Koran texts already rejected forcible conversion while allowing conquest

Evidence

Christians, like Jews, have strayed from the pristine purity of their faith, have corrupted the teachings of the Gospel. For Ibn Ishâq, Muhammad was the Paraclete promised by John (15:26); the Christians stubbornly refuse to acknowledge him. Followers of both religions are to be left free either to stay in their religious traditions or to embrace Islam; there shall be no compulsion for them. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 255

Categorization

• XREF: Shows Islam-West opposition built on claim of Christians actively suppressing the truth about Muhammad, not simple ignorance — genealogy for modern Islamophobic trope of Muslim supersessionism.