Muslim Wars of apostasy (ridda)

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What does it tell you about islam, if upon the death of its founder, half the people left islam willingly and had to be beaten back into the ummah by muslim generals?
You see, islam does not brook wholesale apostasy; the sword of islam is ever ready to behead those who think otherwise

Ridda wars
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ridda wars حروب الردة (also known as the Riddah wars and the Wars of Apostasy) were a set of military campaigns against the apostasy and rebellion against the Caliph Abu Bakr during 632 and 633 AD, following the death of Muhammad.
Campaigns
After the death of the prophet Muhammad محمد central Arabia was led by Musaylima مُسيلمة of the tribe of Banu Hanifa, who was considered by the Muslims to be a false prophet, while to the south and east in Bahrain, Oman, Mahra and Yemen. The desert landscape forced the army to traverse around the Empty Quarter, and required reliance on local guides who would be able to find wells required for the army and commanders who were affiliated with local tribes.[1]
Generals of the Caliph involved:
• Khalid ibn al-Walid deployed to al-Yamama (eastern Nejd) against Musaylima, Malik ibn Nuwayra, and Sajah Al-Tamimiyyah
• Al' Ala' bin Al-Hadrami deployed to Bahrain
• Ikrīmah ibn Abu Jahl central Arabia with Khalid ibn al-Walid then onto Mahra to reinforce Arfaja
• Hudaifah bin Mihsan Al-Ghalfani a Himyari to Oman deployed against the Yemeni Himyarites then to reinforce Arfaja
• Arfaja al-Bariqi an Azdi to South east Arabia Mahra then Yemen Hadramawt
• al-Muhajir bin Abi Umayya in Yemen
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridda_wars

moral of the story is: there is “no compulsion in religion”, is just a fine saying in the quran, not practiced in real life situations unless you are politically &/or militarily weak

 

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Apostasy in Islam is punishable by death according to Sharia Law although not all Islamic states do this. It is true, at least for "People of the Book", that forced conversion is not mandatory, as long as they are subjugated to the Islamic World Order.