Where did the Islamic religion begin?

• A. Arabian Peninsula
• B. Sub-Saharan Africa
• C. Indian Subcontinent
• D. Central Asia

Answer: (A)

Islam began in the Arabian Peninsula, specifically in Mecca and later Medina, when the Prophet Muhammad began receiving revelations around 610 CE. This region, in present-day Saudi Arabia, is where the faith coalesced around the Quran and Muhammad’s teachings before spreading to other areas.

Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and Central Asia developed Muslim communities later through trade, conquest, and conversion, but they are not the place where Islam originated.