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Ursprungligen postat av Optimus-Q
Den Amerikanska historiken och professorn Ira M. Lapidus skriver -
"The question of why people convert to Islam has always generated intense feeling. Earlier generations of European scholars believed that conversions to Islam were made at the point of the sword, and that conquered peoples were given the choice of conversion or death. It is now apparent that conversion by force, while not unknown in Muslim countries, was, in fact, rare. Muslim conquerors ordinarily wished to dominate rather than convert, and most conversions to Islam were voluntary. (...) In most cases worldly and spiritual motives for conversion blended together. Moreover, conversion to Islam did not necessarily imply a complete turning from an old to a totally new life. While it entailed the acceptance of new religious beliefs and membership in a new religious community, most converts retained a deep attachment to the cultures and communities from which they came." Hourani, pg 198
Folket accepterade Islam helt enkelt. Islam kom som en befrielse för många.
"The question of why people convert to Islam has always generated intense feeling. Earlier generations of European scholars believed that conversions to Islam were made at the point of the sword, and that conquered peoples were given the choice of conversion or death. It is now apparent that conversion by force, while not unknown in Muslim countries, was, in fact, rare. Muslim conquerors ordinarily wished to dominate rather than convert, and most conversions to Islam were voluntary. (...) In most cases worldly and spiritual motives for conversion blended together. Moreover, conversion to Islam did not necessarily imply a complete turning from an old to a totally new life. While it entailed the acceptance of new religious beliefs and membership in a new religious community, most converts retained a deep attachment to the cultures and communities from which they came." Hourani, pg 198
Folket accepterade Islam helt enkelt. Islam kom som en befrielse för många.
Denna amerikanska professorn har missat att islam kom till majoriteten av dagens muslimska värld genom krigserövringar. Självklart börjar man konvertera frivilligt till de erövrares religion för att slippa betala extra skatt och vara andra klassens medborgare, samtidigt som muslimerna inte ville att alla skulle konvertera till islam, så att de kunde förlora de inkomster som icke muslimer bringade den islamiska statskassan.
