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Karen Armstrong

"After the Conquest of Mecca, the Prophet neither wanted to shed any blood for revenge nor he wanted to force anyone to accept Islam. No one felt that they were obliged to embrace Islam, for Muhammad did not want to force people, but to reconcile with them.“

"Muhammad did not aim to chastise Quraysh; he wanted to cancel polytheism that let them down, and he then issued a general amnesty.“

"The fictional picture of Muhammad portrayed by Salman Rushdie was that of a cruel, cold-hearted man who is eager for revenge. This picture is very far from the truth.“

"If we were able to look at Muhammad as we look at other great historical figures, we would certainly know that he is one of the greatest geniuses known in history."

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