Has Islam come to abolish previous heavenly religions and exterminate their followers, and to establish an Islamic state globally, despite there being no texts calling for fighting idolaters? And how true is it that Islam offered a choice between jizya, Islam, or war, while Christianity spread without war, and did Jesus, peace be upon him, say: "I have come to fulfill, not to abolish"?
Islam abrogated previous religions and scriptures; therefore, no religion other than Islam is acceptable after the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and whoever does not believe in him is among the people of Hellfire.
Islam did not come to exterminate Jews and Christians, but to guide them and establish proof against them. Indeed, many of them remained in Islamic lands.
Allah Almighty sent Muhammad, peace be upon him, as a mercy to the worlds, to spread the truth. Whoever accepted him became one of his people. Whoever sought peace with him by paying the jizya was accepted. Whoever fought him deserved to be killed.
The questioner's statement that Islam does not call for fighting polytheists is incorrect, for the Quran commands fighting all polytheists.
The spread of distorted Christianity was not without the sword; rather, it was on a sea of blood and oppression, and history bears witness to that.
The Gospel's statement that Jesus came to fulfill, not to abolish, is correct, for all prophets came to complete the path of prophethood. God's religion is one, even if the laws differed. The essence of religion is the monotheistic worship of Allah.
Islam called the People of the Book to a common word: that we worship none but Allah and associate no partners with Him. Islam believes in and glorifies all prophets and messengers, and condemns anyone who denies the prophethood of any of them.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026
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