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Was Islam spread by the sword?

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paarsurrey

Veteran Member
Was Islam spread by the sword?
No.
For example:
Spread of Islam in Bolivia:
125px-Flag_of_Bolivia_%28state%29.svg.png


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https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Location+of+Bolivia

Bolivia ( i/bəˈlɪviə/; Spanish: [boˈliβja]; Quechua: Buliwya[bʊlɪwja]; Aymara: Wuliwya[wʊlɪwja]; Guarani: Volívia[ʋoˈliʋja]), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia),[7][8] is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru. Although only one-third of the country is located in the Andean mountain range, its largest city and principal economic centers are in the Altiplano.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia

Statistics for Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around two thousand, representing less than 0.1% of the total population.[1] Muslim organizations in the country include the Bolivian Islamic Center in Santa Cruz, Sucre and Cochabamba, and the Muslim Group in Sucre.

The Bolivian Islamic Center (Spanish: Centro Islámico Boliviano, CIB) was created in August 1986 by Imam Mahmud Amer Abusharar, who arrived fromPalestine in 1974. In 1992 a commission for the construction of the first mosque in Bolivia was approved, and it was completed in September 1994 in the city of Santa Cruz. Abusharar died on 14 May 2011. Presently the CIB does not have branches in Sucre, Cochabamba or La Paz, and its community is mostly immigrant. On the international level, CIB is not a branch of the Islamic Organization for Latin America.

In 2004 the first official Sunni mosque, the Yebel An Nur Mosque, was founded in 2004 in La Paz. Prior to that Islam was rather unheard of


This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiableinformation. Such statements should be clarified or removed. (December 2013)
in the city and the Muslim community was composed of a few who frequently meet in their homes. As the Muslim community gradually grew in La Paz difference of personal opinions, egos, and conspiracy for management grew from within causing the community to break into factions. The Yebel An Nur Mosque remains self-funded with close ties to the Sunni Bolivian Islamic Center of Santa Cruz while the As-Salam Mosque receives both Sunni and Shia followers, connections, and funding.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Bolivia

In 2006 has been inaugurated the first Mosque As-salam in La Paz city although the members of the Asociacion Islamica de Bolivia where the majority of Muslims are Bolivians converted to Islam along with Arab Muslim from different countries and others gathered together for practicing Islam during many years. There are also other communities in La Paz and Sucre.

http://www.islamicpopulation.com/America/Bolivia/Islam in Bolivia.htm

Bolivia
Country/Region : Bolivia
Muslim population as per 2010 Pew Report[1]: 2,000
Muslim percentage (%) of total population as per 2010 Pew Report[1] : < 0.1
Percentage (%) of World Muslim population as per 2010 Pew Report[1] :< 0.1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country

I don't see any sword in spread of Islam in Bolivia . Do you see any?

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Regards
 
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The Emperor of Mankind

Currently the galaxy's spookiest paraplegic
You are simply wrong there.
Regards

He's not. You've readily ignored every example given to you where Islam spread to new geographical regions as a direct result of armed conflict. You're simply disregarding these examples because it's too inconvenient for you to admit your narrative of 'Islam is always peaceful' is wrong.
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
muslim_2000_final.jpg


What do the "86% and greater" areas have in common, historically?

Maybe Islamic army campaigns had a little more to do with it than coincidence?

I give for one peaceful spread of Islam in Somalia: [1]

Nearly all people in Somalia are Sunni Muslims. For more than 1400 years, Islam made a great part of Somali society.[1] Practicing Islam reinforces distinctions that further set Somalis apart from their immediate neighbors, many of whom are either Christians or adherents of indigenous faiths. The early Muslims sought refuge from persecution in cities on the northern Somali coast.

For generations, Islam in Somalia followed the Ash’ariyah theology, Shafi’i jurisprudence, and Sufism, until recent decades when Salafism has made inroads.[2] Influence of Islamic religious leaders has varied by region, being greater in the north than among some groups in the settled regions of the south. Among nomads, the exigencies of pastoral life gave greater weight to the warrior's role, and religious leaders were expected to remain aloof from political matters.

The role of religious functionaries began to shrink in the 1950s and 1960s as some of their legal and educational powers and responsibilities were transferred to secular authorities.[3] The position of religious leaders changed substantially after the 1969 revolution and the introduction of scientific socialism. Siad Barre insisted that his version of socialism was compatible with Qur'anic principles, and he condemned atheism. Religious leaders, however, were warned not to meddle in politics.

The new government instituted legal changes that some religious figures saw as contrary to Islamic precepts. The regime reacted sharply to criticism, executing some of the protesters. Subsequently, religious leaders seemed to accommodate themselves to the government.


History[edit]
Main articles: Adal Sultanate, Ajuran Sultanate and Sultanate of Mogadishu
Birth of Islam and Middle Ages[edit]

Ruins of the Muslim Adal Sultanate in Zeila.

Islam was introduced to the northern Somali coast early on from the Arabian peninsula, shortly after the hijra. Zeila's two-mihrab Masjid al-Qiblatayn dates to the 7th century, and is the oldest mosque in the city.[4] In the late 9th century, Al-Yaqubi wrote that Muslims were living along the northern Somali seaboard.[5] He also mentioned that the Adal kingdom had its capital in the city,[5][6] suggesting that the Adal Sultanate with Zeila as its headquarters dates back to at least the 9th or 10th century. According to I.M. Lewis, the polity was governed by local dynasties, who also ruled over the similarly-established Sultanate of Mogadishu in the littoral Benadir region to the south. Adal's history from this founding period forth would be characterized by a succession of battles with neighbouring Abyssinia.[6]

In 1332, the Zeila-based King of Adal was slain in a military campaign aimed at halting the Abyssinian Emperor Amda Seyon I's march toward the city.[7]When the last Sultan of Ifat, Sa'ad ad-Din II, was also killed by Emperor Dawit I in Zeila in 1410, his children escaped to Yemen, before later returning in 1415.[8] In the early 15th century, Adal's capital was moved further inland to the town of Dakkar, where Sabr ad-Din II, the eldest son of Sa'ad ad-Din II, established a new base after his return from Yemen.[9][10]

Adal's headquarters were again relocated the following century, this time to Harar. From this new capital, Adal organised an effective army led by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Ahmad "Gurey" or "Gran") that invaded the Abyssinian empire.[10] This 16th century campaign is historically known as the Conquest of Abyssinia (Futuh al-Habash). During the war, Imam Ahmad pioneered the use of cannons supplied by the Ottoman Empire, which he imported through Zeila and deployed against Abyssinian forces and their Portuguese allies led by Cristóvão da Gama.[11] Some scholars argue that this conflict proved, through their use on both sides, the value of firearms like the matchlock musket, cannons and the arquebus over traditional weapons.[12]


Flag of the medieval Islamic Ajuran Sultanate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Somalia

Islam spread to Somalia very peacefully. Didn't it?

Regarads
 

McBell

mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
You are simply wrong there.
Regards
Then take on the samples from this very thread where Islam was in fact spread by the sword.
Stop ignoring them.
Stop dismissing them out of hand.
Take them on full frontal.

Otherwise, you do just as I have said "fully demonstrated your inability to accept anything you think threatens your box."
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
Then take on the samples from this very thread where Islam was in fact spread by the sword.
Stop ignoring them.
Stop dismissing them out of hand.
Take them on full frontal.
Otherwise, you do just as I have said "fully demonstrated your inability to accept anything you think threatens your box."
Please read post #2506 in this connection, and I repeat its contents:

Kindly give a complete list of countries where you see sword in action:
  • Only for conversion to religion Islam.
  • There was no other factor involved, absolutely none, for sure none,certainly none.
  • There were no earlier conversion to Islam before that in that country.
  • If there were earlier conversions , before you see sword in action; what were the clear motives of converts behind?
  • Were the converts since then "under sword" constantly till now that they could not revert to their previous religion? If not, why do they stick to Quran/Islam/Muhammad even now?
Please
Anybody please
Why to be angry? Please
Regards
 

gnostic

The Lost One
I have already given you a list of examples, where Islam spread after invasions have taken place.

Any place in which their armies through. Even if there are no fighting, an army confronting a town or city, would of course surrender without a fight, because of the menacing presence of armed men.

I gave you examples.

Muhammad arriving with a very large army's the Mecca. Why do you think they surrender? Is it because Muhammad's teaching or presence of his army? I would say the later.

Then he had his army marching in to all parts of the Arabian peninsula, between 629 and 632. The towns and cities surrendered because of the presence of his army, not because of any Islamic teachings.

After his death, the Muslim armies had attacked Byzantine province of Syria and Persia, during the Rashidun caliphate, 7th century. Followed by invasion from Egypt to Libya.

Then under Umayyad caliphate, saw armies, moving further east into Central Asia, to what is now Afghanistan (the conquest of Kabul, Bukhara, and Samarkand) and further west in North Africa - with what are now called Morocco and Tunisia, late 7th century.

In 711, began the conquest of the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), and only stopping at Narbonne in 759. It wasn't a peaceful transition from Visigoth to Muslim rules, because it was conflict during this time, and this time, it was the Muslims who were invaders. Yes, in Spain, the Islam reached a golden age, but it did so after invasion had taken place.

Sometimes, Islam spread by peaceful trades between Muslims and non-Muslims, like in India, in which conversions were very small in the beginning, but the actual invasion into India, saw conversions accelerated exponentially. The first conquest began with Sindh, in the 8th century. In 10th century, saw a number of raids, further inland into India, culminating in the 12th century invasion and the formation of Delhi sultanate.

Are you going to debate what I have brought up, or are you going to ignore it as you have done, like my 2 previous replies, paarsurrey?
 
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McBell

mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
Please read post #2506 in this connection, and I repeat its contents:

Kindly give a complete list of countries where you see sword in action:
  • Only for conversion to religion Islam.
  • There was no other factor involved, absolutely none, for sure none,certainly none.
  • There were no earlier conversion to Islam before that in that country.
  • If there were earlier conversions , before you see sword in action; what were the clear motives of converts behind?
  • Were the converts since then "under sword" constantly till now that they could not revert to their previous religion? If not, why do they stick to Quran/Islam/Muhammad even now?
Please
Anybody please
Why to be angry? Please
Regards
I see no reason to give you a complete list when you are to scared to address the ones in this very thread.
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
Please focus on the following points.
  1. Islam has been reformed under the Ahmadiyya and is one of the fastest spreading religious community in the world.
  2. Ahmadiyya or true Islam has peacefully spread in about 206 countries/territories of the world. In about 150 years Ahmadiyya are already more than the Zoroastrians and perhaps the Judaism people, no disrespect intended to anybody.
  3. if one is truthful one would increase despite the opposition, persecution and killings done by the opponents.
  4. Ahmadiyya Muslims follow teachings of Quran as did Muhammad follow. In fact Ahmadiyya follow in Muhammad’s footsteps.
  5. Those who doubt that Islam spread peacefully in times of Muhammad they should focus on spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam, If it has happened now peacefully, it should be a clear sign for the doubtful that Islam spread peacefully in times of Muhammad.
I gave how Ahmadiyya spread peacefully in Argentina in post #2430, in Australia Post #2460 , in Austria Post #2489, in Bangladesh Post #2513.
Now I give peaceful spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam in Belarus .
data=RfCSdfNZ0LFPrHSm0ublXdzhdrDFhtmHhN1u-gM,WWWmnjwf80lMxkur4ubjOz4KR_eXT4Sbfn7CJtit5mHFW9WgKB-rj_Fg4GxjpwHyzGfQAt8F9SUMVxS-RNULmm-M4pieXw8SIsr-dgYgXZGBxLNdphjD_odUuDsTU4tFlcEwqjD0LGoufks2hj__JIEi5SK5gPkoOeU1a7Wif7Jc-fDdzo46RXHHecyqizZkUFhL3cdVxg

125px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
85px-Official_coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus_%28v%29.svg.png

Flag National emblem

Belarus ( i/bɛləˈruːs/ bel-ə-rooss; Belarusian: Белару́сь, tr. Bielaruś, IPA: [bʲɛlaˈrusʲ]; Russian: Белару́сь, tr. Belarus’; IPA: [bʲɪlɐˈrusʲ]), officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe[9] bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south,Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Hrodna (Grodno), Homiel (Gomel), Mahilioŭ (Mogilev) and Vitsebsk (Vitebsk). Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing.[10]

Until the 20th century, the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Belarus declared independence as the Belarusian People's Republic, succeeded by the Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia, which became a foundingconstituent republic of the Soviet Union and was renamed as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (Byelorussian SSR). Belarus lost almost half of its territory to Poland after the Polish-Soviet war. Much of the borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939 when some lands of theSecond Polish Republic were reintegrated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland and were finalized after World War II.[11][12][13] During World War II, Belarus was devastated, losing about a third of its population and more than half of its economic resources.[14] The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945, Belarus became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union and theUkrainian SSR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
BELARUS: Ahmadiyya Muslims among banned religious organisations
"We aren't free," Ahmadiyya follower Tanveer Ahmad remarked to Forum 18 in the western city of Grodno on 17 September. When acquaintances ask why they have not heard of Ahmadiyya on inquiring about Ahmad's faith, he continued, "I tell them that it's because we're banned." According to Ahmad, there are currently at least 30 Ahmadiyya followers at several locations in the republic, including some 13 native Belarusians. A Pakistani citizen who has been studying medicine in Belarus for almost ten years, Ahmad has left the republic to become a surgeon since Forum 18 spoke to him.
Ahmadiyya followers in Belarus have not fought against this decision, however. "It is a sin not to obey the law," remarked Ahmad, who maintained that while jihad ("holy struggle") is justified either when a state does not allow Muslims to observe their religion or against Muslims who kill other Muslims, violence is its worst form. "We are a peaceful community," he told Forum 18. "We can talk or write about our grievances but we cannot try to change the situation by force."
http://www.refworld.org/docid/468918540.html

Country/Region :
23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
Belarus
Ahmadiyya population : 30
Percentage (%) of Muslims : 0.2
Percentage (%) of population : < 0.1
Notes/Sources : Estimate[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya_by_country

Does one see any sword used for spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam in Belarus ?

Regards
 

McBell

mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
Please focus on the following points.
  1. Islam has been reformed under the Ahmadiyya and is one of the fastest spreading religious community in the world.
  2. Ahmadiyya or true Islam has peacefully spread in about 206 countries/territories of the world. In about 150 years Ahmadiyya are already more than the Zoroastrians and perhaps the Judaism people, no disrespect intended to anybody.
  3. if one is truthful one would increase despite the opposition, persecution and killings done by the opponents.
  4. Ahmadiyya Muslims follow teachings of Quran as did Muhammad follow. In fact Ahmadiyya follow in Muhammad’s footsteps.
  5. Those who doubt that Islam spread peacefully in times of Muhammad they should focus on spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam, If it has happened now peacefully, it should be a clear sign for the doubtful that Islam spread peacefully in times of Muhammad.
I gave how Ahmadiyya spread peacefully in Argentina in post #2430, in Australia Post #2460 , in Austria Post #2489, in Bangladesh Post #2513.
Now I give peaceful spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam in Belarus .
data=RfCSdfNZ0LFPrHSm0ublXdzhdrDFhtmHhN1u-gM,WWWmnjwf80lMxkur4ubjOz4KR_eXT4Sbfn7CJtit5mHFW9WgKB-rj_Fg4GxjpwHyzGfQAt8F9SUMVxS-RNULmm-M4pieXw8SIsr-dgYgXZGBxLNdphjD_odUuDsTU4tFlcEwqjD0LGoufks2hj__JIEi5SK5gPkoOeU1a7Wif7Jc-fDdzo46RXHHecyqizZkUFhL3cdVxg

125px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
85px-Official_coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus_%28v%29.svg.png

Flag National emblem

Belarus ( i/bɛləˈruːs/ bel-ə-rooss; Belarusian: Белару́сь, tr. Bielaruś, IPA: [bʲɛlaˈrusʲ]; Russian: Белару́сь, tr. Belarus’; IPA: [bʲɪlɐˈrusʲ]), officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe[9] bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south,Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Hrodna (Grodno), Homiel (Gomel), Mahilioŭ (Mogilev) and Vitsebsk (Vitebsk). Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing.[10]

Until the 20th century, the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Belarus declared independence as the Belarusian People's Republic, succeeded by the Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia, which became a foundingconstituent republic of the Soviet Union and was renamed as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (Byelorussian SSR). Belarus lost almost half of its territory to Poland after the Polish-Soviet war. Much of the borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939 when some lands of theSecond Polish Republic were reintegrated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland and were finalized after World War II.[11][12][13] During World War II, Belarus was devastated, losing about a third of its population and more than half of its economic resources.[14] The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945, Belarus became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union and theUkrainian SSR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
BELARUS: Ahmadiyya Muslims among banned religious organisations
"We aren't free," Ahmadiyya follower Tanveer Ahmad remarked to Forum 18 in the western city of Grodno on 17 September. When acquaintances ask why they have not heard of Ahmadiyya on inquiring about Ahmad's faith, he continued, "I tell them that it's because we're banned." According to Ahmad, there are currently at least 30 Ahmadiyya followers at several locations in the republic, including some 13 native Belarusians. A Pakistani citizen who has been studying medicine in Belarus for almost ten years, Ahmad has left the republic to become a surgeon since Forum 18 spoke to him.
Ahmadiyya followers in Belarus have not fought against this decision, however. "It is a sin not to obey the law," remarked Ahmad, who maintained that while jihad ("holy struggle") is justified either when a state does not allow Muslims to observe their religion or against Muslims who kill other Muslims, violence is its worst form. "We are a peaceful community," he told Forum 18. "We can talk or write about our grievances but we cannot try to change the situation by force."
http://www.refworld.org/docid/468918540.html

Country/Region :
23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
Belarus
Ahmadiyya population : 30
Percentage (%) of Muslims : 0.2
Percentage (%) of population : < 0.1
Notes/Sources : Estimate[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya_by_country

Does one see any sword used for spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam in Belarus ?

Regards
yes, you back peddled really really hard.
Sadly, no one has bought it.
 

gnostic

The Lost One
Please focus on the following points.
  1. Islam has been reformed under the Ahmadiyya and is one of the fastest spreading religious community in the world.
  2. Ahmadiyya or true Islam has peacefully spread in about 206 countries/territories of the world. In about 150 years Ahmadiyya are already more than the Zoroastrians and perhaps the Judaism people, no disrespect intended to anybody.
  3. if one is truthful one would increase despite the opposition, persecution and killings done by the opponents.
  4. Ahmadiyya Muslims follow teachings of Quran as did Muhammad follow. In fact Ahmadiyya follow in Muhammad’s footsteps.
  5. Those who doubt that Islam spread peacefully in times of Muhammad they should focus on spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam, If it has happened now peacefully, it should be a clear sign for the doubtful that Islam spread peacefully in times of Muhammad.
I gave how Ahmadiyya spread peacefully in Argentina in post #2430, in Australia Post #2460 , in Austria Post #2489, in Bangladesh Post #2513.
Now I give peaceful spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam in Belarus .
data=RfCSdfNZ0LFPrHSm0ublXdzhdrDFhtmHhN1u-gM,WWWmnjwf80lMxkur4ubjOz4KR_eXT4Sbfn7CJtit5mHFW9WgKB-rj_Fg4GxjpwHyzGfQAt8F9SUMVxS-RNULmm-M4pieXw8SIsr-dgYgXZGBxLNdphjD_odUuDsTU4tFlcEwqjD0LGoufks2hj__JIEi5SK5gPkoOeU1a7Wif7Jc-fDdzo46RXHHecyqizZkUFhL3cdVxg

125px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
85px-Official_coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus_%28v%29.svg.png

Flag National emblem

Belarus ( i/bɛləˈruːs/ bel-ə-rooss; Belarusian: Белару́сь, tr. Bielaruś, IPA: [bʲɛlaˈrusʲ]; Russian: Белару́сь, tr. Belarus’; IPA: [bʲɪlɐˈrusʲ]), officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe[9] bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south,Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Hrodna (Grodno), Homiel (Gomel), Mahilioŭ (Mogilev) and Vitsebsk (Vitebsk). Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing.[10]

Until the 20th century, the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Belarus declared independence as the Belarusian People's Republic, succeeded by the Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia, which became a foundingconstituent republic of the Soviet Union and was renamed as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (Byelorussian SSR). Belarus lost almost half of its territory to Poland after the Polish-Soviet war. Much of the borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939 when some lands of theSecond Polish Republic were reintegrated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland and were finalized after World War II.[11][12][13] During World War II, Belarus was devastated, losing about a third of its population and more than half of its economic resources.[14] The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945, Belarus became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union and theUkrainian SSR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
BELARUS: Ahmadiyya Muslims among banned religious organisations
"We aren't free," Ahmadiyya follower Tanveer Ahmad remarked to Forum 18 in the western city of Grodno on 17 September. When acquaintances ask why they have not heard of Ahmadiyya on inquiring about Ahmad's faith, he continued, "I tell them that it's because we're banned." According to Ahmad, there are currently at least 30 Ahmadiyya followers at several locations in the republic, including some 13 native Belarusians. A Pakistani citizen who has been studying medicine in Belarus for almost ten years, Ahmad has left the republic to become a surgeon since Forum 18 spoke to him.
Ahmadiyya followers in Belarus have not fought against this decision, however. "It is a sin not to obey the law," remarked Ahmad, who maintained that while jihad ("holy struggle") is justified either when a state does not allow Muslims to observe their religion or against Muslims who kill other Muslims, violence is its worst form. "We are a peaceful community," he told Forum 18. "We can talk or write about our grievances but we cannot try to change the situation by force."
http://www.refworld.org/docid/468918540.html

Country/Region :
23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
Belarus
Ahmadiyya population : 30
Percentage (%) of Muslims : 0.2
Percentage (%) of population : < 0.1
Notes/Sources : Estimate[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya_by_country

Does one see any sword used for spread of Ahmadiyya true Islam in Belarus ?

Regards
So you are now only quoting the "spread of Ahmadiyya", and not Muslims in general?

Sorry, but you are moving the goalpost.

Islam doesn't comprise of only those who follow Ahmadiyya, because the Ahmadis only have a very short history...the 19th century to be more precise.

You are completely ignoring all the empires that followed Muhammad's death, in which spread through expansionist policies, namely through wars, invasions and conquests. Are you going to ignore them?

Not all Muslims are Ahmadis.
 
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