I am reading about Islam in India. The wiki article states it was initially spread through trade, and Islam is now the second largest religion in India. But how? How does trade influence the spread of religion? Did these early traders talk about religion and the Indian traders like it better than theirs? Or did they get deals with Islamic traders?
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Trade doesn’t just involve the movement of goods, but also people. People need to physically move and sell the goods, so you will often times see traders settling in an area temporarily before moving back to get more goods to sell. Over time some might settle more permanently. Some might set up temporary shops. Some might even help fund churches/mosque/temple etc because they want a place to practice their religion while there. Eventually you get converts or simply the traders that decide to stay in town have kids. Over time population grows and your religion is spreading.
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