Hint: The answer above is not true and absolutely groundless, for the following reasons:
"Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance." (Yusuf Ali, 16:125)
Many times, The Koran stresses that there is no compulsion in religion:
"Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things." [2:256]
"And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?" [10:99]
"Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had bowed (to God's will) in Islam. Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them)." [15:2-3]
"Say: O ye that reject Faith! I worship not that which ye worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. To you be your Way, and to me mine." [109:1-6]
Arab Emperors firstly entered countries on the command of the Koran, to fight those who fight them, and to fight those who fight them, and more specially, Jews and Christians, until they pay the Jizyah, or between them is peace.
"Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors." [2:190]
Basically, All the laws of War are found to be in the "Sword Verse", The Sword verse is the verse which all verses about war boil down to, and consits of 3 verses, 9:4-6, It states:
And when entering countries, A Person had three choices:
Based on the above evidence, It is pretty clear that how Islam was spread, It was:
When Muslims tried to use forced conversion, It failed highly failed, Karen Armstrong asserts that after Muhammad's death, nobody in the Islamic empire was forced to accept the Islamic faith. [Armstrong, A History of God: from Abraham to the Present: the 4000-year Quest for God, 1993, p. 185]
There is no real evidence that "forced conversion were very common during Islamic times", this is ridiculous and without actual evidence.
it starded with some guys goin round and spreading it then it went on and on
Islam is a religion. Your question is incoherent.
Islam religion is spread allover the world.
Islam spread from Arabia.
Islam.
Islam is a religion not a spiritual leader. Islam is not dead.
Islam
Islam religion is spread all over the world. However, Islam religion is major religion in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
Islam today is a fast-growing religion.... islam is still being spread today...it is the second largest religion .. .. it is in every nation and still spreading.
Prophet Muhammad spread the religion of Islam so that people can follow/practice this religion. Just like why did Jesus spread the news about Christianity?
Islam and by the arabs
Islam.
by our Prophet Hazrat Muhammad