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No. The Ottomans did not force EVERYONE to convert to Islam and there were large, recognized Non-Muslim communities in the Ottoman Empire called Millets.
However, there were a number of young people (usually Christians of some flavor) who were abducted from their families and forcibly converted to Islam. The men would be educated and those who were physically powerful would become the elite Janissary Core while those who were mentally powerful would become state officials. The women would become part of the Sultan's harem. Additionally, the legal system of the Ottoman Empire, from its inception in the 1000s to the 1856 Hatt-i-Humayun, created an apartheid system of inequality in order to pressure Non-Muslims to convert. In many places, especially central Anatolia, this worked quite effectively to achieve mass conversion without violence.
What else can I help you with?
What was the reason mahmud of ghazna destroyed many buddhists temples?
he wanted to force India to convert to Islam
Why did the Almoravids attack Ghana?
The Almoravids attacked Ghana in attempt to force its leader to convert to Islam.
What group attacked Ghana in the 1060?
The Almoravids attacked Ghana in the 1060s in an effort to force its leaders to convert to Islam.
What was the reason Mahmud of the ghazna destroyed many Buddhist?
he wanted to force India to convert to Islam
How can I help my lost friend he feels that lead to the darkness it hurts I wanted him to convert islam?
You can help your friend by showing him that you care for him and listening when he needs to talk. You can not force him to convert to Islam but could maybe get him to go to your religious services.
Does Islam advocate violence to convert non-believers?
No Islam respects the free will of anyone to make his/her own choice of beliefs and faiths. Muslims never used violence or force to push non Muslims to convert to Islam. Muslims were in control of India over one thousand years and never obliged Indians to convert to Islam. The same is true in Spain. The spread of Islam was (and till present) through free will of people.
What religion did Jews refuse to convert to?
If you are referring to religions that others attempted to force on the Jews, they were Christianity, Islam, and many pagan religions.
If a woman is married then converts to Islam and her husband refuses to convert to Islam what happens to the marriage?
There probably will because then the husband might force the woman to convert out of her newreligion (Islam) and she might not want to, therefore many problems might be faced through this marriage. and to this point I'd say the marriage is pretty much ruined unless the two sides find another solution, but divorcing
How do you convert density to force?
convert 7850kg/m^3 into force
Can an unmarried woman be forced to convert to Islam after marrying a Muslim man?
Sure not. for two reasons:First It is a basic principle in Islam that no compulsion in religion.Second, the only non Muslim that a Muslim man can marry is either a Christian or a Jew, and both are called; per Islam religion; as people of the book as they are holders of the holy books The Bible and the Torah that Muslims believe in.So, no motivation for a Muslim man to force his Christian or Jewish wife to convert to Islam unless per her free will.
Can a Muslim girl change religion?
Yes a Muslim girl can very well change her religion. _____________________________________________________ Any Muslim; man or woman; has the right to change his/her religion to or from Islam. It is well established explicitly in Quran; Muslims holy book; that no compulsion in religion and no one; including prophet Muhammad (PBUH); has the right to force anyone to convert to or from Islam. Everyone has the right to choose which religion to believe and he/she should be aware of the responsibility of his/her choice in front of God in the Day of Judgment or the Resurrection Day.
Do you believe it is very unwise not to accept converts - especially when dealing with former Zoroastrians who were forced to convert to Islam during the Arab conquest of the Sasanian empire?
It is unwise to attempt to force others to convert, no matter what their origins. Those coerced into accepting a religion are often the first to revolt. The conversion is not legitimate, it is not heartfelt, no matter the duress used. It is not wise at all to force an enemy into your midst.
