Details

In his book "A Treatise on Explaining How Religions Spread," Rafiq Al-Azm provides a nuanced response to the slander that claims that Islam spread by force and sword. In this letter, the author explains how Islam, like all other divine religions, spread through the power of principles and advocacy, not through aggression. It sheds light on the important role of religion in bringing people together and strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and equality between them, and how the Sharia of Muhammad came to complement previous laws, absorbing everything needed for a straight life. It also makes clear that jihad was not a tool to impose religion, but rather to protect truth and repel aggression, and the greatest evidence of this is the arrival of Islam to areas that had not been touched by the sword.