This is called theistic innatism-the notion that all people believe in God from birth; within this view was the connotation that atheists are in denial. He also called for a change in Islamic thinking in general and the re-evaluation of cultural traditions that are attributed wrongly as central to the Islamic faith. Especially for the Jews and the Christians -whom Islam recognizes as Ahlul Kitab, the People of the Scriptures- Islam guaranteed them freedom of their faith and religious practices under Islamic rule. Such bias is based on the historical stereotype that the Arabs forced the non-Arabs into the Islamic faith. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. Freedom of belief, practice, and speech, are necessary for the growth of any ideology.

We know that no ideology would spread or live in an unfree society. In the absence of a constitutional protection of freedom, it would be the duty of the people of the ideology to secure their freedom on their own. This clearly shows that the Prophet did not force people to accept Islam, rather he promoted peaceful co-existence with followers of other faiths. The last eleven years, the Prophet lived in Medina. The Meccan unbelievers, in alliance with the Jews of northern Arabia, came to attack the Muslims in Medina. 1st to 6th year: defending against the aggression of the Meccan forces and their allies. The clients and allies of the Jews shall enjoy the same security and freedom. The clients and allies of the Muslims and of the Jews shall be as respected as the principals… The Jews shall join the Muslims in defending Yathrib (i.e., Medina) against all enemies. As a result, the 9th year is known as ‘Amul Wufũd-the Year of Delegations: because many delegations of Arab tribes were coming to Medina to declare their acceptance of Islam.

In the 6th year after the Prophet’s migration, accompanied by Muslims, he decided to go for pilgrimage to Mecca. Thirdly, from the 6th year of the Prophet’s migration to the 9th year, so much propagation and missionary work had occurred that almost the entire Arabian Peninsula came into the fold of Islam-without the force of sword! There can be no force in accepting Islam; Islam wants sincere believers, not hypocrites. If this does not justify the military might of the early Muslims, there will be no way to justify the military might of any modern nation that rises in arms to defend its freedom when it is threatened by its adversaries. Once he settled in Medina, the Prophet realized that there was a minority Jewish community in that city that had no inclination to accept Islam. He and the Muslims were a minority in Mecca; and so force was inconceivable and a historical impossibility. As the first verse explained, force is not needed because the right way is clearly distinct from the crooked way. A book which has inspired many since its first publication. While it is likely raised because postmodernism demands that all roads lead to God, it still has some validity because of a man we meet in the book of Genesis: Abraham.

If they were still not convinced of Islam’s message, then they were to be asked to leave the holy territory of Mecca. While power was still accrued via military and political maneuvering, politics and religion are more intertwined in the Middle East. What about the battles that the Prophet Muhammad fought after he established his political power in Medina? Islam spread in Medina through propagation only. So let us see how Islam spread in the world: by sword or by conversion? In all such cases, we see that neither sword nor force was used to convert people to Islam. He was in a minority, and so force not possible. First Phase: Meccan era of the first 13 years. Second Phase: Medinese era of the last 11 years of his life. 2. The candidate’s life is further evaluated by a panel of theologians and the cardinals of the Congregation for Cause of Saints. Atreus then becomes increasingly arrogant on their journey, and he murders a weakened Modi, despite Kratos ordering him not to.