--- title: "6 Islam Spread Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Islam Spread quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Islam Spread sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/seyyed-hossein-nasr-6182_islam_without-sufism-islam-would-not-have-spre_417721.png" --- > [Without Sufism, Islam would not have spread into two thirds of what we call the Islamic world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seyyed-hossein-nasr/without-sufism-islam-would-not-have-spread-into-two-thirds-of-what-we/) [Seyyed Hossein Nasr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seyyed-hossein-nasr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/seyyed-hossein-nasr-6182_islam_without-sufism-islam-would-not-have-spre_417721.png) > [We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. I want to see what would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayaan-hirsi-ali/we-who-don-t-want-radical-islam-to-spread-must-compete-with-the/) [Ayaan Hirsi Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayaan-hirsi-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/ayaan-hirsi-ali-2858_agents_we-who-don-t-want-radical-islam-to-sprea_783688.jpg) > [Was Islam spread by them through force and coercion? No. They preached Islam by personal example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pervez-musharraf/was-islam-spread-by-them-through-force-and-coercion-no-they-preached/) [Pervez Musharraf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pervez-musharraf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/pervez-musharraf-32873_coercion_was-islam-spread-by-them-through-force-a_924844.png) > [“Muhammad’s violent end years and final violent words were quickly followed by those who succeeded him in power, after his death in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-price/muhammad-s-violent-end-years-and-final-violent-words-were-quickly/) [John Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-price/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-price-2830_thirty-years_muhammad-s-violent-end-years-and-final-v_2441320.jpg) > [It is the duty of the followers of Islam to spread through the civilised world, a knowledge of what Islam means -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-besant/it-is-the-duty-of-the-followers-of-islam-to-spread-through-the/) [Annie Besant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-besant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/annie-besant-2901_civilised_it-is-the-duty-of-the-followers-of-islam_2727749.png) > [“According to the Koran and the Hadith, aggressive warfare for the purpose of imposing Islam on the world is the ultimate religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigitte-gabriel/according-to-the-koran-and-the-hadith-aggressive-warfare-for-the/) [Brigitte Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brigitte-gabriel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/brigitte-gabriel-16300_islam_according-to-the-koran-and-the-hadith-ag_3197642.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/islam-spread/#itemlist", "name": "Islam Spread Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Without Sufism, Islam would not have spread into two thirds of what we call the Islamic world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Seyyed Hossein Nasr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seyyed-hossein-nasr/without-sufism-islam-would-not-have-spread-into-two-thirds-of-what-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/seyyed-hossein-nasr-6182_islam_without-sufism-islam-would-not-have-spre_417721.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/seyyed-hossein-nasr-6182_islam_without-sufism-islam-would-not-have-spre_417721.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/seyyed-hossein-nasr-6182_islam_without-sufism-islam-would-not-have-spre_417721.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Without Sufism, Islam would not have spread into two thirds of what we call the Islamic world.” — Seyyed Hossein Nasr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. I want to see what would happen if Christians, feminists and Enlightenment thinkers were to start proselytizing in the Muslim community.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ayaan Hirsi Ali" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayaan-hirsi-ali/we-who-don-t-want-radical-islam-to-spread-must-compete-with-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/ayaan-hirsi-ali-2858_agents_we-who-don-t-want-radical-islam-to-sprea_783688.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/ayaan-hirsi-ali-2858_agents_we-who-don-t-want-radical-islam-to-sprea_783688.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/ayaan-hirsi-ali-2858_agents_we-who-don-t-want-radical-islam-to-sprea_783688.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. 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No. They preached Islam by personal example.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pervez Musharraf" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pervez-musharraf/was-islam-spread-by-them-through-force-and-coercion-no-they-preached/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/pervez-musharraf-32873_coercion_was-islam-spread-by-them-through-force-a_924844.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/pervez-musharraf-32873_coercion_was-islam-spread-by-them-through-force-a_924844.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/pervez-musharraf-32873_coercion_was-islam-spread-by-them-through-force-a_924844.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Was Islam spread by them through force and coercion? 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Coastal cities in Syria, Palestine and Egypt, as well as the island of Cyprus were successively occupied by Arabs in a short period of time…The rapid advance of Islam spread panic and consternation among the Christians in the Greek Near East…The Arabic wars against the Greeks were not only political and economic wars, but holy wars of Islam against Christianity.” (“Greek Christian and Other Accounts of the Muslim Conquests of the Near East,” Demetrios Constantelos, article in The Legacy of Jihad, Prometheus Books, 2005, Edited by Andrew Bostom, MD).”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Price" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-price/muhammad-s-violent-end-years-and-final-violent-words-were-quickly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-price-2830_thirty-years_muhammad-s-violent-end-years-and-final-v_2441320.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-price-2830_thirty-years_muhammad-s-violent-end-years-and-final-v_2441320.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-price-2830_thirty-years_muhammad-s-violent-end-years-and-final-v_2441320.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Muhammad’s violent end years and final violent words were quickly followed by those who succeeded him in…” — John Price", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is the duty of the followers of Islam to spread through the civilised world, a knowledge of what Islam means - its spirit and message.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annie Besant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-besant/it-is-the-duty-of-the-followers-of-islam-to-spread-through-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/annie-besant-2901_civilised_it-is-the-duty-of-the-followers-of-islam_2727749.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/annie-besant-2901_civilised_it-is-the-duty-of-the-followers-of-islam_2727749.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/annie-besant-2901_civilised_it-is-the-duty-of-the-followers-of-islam_2727749.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is the duty of the followers of Islam to spread through the civilised world, a knowledge of what Islam…” — Annie Besant", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“According to the Koran and the Hadith, aggressive warfare for the purpose of imposing Islam on the world is the ultimate religious obligation of jihad. Second, the history of the expansion of Islam clearly reveals its aggressive, offensive nature. In the seventh century, Islam did not emerge peacefully from the Arabian Peninsula floating harmlessly on the breeze. Islam was spread across the Middle East and North Africa at the edge of the sword. The only choice offered by the Muslim conquerors was conversion or submission to Islam, or death. The same choice was offered when Muslims subjugated Spain and Portugal in 711, and occupied all or part of the Iberian Peninsula until 1492, an occupation of almost eight centuries. Shortly after conquering Spain and Portugal, the Muslims invaded France, but they were repulsed in 732. Muslims also invaded, conquered, and occupied Sicily and large parts of Italy. In addition to invading Spain, France, Sicily, and Italy from North Africa, Muslim armies repeatedly invaded Europe from the east, until they were finally driven out for the last time in 1683. 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