The Qur'aan has illustrated that the Messengers ('alayhim As-Salaatu was-Salaam) all began their missions by inviting the people to tawheed before anything else, as Allaah says:
( And We sent a messenger to every nation (proclaiming): 'Worship Allaah and shun false deities!' )
Allaah also says:
( And We never sent any messenger before you, except that we revealed to him that 'There is no deity worthy of worship except Me, so worship Me!' )
And every prophet used to say to his people:
( O my people - Worship Allaah as you have no other deity worthy of worship! )
So this was the affair of the messengers - they began with tawheed.
The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) stayed in Makkah for 13 years calling to tawheed and warning against shirk.
Likewise the callers and revivalists who followed the messengers used to begin by focusing on tawheed. That is because every single da'wah that is not built upon tawheed is a fruitless call that does not fulfill its purpose, and there is no positive result to it. Every da'wah that does not focus on tawheed is a lost call, with regards to its end results. This is something well known and seen all over.
Thus Islaam is not spread by force (the sword) it is spread with beautiful wisdom, Hikmah.
I do not need to go into more details. I think the thread has many resourceful information in it. Read it. There is no need for futher discussions on this subject.
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