogether to say "it didn't happen". The best you can say is "it didn't quite happen in such simple terms" or "it was somewhat of an improvement in perspective of the time period".
Sure. There was no conquests, no massacres, no religious discrimination, no killing of the infidel for being infidel, yeah yeah. There's one thing when you're trying to be fair, but it's another altogether to say "it didn't happen". The best you can say is "it didn't quite happen in such simple terms" or "it was somewhat of an improvement in perspective of the time period".
Nubia falls not long after Egypt. Does Islam continue to spread further south and do the Arab conquerors of Egypt and Nubia even desire to expand?
Sure. There was no conquests, no massacres, no religious discrimination, no killing of the infidel for being infidel, yeah yeah. There's one thing when you're trying to be fair, but it's another altogether to say "it didn't happen". The best you can say is "it didn't quite happen in such simple terms" or "it was somewhat of an improvement in perspective of the time period".
Muslim Great Zimbabwe! Mediterranean crops reaching southern Africa!Taking and Islamicizing Ethiopia would like reduce the chances of that region being isolated during the Middle Ages. Being more deeply linked up with Indian Ocean trade would likely be very good for Ethiopia, as the fortunes of that power tended to wax and wane according to the amount of power and influence it could exert over regional trade routes. A powerful Ethiopia would have a lot of soft power and influence, allowing Islam to spread further.
From there, you could see Islam spreading along the Somalian coast earlier than OTL, which may mean that it reaches the Monomotapa-like civilizations as well. An Islamic power colonizing South Africa would also help.
Muslim Great Zimbabwe! Mediterranean crops reaching southern Africa!![]()