Islam 101-Islam spread by the sword?

The idea was Islam spread by the sword, one common misconceptions between Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Many non-Muslims and has written countless amounts of anti-Islamic propaganda writings fallacy colleges holding swords and forced above heads of Christians to Islam. This complete nonsense. Meanwhile we have some Muslim activists who's great enthusiasm for the defence of Islam as a religion and filming peaceful, is reluctant to admit that Muslims really fight wars to expand their territories. What is the reality of the situation? I would like to start our search for the truth about the issue, quoting the Qur'an and the literal word of God and source of Islam: "tell the truth from your Lord, let whomever wills believe let whomever wills. 18: 29

Let's start with the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and look the same. Preach Islam peacefully in Mecca for 13 years without lifting a finger against his enemies at once even if he and his followers cruelly persecuted, tortured and murdered, and mocked at times. The first wars with Mecca had occurred only after migration to the city, was the defensive battles against Abu sufyan and his troops are cumulative. After "hodaibiia" peace treaty between the Muslims Wemickans, was unilaterally by mickans, conquered Mecca, Muslims without bloodshed.Tribal custom dictates that should then slaughtered in their excesses mickans against Muslims victorious, indeed mickans expected this, but Muhammad amnesty provided that stop fighting the Muslims. do beautiful compassion that led to the majority mickans choose to convert to Islam, and that anyone had ever to do so.

What is the conversion to Islam? Convert to Islam is something you should be doing, this is something you believe in your heart, and that there is only one God and that Muhammad is the Apostle and Prophet. Words without faith is meaningless.Of course God knows what is in the heart of every person, so you won't be able to deceive God in rants with Islam, religion only for God and for the individual. Thus, forced conversion impossible. Qur'an attest to this fact in popular stating: "there is no compulsion in religion".

How Islam is spreading quickly across North Africa to the Iberian Peninsula and eastern India and Central Asia to Southeast Asia? Primarily spread through trade. Often while traveling Muslim merchants abroad they'll impress the people they do business with honesty and integrity, so much so that these people can ask questions, learn about Islam, and eventually to convert.

However, there is already a war, and, most of the times of the first four Caliphs.According to the Prophet Muhammad with armies of how to handle non-Islamic Governments, his armies call them to Islam, and if accepted and then leave them alone. If they reject Islam, invite them to submit to the Islamic Government and tax paid tribute tax election of Islamic Government for the protection and maintenance of land and buildings. refusing to each of these options, they fight. But the fighting was the many rules, not just a bloodbath, permitting such as we've seen at other times, for example from Mongolians and Christian Crusaders, but led armies themselves only.Forbidden to fight against civilians, and that it is prohibited to destroy agriculture and livelihood. There was no rape and looting Muslim armies; and they fought only armies sent by the Government until surrendered and left innocent civilians.

There are many ahaadeeth of the Prophet (El) where the distinction between combatants and non-combatants. And talking of Abi Dawood said, "do not kill anyone, old or any child or any woman", "do not kill people sitting in places of worship". The first Caliph Abu Bakr, gave detailed instructions to his army to build on the knowledge of the Qur'an:

"Stop people or may give you ten rules for your guidance in the field of battle. treason or deviation from the track. You must not distort the bodies. Do not kill children, woman and man. Bring damage to trees, nor burn with fire, especially those oriented.Slaughter and no enemy of Flock, keeping your food; you are likely to pass by the people who devoted their lives to the monastic services; leave them alone. "

Once a Government has fallen into the hands of Muslim citizens pay tax elections and the freedom to practice any religion chose. Christianity and Judaism flourished under the rule of Islamic Muslim protected on churches, synagogues and other holy places, even if the power to eliminate if they so choose. Perhaps more amazing is the law for all if a Christian or a Jew who has committed a crime, was found guilty, they tried their courts and punishment laws, not by the courts and laws for Muslims. Can you imagine in America today Muslims being tried in an Islamic Court rather than the US system?This was truly progressive control.

Many citizens welcomed Muslims with their rulers and perceived as liberators who had rescued them from the oppressive kingshibs their basic human rights, granting them and much more.Many people choose to embrace Islam conquered territories once came in contact with Muslims, Islam spread rapidly through the acquired lands.But people never forced conversion to Islam.

Evidence that individuals do not and will not be forced to embrace Islam in facts. There are more than 14 million $ "" in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and other territories governed by Muslims and there are large populations of Christians and Muslims and Jews. Spain ruled for more than 800 years, yet the population Christians and Jews flourished over time.There are over 450 million Muslims in Indonesia today but there is no war by the Muslim religion there, only traders.Perhaps the most fascinating, and the fastest growing religion in the United States and Europe is Islam. do you need Americans and Europeans to convert? of course not, that something else these people know the truth and justice in Islam does not find in any religion or lifestyle, these people choose Islam ... for themselves, as did mickans before 1400 years. This is the truth about how spread Islam throughout the world.

Peace to you and yours.

Laura COS ' converted to Islam in 1996 and is the author of children's books, links, and currently residing in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband and twin Mohammed Hamza. for more information, please visit http://www.advocateislam.com