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The Islamic tradition portrays the prophet as constantly at war with non-believers after his flight from Mecca, and provides many examples of Muhammad initiating aggression and starting wars against his enemies. The picture that emerges of Muhammad from the [[hadith]] and [[Sira]] is one of a man of war, constantly interested in gaining booty and expanding his holdings and the dominion of the believers. | The Islamic tradition portrays the prophet as constantly at war with non-believers after his flight from Mecca, and provides many examples of Muhammad initiating aggression and starting wars against his enemies. The picture that emerges of Muhammad from the [[hadith]] and [[Sira]] is one of a man of war, constantly interested in gaining booty and expanding his holdings and the dominion of the believers. This picture aligned with medieval exegesis of the Quran as enjoining believers to fight beginning after the forced migration to Medina, and becoming in stages more aggressive, and ultimately, expansionist. Modernist muslim scholars and some academics read the Quran in a way such that the general principles of fighting are pre-emptive and defensive throughout, and emphasise the hostile environment in which the believers found themselves (for more discussion, see [[Jihad in Islamic Law]]). | ||
==Muhammad Had a Divine Right to Conquer Others== | ==Muhammad Had a Divine Right to Conquer Others== | ||