.........What was "Islam" until 710?..................
what a Question.. .. What was Islam until 710?  reposing that question in to a different phases of Islam 
What was Islam until 632?
What was Islam from 632 to 634?
What was Islam from 634 to 644?  
What was Islam from 644 to 656?
and what was Islam from 656 to 661?
And who was Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān; 602 – 26 April 680) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphat??  And what was his relation with that  third  Rashidun Caliph, or "Rightly Guided Caliph "Uthman ibn Affan?
And finally WHO WAS MUHAMMAD? 
WHY HIS TWO FATHER IN-LAWS & TWO SON IN-LAWS BECAME RIGHTLY GUIDED CALIPHS AFTER HIM?? .
And all of them were murdered . that includes Muhammad  in the story of early Islam..   Why did the these Ibn Muslims do that?
So many questions dear Altara.... but Altara where do you start your Islam??
 .. back to your question ... 
What was Islam until 710  in your neck of the world ??
would you not consider Umayyad Caliphate  of all this green land as Muslims??
 
 And they ruled that area until 744 or so..and more
Capital    Damascus  (SYRIA)(661–744)
Harran (TURKEY)(744–750)
Capital-in-exile   Córdoba (SPAIN) (756–1031)
who were these guys?? what is their relation with that Mecca..Madina...? 
100s of questions 1000s of doubts ...  well allah knows all the answers ...  fools just have to believe the stories  of Ibns who became Muslims way after the alleged death of Prophet of Islam .  Muhammad...