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Non-Muslim PerspectiveIslam was spread by the sword.

Hint: The answer above is not true and absolutely groundless, for the following reasons:

  • Indonesia is the country with the highest Muslim population in the world (Muslims in Indonesia account for about 13% of Muslim world. Did Islam spread in Indonesia by war? sure not.
  • Did Islam in China, the phlippines, Malaysia, west Africa, etc spread by war? sure not.
  • If Islam spread by war what prevents those Muslims to convert back to their former religions to faiths after the apparent current weak powers of Muslims
  • Why Islam till now is spreading?
  • How do you explain the convert to Islam by many public figures of other religion followers.
  • Refer to the related questions below for more information.
Muslim PerspectiveThe answer to this question would be much harder than it appears, what happened basically is that, Muslims entered countries, and seeked conversion, the answer to How was Islam preached is found in the Koran, as it says:
  • "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)

  • And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except with means better (than mere disputation), unless it be with those of them who inflict wrong (and injury): but say, "We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and in that which came down to you; Our Allah and your Allah is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam)." (Yusuf Ali, 29:46)

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]

  • "And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." [18:29]
  • "So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.", "You are not a compeller, etc. over them."[88:21-22]
  • "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]

  • "And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah . Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Knowing." [8:61]
  • "Would you not fight a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allah has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers." [9:13], Then this continues to 9:29 which says:
  • "Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly." [9:29]

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:

  • "Excepted are those with whom you made a treaty among the polytheists and then they have not been deficient toward you in anything or supported anyone against you; so complete for them their treaty until their term [has ended]. Indeed, Allah loves the righteous [who fear Him]." [9:4]
  • "And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." [9:5]
  • "And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah . Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know." [9:6]

And when entering countries, A Person had three choices:

  1. to be a dhimmi, have rights, etc. but, pay the Jizyah as an equalivent to Zakat.
  2. to be a Muslim, have rights, etc. but, pay the Zakat as an equalivent to Jizyah.
  3. to fight until death.

Based on the above evidence, It is pretty clear that how Islam was spread, It was:

  • Muslims enter countries which refuse peace, and fight them.
  • Persons had to be either a dhimmi, Muslim (basic rights for each) or to fight.
  • Islamic Missionaries entered and preached with good ways and arguing with better words.
  • No one can be compelled to become a Muslim.
  • and thus, Islam was spread by preaching with good ways and there was no compulsion at all.

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.

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it starded with some guys goin round and spreading it then it went on and on

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