No coercion The Qur'an states that there is no coercion in religion, and jihad to drive aggression not to force people to Islam. History has seen the people of countries remain open to their religion, and Muslims have ruled India for centuries and the majority is not Islam. Traders and preachers spread Islam in Indonesia, Malaysia and the East African coast mostly by traders and preachers. "No coercion in religion" [Al-Baqara: 256]
