Re: Jihaad - Offensive or Defensive?
Egypt was defeated as part of the war initiated by Byzantium. Egypt was their protectorate. In fact, it was easy to conquor as the local coptic Christians were opressed by the orthodox Byzantians.
The concept of offensive Jihad as described by Salafists has nothing to do with governments being hostile to Islam. They simply claim it’s an Islamic duty to invade non-Muslims and bring them under Muslim control. It’s a very political view, and is in fact what all powers strive to do (prefferbly with little effort), so I would be the last to look down on it. But, is this what the Prophet(pbuh) did?