Islamic History Culture Details
From the oasis cities of Makkah and Madinah in the Arabian desert, the
message of Islam went forth with electrifying speed. Within half a century
of the Prophet's death, Islam had spread to three continents. Islam is
not, as some imagine in the West, a religion of the sword nor did it spread
primarily by means of war. It was only within Arabia, where a crude form
of idolatry was rampant, that Islam was propagated by warring against those
tribes which did not accept the message of God--whereas Christians and
Jews were not forced to convert. Outside of Arabia also the vast lands
conquered by the Arab armies in a short period became Muslim not by force
of the sword but by the appeal of the new religion. It was faith in One
God and emphasis upon His Mercy that brought vast numbers of people into
the fold of Islam. The new religion did not coerce people to convert. Many
continued to remain Jews and Christians and to this day important communities
of the followers of these faiths are found in Muslim lands.
Moreover, the spread of Islam was not limited to its miraculous early
expansion outside of Arabia. During later centuries the Turks embraced
Islam peacefully as did a large number of the people of the Indian subcontinent
and the Malay-speaking world. In Africa also, Islam has spread during the
past two centuries even under the mighty power of European colonial rulers.
Today Islam continues to grow not only in Africa but also in Europe and
America where Muslims now comprise a notable minority.
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