Background: Some think that the main reason the
message of islam spread so far and wide was that it was
enforced upon others by way of the sword and war.
It is a proven fact that according to The Quran 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
God has grasped the most sure hand-hold, that never
breaks. And God is Hearing, Knowing. [2:256]
According to The Quran, this is how to invite others to
islam:

Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good
instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.”
[16:125]

While it is true that in many places where Muslim armies
went to liberate people or the land, they did carry the
sword as that was the weapon used at that time.

However, Islam did not spread by the sword because in
many places where there are Muslims now, for example,
in Indonesia (the country with the largest Muslims
population!), Malaysia, China, and many parts of Africa,
there are no records of any Muslim armies going there.

The following are some other examples to consider:
Most of India was ruled by successive Muslim empires
for about 700 years but Muslims always remained in
the minority.

Muslims ruled Spain (Al-Andalus) for about 800 years.
During this period the Christians and Jews enjoyed
freedom to practice their respective religions, and this
is a documented historical fact.

Christian and Jewish minorities have survived in the
Muslim lands of the Middle East for centuries.
Countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, Lebanon,
Syria, and Jordan all have significant Christian and
Jewish populations.

In the U.S.A. and Europe, it is said that Islam is the
fastest growing religion and this is without the use of a
sword.

The historian De Lacy O’Leary wrote: “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 myths that historians have
ever repeated.”

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Andalus
Books by De Lacy O'Leary
www.factbook.net/muslim_pop.php

Islam was spread by the sword in Sub-saharan africa....including Nigeria.


Of course, the op is putting islam in a positive light and so , such misinformation in the op is allowed.




1) Islam spread through conquest in Africa. That is beyond dispute. Google it
http://africanhistory.about.com/od/slavery/a/IslamRoleSlavery01.htm

2) Uthman Dan Fodio and his holy war
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620352/Usman-dan-Fodio

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