Was Napoleon Muslim?

Question

I found this quote on wikipedia.com ,and I was surpised he said this, so i was wonder if he was muslim.

“I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness”-Napoleon Bonaparte

Also if any of you Coldplay fans know the new song Viva La Vida, think the song is about know Napoleon cuz i read somewhere that it was. What you think?

Thanks.

Have a Great Day.

(oh and plz dont write rude comments, I'am Muslim and reading those comments hurt at times, so plz be nice=)

o and a huge Coldplay Fan!

Viva La Vida! (Long Live Life!)

Answer 1

Napoleon's religion is a topic that many scholars have debated over the years. Napoleon basically played to the religion that was most popular with the people. In general many of the revolutionary soldiers and middle class were strongly against the church and any religion. While in Italy Napoleon threatened to invade Rome and the papal states if the pope did not turn over millions of Francs and priceless art pieces. Later when Napoleon was Emperor he lost his patience with the papacy and annexed all of the papal territory resulting in him being excommunicated.

The quote you got was from when Napoleon was in Egypt. Napoleon knew how religious the Muslims were and knew they would never accept an "infidel" as their new leader and so he pretended to convert to islam and required his soldiers to do so as well.

Answer 2

he was christian

Answer 3

No... Napolen was not a muslim. I think he was a christian {most probably} or jew...

And I am not a fan of Colplay!!!

Answer 4

He was not a Muslim, he was a christian

and he said this quote i guess when he entered Egypt with his army and he was trying to become close to the Egyptians at that time by showing his respect to the Islam and its ritulas.

there was a famous incident during that time, that the french soldires entered AL-Azhar Islamic University with their horses which hurt the feelings of the Muslims in Egypt

so this incident showed to the Egyptians that what he said about respecting the Islam in the quote you wrote was not true

hope this will help you