Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 622
CHAPTER 24 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Amiability in Wars 622 allegations of use of force from the person of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The Italian orientalist Professor Dr. Vaglieri has written beautifully about this unjustified allegation of coercion. She writes; "The teachings of the Qur’ a n and the character of the Prophet, both testify that this allegation is a lie. He fought battles in which one party was the embodiment of patience and the other of pure arrogance. Or this was a battle where one party did not at all want to make war but was forced to fight the enemy who in their arrogance were bent on annihilating them. All the battles of the Prophet of Islam were to save his true religion and protect it. These wars were not fought for the sake of wars and in every case were defensive, not offensive wars. The Qur’ a n clearly states, "Fight in the cause of All a h against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. " (2: 191) If we look at the prophecies of Muhammad or study the Muslim victories of the early period, we can easily understand that this allegation of use of force and coercion for the spread of Islam, is totally false and unjustified. 91 1 Nisa’i Kit ab ul Jih a d, Bab Wujubil Jih a d. 2 Muhammad a Biography of Prophet, p. 168, by K. Armstrong. 3 Bukh ari Kit ab ul Jih a d, Bab Kana Nabiyya Idha lam Yuqatil. 4 Muslim Kit ab ul Jih a d, Bab Tamirul Imamal‘Umara’ ‘alal B a’u t. 5 Musnad A hm ad bin H ambal, vol. 3, p. 305. 6 Kanzul ‘Umm a l, vol. 4, p. 469. 7 A bu D a’u d Kit ab ul Jih a d, Bab fi Du‘ail Mushrikin. 8 Bukh ari Kit ab ul Magh a z i , Bab Ghazwah K h aibar.