firedragon
Veteran Member
Okay, this is from Wikipedia.
The military career of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, lasted for the final ten years of his life,
from 622 to 632. After he and his small fellowship were pushed out of the holy trading town of
Mecca, controlled by the powerful Quraish tribe, he started intercepting Meccan caravans. After
his first victory in a pitched battle at Badr in 623, his power grew increasingly and he began to
subjugate other tribes through either diplomacy or conquest. In 630 he finally accomplished his
long-term goal of conquering Mecca and the Kaaba. By his death in 632, Muhammad had managed
to unite most of the Arabian Peninsula, laying the foundation for the subsequent Islamic expansion.
Note the words in t his brief paragraph:
military
intercepting
victory
pitched battle
power grew
subjugate
conquest
conquering
expansion
Mohammed was a man of the world, and a violent man at that. I love what Jesus said, "My kingdom is
not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight..."
Okay. So why do you trust this Wikipedia source. Do you have complete trust enough to be so sure of your statements or do you take a different position?