Did islam spread with the force of the sword?

[rabz]

Those who allege that islam spread with the force of the sword need to look again at the way the early muslims embrace islam.there was neither promise of any wordly riches no comprulsion force.those who accepted islam ,did so purely as a results of the genuiness of the prophet mohammad pbuh message ,his attractive and exemplary personality,his flawless character and the direct and simple divine message of the glorious quran.

i got this information from a book called the beautifull life of Muhammad Peace be Upon Him so i thought i share it with everyone.

[bint-e-anwar]

jazzak Allah sis
Islam is the only religion that gives message of love and peace for all except those who want to have a war with innocent Muslims or who commit Forbidden or unlawful actions in islamic govts for all those and Enimies of Islam Islam always protected its followers By the Act of Jihad that is obligatory in these conditions but in the absence of such situation Islam has a very peacefull and tolerant aproach towards non muslims.

[rabz]

barakallah sis

[abdulmadarbux]

There is no place in the Quran that gives the Muslims instructions to persecute Non-Muslims. Wherever it is mentioned in the |Qu'ran regarding jihad, it is for self-defence or in battles where the Non-Muslims are not standing like peaceful people,; they fight also.
Rasullullah (Swallallahu Alaihi Wassalam) was sent as "A MERCY TO ALL MANKIND". Allah did not tell him (Swallallahu Alaihi wassallam) to force anybody to believe in one God only. In the Quran it says "THERE IS NO COMPULSION IN RELIGION" (2:256).
Rasullullah (Swallallahu Alaihi Wassalam) said "Whoever hurts a Non-Muslim citizen of a Muslim state hurts me, and he who hurts me annoys God" (Bukhari)

[bint-e-anwar]

jazzak Allah Brother beautiful msg.. May Allah bless u... ameen

[rabz]

jazakallah brother beautiful message may allah tala bless you

[Naqshbandi]

[rabz]

barakallah brother

[Altaf Sultani]

De Lacy O'Leary in 'Islam at the Crossroads,' London, 1923.

History makes it clear, however, that the legend of fanatical
Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of sword upon
conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians
have ever repeated.

[Altaf Sultani]

Mahatma Gandhi, statement published in 'Young
India,'1924.

I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an
undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind.... I became more than
ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those
days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter
self-effacement of the Prophet the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense
devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his
absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried
everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the second
volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to
read of that great life.

[Altaf Sultani]

James Michener in ‘Islam: The Misunderstood Religion,’
Reader’s Digest, May 1955, pp. 68-70.

"No other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam. The West
has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword.
But no modern scholar accepts this idea, and the Qur’an is explicit in the
support of the freedom of conscience."


“Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad fought shy of serving
as the transmitter of God’s word sensing his own inadequacy. But the Angel
commanded ‘Read’. So far as we know, Muhammad was unable to read or write, but
he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large
segment of the earth: "There is one God"."

“In all things Muhammad was profoundly practical. When his beloved son
Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred and rumors of God 's personal condolence
quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced, ‘An eclipse is a
phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or
birth of a human being'."
“At Muhammad's own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who
was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the
noblest speeches in religious history: ‘If there are any among you who worshiped
Muhammad, he is dead. But if it is God you Worshiped, He lives for
ever'.”

[Altaf Sultani]

K. S. Ramakrishna Rao in 'Mohammed: The Prophet of Islam,'
1989

My problem to write this monograph is easier, because we are not
generally fed now on that (distorted) kind of history and much time need not be
spent on pointing out our misrepresentations of Islam. The theory of Islam and
sword, for instance, is not heard now in any quarter worth the name. The
principle of Islam that “there is no compulsion in religion” is well
known.