The caliphs should not have had so much influence on the government. They were supposed to act as a substitute for Muhammad. This caliph showed his importance by actually writing his name 'Abd al-Malik on the other side of the coin that said Prophet Muhammad (Source 3). This was a way for Islam to start its own currency and move away from the rule of the Byzantines who did not agree with it. Islam was discouraged because it would reduce the intake of non-Muslims in the Byzantines and Sasanians. Tax was an important part of Byzantine governance and could have harmed the empire. Much of what 'Abd al-Malik was doing was changing the government and helping him build his own. The ability to expand the Islamic community through the military and politics was another influence that 'Abd al-Malik had when designing coins. All of these things are reasons that could have been part of the motivation to stamp their own currency. Islamic people capable of separating themselves from the Byzantine community and surrounding themselves with their own wealth deriving from their own currency. The government and economy began to recover with the new use of coins and currency with rural productivity and urban population growth. Trade had a great influence in the expansion of partnerships and the transfer of money over great distances. Language was another important factor in this government. All records had to be