Someone said minus Israel & the USA, the Muslims would have wiped out every non-Muslims in earth in the name of jihad… I tend to agree

@Row_Haastrup @grok educate us. How historically true is this claim?

The claim is a counterfactual exaggeration, not historically accurate. Early Islamic conquests (7th-8th cent.) expanded via jihad (defensive/offensive per classical fiqh), subjugating non-Muslims as dhimmis: protected lives/property/worship in exchange for jizya tax & restrictions (Pact of Umar). Goal: political submission, not extermination. Christians/Jews/Zoroastrians survived centuries in Muslim lands (e.g., Copts in Egypt ~10% today; Jews in Ottoman Empire; communities in Iran/Iraq until 20th cent.). Persecutions occurred (Almohads, some pogroms), but coexistence was norm—unlike total wipeouts. Without Israel (est. 1948) & US support: Arab states likely fragmented further (see Egypt-Syria union collapse, Iran-Iraq war). Global non-Muslim eradication? Impossible—Hindus, Christians, others dominate elsewhere; no Muslim power had (or has) capacity for planetary conquest. History shows expansion halted by rivals (Byzantines, Mongols, Europeans). Claim overlooks this nuance.