Common Myths
Myth:
- Islam spread by the sword.
Reality:
- Muslims were liberators of the oppressed people everywhere.
- There was “no holy campaign of terror.
- Non-Muslims were given the choices of accepting Islam or accepting protection.
They were not forced to convert.
- Sir Thomas W. Arnold "The Preaching of Islam". Marshall G. Hodgson "The Venture of Islam",
Albert Hourani "A History of the Arab People", Ira Lapidus "History of Islamic Societies"
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