An economic perspective on the smoothness of the Saudi succession
During the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, Muslims and Arabs led the world economically (and intellectually, artistically, etc.), with Shari’a commercial law ushering in unprecedented prosperity. A desire to reap some of the benefits of this economic advance was one of the reasons for the spread of Islam to China and Indonesia. (Available in Arabic only; switch languages to read article)