Islam is the religion of peace, and there is no doubt towards it. It guides humanity towards peaceful relationships. We can understand this clearly, if we look at the pre-Islamic condition of Arabia. The pre-Islamic period was full of brutal wars and killing of innocents. Islam came and ended all these forms of killing of innocent and disrespecting the rights of women. It’s called people towards peace.
However, some people are of the view that Islam is not a religion of peace because it allows war. Such people do not get deep into the meaning of things. Islam allows wars under certain conditions. Looking into the past, at the time of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him), we see that a number of wars were fought between Muslims and non-Muslims. So what was the reason behind that? The reason was that they were allowed to go to war with their enemies when their enemies forced them into it. Looking at the Battles of Badr, Uhad, Trench, and many more we see that it was the Kuffar of Quraysh who forced the Muslims into battle
Apart from that, we also witness the battles of Muslims at the time of Prophet Mohammad ( peace be upon him) with the Jews. Each time the Muslims went into battle with the Jews, the main reason was that the Jews broke the treaty. They started it, and forced the Muslims into it.
After the time of the Prophet (Peace be upon Him), if we look into the reign of Abu-Bakr, we see that Muslim armies were sent to different places, to fight against those who refused some basic principles of Islam. Apart from that, some false prophets also arose, and Muslim armies were dispatched to fight against those false prophets.
After that, Muslims invasions were made. However, in all that, a few principles were kept in mind. Every leader of the army was reminded a few principles. When the Muslim army went to any land for the invasion, they first gave them three options. They gave them the option to accept Islam, or pay Jizya tax or to fight. Those who accepted one of the first two options were dealt peacefully. However, those that chose the third option, to fight were fought. Apart from that during the fighting, the Muslim army was always instructed to avoid cutting of trees, and disturbing the old, the women, and the children. The Muslim army was even instructed not to disturb the monks from their worship. When the lands were captured, all the non-Muslims were given their due rights to worship their own religion. Their lives and properties were protected under Muslim rule.
Thus, even though Islamic history speaks about Islamic wars, but their purpose for the war was to establish peace in the world. They never meant to bring terrorism and disunity in the world. They only fought when they were forced into it. They fought when they were cheated and when the treaties were broken. The Conquest of Makah is the best example to show how peaceful Muslims were and how much Islam cares about people’s rights,
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