{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Muslim Youth USA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/muslimyouthusa","author_name":"Muslims Writers Guild of America","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/muslimyouthusa\/author\/ykhalil","title":"Islam Was Not Spread by the Sword - Muslim Youth USA","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Oe8g8YPWZS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/muslimyouthusa\/2016\/03\/islam-was-not-spread-by-the-sword.html\">Islam Was Not Spread by the Sword<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/muslimyouthusa\/2016\/03\/islam-was-not-spread-by-the-sword.html\/embed#?secret=Oe8g8YPWZS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Islam Was Not Spread by the Sword&#8221; &#8212; Muslim Youth USA\" data-secret=\"Oe8g8YPWZS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"by Dr. Kwabena Osman The opponents of Islam often state that it was spread by the sword. Any unbiased person who critically analyzes history will come to know this is not true. Moreover this assertion is definitely against the commandment in the Holy Quran which states that there shall be no compulsion in matters of&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/muslimyouthusa\/files\/2016\/03\/Pen_vs._Sword-5bx2yo-d.jpg"}