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A last note on evangelicalism: da'wah (دعوة) is literally translated as "invitation." Not "calling" or "convert by force." To engage in "da'wah" is to politely share the message of Islam, either orally ("And by the mercy of Allah you dealt with them gently. If you were harsh and hardhearted, they would have fled from around you" 3:159) or through good manners. It is the religious manifestation of the ancient Arab bedouin practices of hospitality––a practice that served to continue the survival of the Arab race––now extended to all mankind. Because da'wah is an invitation, you can thereby reasonably see how the forced conversions of ISIS and past empires were not "Islamic" at all but "Islamist"––that is, Islam with a political intent (remember politics is 'aql which supposed to be subordinate to naql as I said in >>17372833) Further, you can also see how and why early Muslim da'ees (missionaries) were quite selective in which peoples and nations to spread Islam to. In Indonesia, where I claim my heritage from, the message of Islam was shared with local aristocrats and rulers. The thinking was the rulers and aristocrats were the most respected of their race and could influence them into accepting the religion. Thus, whenever a local Javanese or Sumatran raja converted to Islam, the peasants followed, thinking their wise raja made the right choice. Inevitably, choosing to align with the Islamic ecumene (ummah) was beneficial for both Arabs and Indonesian as it opened a new road for their spice trade and a new outpost for Islamic philosophy.