Why did the companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ participate in Offensive Wars? | Sh. Shadee El Masry

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[@somalipirate20]

That’s my question!

[@HarrisonElliff]

Conquest or be conquered was the name of the game for many centuries. I dont think it has to be that way today. As some already mentioned, Indonesia accepted Islam purely through dawah.

[@xxsqf]

Though offensive jihad was only the last option? Like accept islam if u dont atleast let ppl gve dawah in their . Isnt thst how Indonesia grew?

[@stephenconnolly1830]

The reason given is incorrect - the Persian and Byzantine empires were belligerent and had already performed hostile acts against the early Muslim state (including when the Prophet was still alive). This led the companions to state the following "when they aren't fighting they are preparing to fight" about the Romans. This prompted the early Caliphs to launch military campaigns against the two super powers to preempt them.

[@hxyzazolchak]

That's one of the reasons. I don't think the byzantines or the Persians would have allowed Islam to spread in their lands uninterrupted either, and their leaders would not have converted either, so he was just giving one reason

[@hossamakarkach4429]

I think you are wrong, the Persians and Byzantines did not attack the Medinan state, neither in Abu Bakr's time or the Prophet's time. Every battle recorded was between the Muslims and the other Arab tribes, specifically the Quraysh. As for the Battle of Mut'ah, even though we do not even have a single small reference from Byzantine sources that it happened - this was a war between the Byzantines and the Muslims, why did they start invading the Persians? Either way, this is not me defending the Romans and Persians but rather to tell the truth.

[@stephenconnolly1830]

@@hossamakarkach4429 - you seem to have overlooked the battle of Mu'tah which involved the Byzantine army with Christian Arab allies sent against the Islamic state of Medina. The Persian emperors also demonstrated their belligerence in a variety of ways, only in-fighting stopped them from launching an all out war. Please reconsider your comment above.

[@stephenconnolly1830]

@@hxyzazolchak- the account given in your response is pure speculation. The only reason for the military campaigns against Persia and Byzantium is the one given by me in my initial comment above.

[@hossamakarkach4429]

@@stephenconnolly1830 You seem to have overlooked my whole comment as I did mention the battle of Mu'tah, and you can see how I did not edit that in my comment just now. Also as with your claim about the Persians, do please demonstrate me the proof. Although I do believe that there are justifications for the conquests committed by the Khilafāh, your argument has a few flaws.