Wow, great read. I'm a Muslim (Sufi) myself, there was a lot of stuff I was blissfully unaware of. I think you raised some excellent points, especially with regard to the tolerance shown towards other religious groups in the conquered territories (debunking the specious allegations of large-scale forced conversions), and also the fact that Christians (mostly of their own volition) were a large component of the early Arab armies (kind of ironic). I feel that maybe on some aspects you were overly critical, but its understandable if its coming from a secular perspective.
Cheers
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