Re: Jihash of the Jihad

Submitted by Vinod Kumar (United States), Jan 17, 2003 at 17:49

CyberData wrote "But it is not true that Islam expanded in an attempt to convert the world to the new religion". This observation is not true. Prophet Muhammad offered Islam or death, only in some circumsatnces he started offering the status of Dhimmi on the payment of jiziya -- Ref: The Life of Mahomet from its original sources by Sir William Muir.

The early battles were ndeed fought among the Arabs -- it were the pagan Arabs who had refused to submit to Islam.

One of three last wishes of Prophet Muhammad was to "turn out all the pagans from the Arabian peninsula." (Sahih Al-Bukahri, vol. 4, pp. 261)

Sahih Al-Bukhari -- the most important Book of Islam after the Koran r4cords Prophet as saying:

"And the Statement of Allah:
'It is not fitting for a prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he has made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. (by killing the infidels -- explained in the footnote) You desire the good of this world (money or ransom) but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter, and allah is All-mighty, All-wise."

(Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 161 Chapter 150.

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