A Critique of Professor Arnold G. Toynbee’s Understanding — Page 15
15 have openly admitted that the Quraish and the members of the other tribes living in Makkah accepted Islam due to the Holy Prophet’s kind treatment. They were attracted by his display of high moral qualities, general pardon and extraordinary display of forg iveness after the fall of Makkah. No historian has identified a single case of a person who could be said to have been forced or coerced into adopting Islam. Further details shall be provided in the following pages. It is clear from the statements of these non - Muslim orientalists and authoritative historians that after arriving in Madinah the Holy Prophet had been granted full power and leadership and was acknowledged as the Head of State. Yet, he remained completely and absolutely free of all those worldly displays, and trappings: trademarks that normally develop in worldly kings after they have successfully obtained and secured great powers.