Islam’s early expansion produced multiple distinct subcivilizations across three continents

Evidence

Islam rapidly spread across North Africa and the Iberian peninsula and also eastward into central Asia, the Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. As a result, many distinct cultures or subcivilizations exist within Islam, including Arab, Turkic, Persian, and Malay. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 124

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islam’s internal practice varies by region, branch, and historical era