Arguments from the Quran

mission would imply that we fight to make people accept Islam. Yet it is known that Allah has not given us such authority. A Doubt The stance taken regarding the descendants of Ishmael—that after completing the work of preaching, the Prophet declared his disavowal of them and ultimately announced that anyone among them who did not believe would be killed—has generally been referred to by non-Muslim historians as coercive propagation of Islam. In the Encyclopedia Britannica (1958), referencing these verses under the title of Jihad, the following words are stated: “This is a religious obligation imposed on the followers of Muhammad in the Quran (2:216217, 8:39-42, 9:5,6,29). It means that war should be waged against those who do not accept the doctrines of Islam.” Such views have long been expressed against Islam, especially by Christian scholars, who have highlighted this issue significantly. The reason for this is that the battles the final Messenger fought with the people of Makkah and the declarations he made regarding them are studied by these individuals in the same light as the proponents of the discussed interpretation, under the guise of spreading Islam. However, this was not