Did Islam Spread by the Sword?

<p>The question of how Islam started from a small desert city in the Arabian Peninsula to eventually reach Spain and China is sometimes reduced to the faith being “spread by the sword.” <br/><br/>In this episode, host Mohamad Zaoud talks to Hassam Munir, author of the Yaqeen Institute paper “<a href='https://yaqeeninstitute.org/hassam-munir/did-islam-spread-by-the-sword-a-critical-look-at-forced-conversions?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=double-take&amp;utm_content=ep-2-desc-link'>Did Islam Spread by the Sword? A Critical Look at Forced Conversions</a>,” to deconstruct this narrative.</p>