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Wed 28 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 10-1-2024AD at 7:00 am #90847
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❓How Can Islam be Called the Religion of Peace When it was Spread by the Sword?!
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✅It is a common complaint among some non-Muslims that Islam would not have millions of adherents all over the world if it had not been spread by the use of force. The following points will make it clear, that far from being spread by the sword, it was the inherent force of truth, reason and logic that was responsible for the rapid spread of Islam.1. Islam means peace:
Islam comes from the root word ‘salaam’, which means peace. It also means submitting one’s will to Allah. Thus, Islam is a religion of peace, which is acquired by submitting one’s will to the will of the Supreme Creator, Allah.2. Sometimes force has to be used to maintain peace:
Islam promotes peace. At the same time, Islam exhorts its followers to fight where there is oppression. The fight against oppression may, at times, require the use of force. In Islam, force can only be used to promote peace and justice.3. Opinion of historian De Lacy O’Leary:
The noted historian De Lacy O’Leary wrote in the book “Islam at the cross road” (Page 8).: “History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myth that historians have ever repeated.”4. Muslims ruled Spain for 800 years:
Muslims ruled Spain for about 800 years. The Muslims in Spain never used the sword to force the people to convert. Later the Christian Crusaders came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims.5. 14 million Arabs are Coptic Christians:
Muslims were the lords of Arabia for 1400 years. Yet today, there are 14 million Arabs who are Coptic Christians. If the Muslims had used the sword there would not have been a single Arab who would have remained a Christian.6. More than 80% non-Muslims in India:
The Muslims ruled India for about a thousand years. If they wanted, they had the power of converting each and every non-Muslim of India to Islam. Today more than 80% of the population of India are non-Muslims.7. Indonesia and Malaysia:
Indonesia is a country that has the maximum number of Muslims in the world. The majority of people in Malaysia is Muslims. May one ask, “Which Muslim army went to Indonesia and Malaysia?”8. East Coast of Africa:
Similarly, Islam has spread rapidly on the East Coast of Africa. One may again ask, if Islam was spread by the sword, “Which Muslim army went to the East Coast of Africa?”9. No compulsion in religion:
With which sword was Islam spread? Even if Muslims had it, they could not use it to spread Islam because the Qur’an says in the following verse: “Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error” [Qur’an 2:256]10. Sword of the Intellect:
It is the sword of intellect. The sword that conquers the hearts and minds of people. The Qur’an 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.” [Qur’an 16:125]11. Increase in the world religions from 1934 to 1984:
An article in Reader’s Digest ‘Almanac’, yearbook 1986, gave the statistics of the increase of percentage of the major religions of the world in half a century from 1934 to 1984. At the top was Islam, which increased by 235%, and Christianity had increased only by 47%. May one ask, which war took place in this century which converted millions of people to Islam?12. Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and Europe:
Today the fastest growing religion in America is Islam. The fastest growing religion in Europe in Islam. Which sword is forcing people in the West to accept Islam in such large numbers?
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