Bismillah-ir-rahman-ir-rahim[1] Abstract The Ottoman dynasty, which emerged as a small beylik in Asia Minor after the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in the fifteenth century, became a major world power that not...
Spread of Islam
How Islam Spread Throughout the World
Abstract Historians have widely discredited the narrative that the prevalence of Islam in the world today can be explained as a result of forced conversions. Without denying that there may have been some exceptional...
Did Islam Spread by the Sword? A Critical Look at Forced Conversions
Abstract The question of forced conversions to Islam in history is a cornerstone of the centuries-old “spread-by-the-sword” narrative that has been (and continues to be) used to demonize Islam and Muslims. However, many...
