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The Sword of Islam -5by *Nayzak

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Assalaamu alaikum [peace be to you],

WAS ISLAM SPREAD BY THE SWORD?
previous parts:

So sharp was the edge of the SWORD of Islam! It simply conquered the hearts; bodies yielded automatically. It is the SWORD OF TRUTH, whose mere shine eliminates falsehood just like light wipes away darkness.

HAS THE SWORD GONE BLUNT? NO, FAR FROM IT.

It continues to pierce the hearts of countless men and women today – in spite of the relentless efforts by persons with vested interests who like darkness to prevail, so that they may rob people of their good things. Read below the impressions of some who were recently conquered by the same SWORD. They are from different countries, speak different languages and have different backgrounds.

CASSIUS CLAY (now Muhammad Ali): American; three times World Heavyweight Champion, formerly a Christian. He embraced Islam in 1965.
"I have had many nice moments in my life. But the feelings I had while standing on Mount Arafat on the day of Hajj ( Muslims' pilgrimage), was the most unique. I felt exalted by the indescribable spiritual atmosphere there as over a million and a half pilgrims invoked God to forgive them of their sins and bestow on them His choicest blessings. It was an exhilarating experience to see to people belonging to different colors, races and nationalities, kings, heads of states and ordinary men from very poor countries all clad in two simple white sheets praying to God without any sense of either pride or inferiority. It was a practical manifestation of the concept of equality in Islam."
(Speaking to the daily "Al-Madinah" Jeddah, 15 July, 1989)

Let's see some more non-Muslim testimonies:
M. K. GANDHI:
"...I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and his own mission. These, and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every trouble."
YOUNG INDIA, 1924

EDWARD GIBBON:
"The greatest success of Mohammed's life was effected by sheer moral force without the stroke of a sword."
HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRE, London, 1870

I'd like to end this series with a quote by LAWRENCE E. BROWNE:
"Incidentally these well-established facts dispose of the idea so widely fostered in Christian writings that the Muslims, wherever they went, forced people to accept Islam at the point of the sword."
THE PROSPECTS OF ISLAM, London, 1944.

RECOMMENDED INTRODUCTORY PUBLICATIONS:

WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIMS by Suzanne Haneef, Kazi Publications, Chicago, Illinois

ISLAM IN FOCUS by H. Abdulati, American Trust Publications, Indianapolis, Indiana

THE BIBLE, THE QUR'AN AND SCIENCE by Maurice Bucaille, American Trust Publications, Indianapolis, Indiana

QUR'AN, AND INTRODUCTION by A. R. Doi, Kazi Publications, Chicago, Illinois

MUHAMMAD, HIS LIFE BASED ON THE EARLIEST SOURCES by Martin Lings, Inner Traditions International, Rochester, Vermont

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WARNING (for those who come with hate):
I let you know that Anti-Islamic propaganda is NOT ALLOWED in my pages. you have the right to disagree with what I say. I don't aim to force you to change your opinions. But if you are assuming that you can freely express your hate towards Islam here, you are certainly mistaken. i do not tolerate the propagation of falsehood, misconceptions and lies against Islam in my pages.
if you hate Islam and want to express it, do me a favor and propagate your opinions IN YOUR OWN PAGE.
peace be to those who come in peace.
'flag as spam' be to those who come with hate.

If I am right, it's from the God. if I am wrong, it's from myself.

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!HersheyChocolates101 Jun 12, 2012

A very well done job. Mashallah.

~AlexandraAlex Jun 11, 2012 Student Filmographer

my dad used to tell me when he was young, his friends & he liked to stay all night just to watch his shows!!

~After--Life Jun 11, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Sadly, people only look at the Career of Muhammad Ali, not his morals.

One day, just one day, he will deserve his true honor, not by just us Muslims, but everyone in the world, InSha'Allah.