Most people within the Westernized Christian culture don’t realize the expansiveness of Islam both popularly and geographically. From it’s origins it has expanded through the Eastern world rather quickly. The fine folks at the site “Maps of War” have put together a fantastic graphic that shows the geographic growth of Islam and each of the other major religions over the past thousands of years. Very cool stuff.
Click below to view the graphic:
(HT: Eric Sammons at “The Divine Life”)