The Religion Of Islam And The United Of Middle Spain

â€Å"Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.† Quran 2: 216 The religion of Islam has long been associated with conflict and conquest, as have the other two Abrahamic faiths. However, what marks Islam out is the rapid nature of its expansion and the fact that within around 175 years, its influence had been asserted from the plains of Syria and Palestine, right the way throughout the Maghreb as far as the cities of middle Spain. If we are to consider â€Å"early Islam† as the first 200 years or so of its existence, we see there is a clear transition from defensive military action on behalf of the Muslim followers to an extremely outward and expansionary set of conflicts, occurring over a wide ranging geographical area. But what really forms the debate here? 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