New Planning

New Planning The revolutionary work carried out by the companions of the Prophet, with special divine help, finds mention in this verse of the Quran, “Fight them until there is no more [religious] persecution, and religion belongs wholly to God (8.39)”. Fitna (religious persecution) here refers to the aggressive system established under the auspices of ancient imperialism. The imperial powers had established a system that was tantamount to abolishing God’s creation plan, that is to say, the abolition or cancellation of the freedom of thought. Therefore, God desired that this system of coercive imperialism has to be abolished so that the journey of the human caravan continues unhindered and unobstructed. The Sassanian Empire and the Byzantine Empire were two representatives of this coercive imperialism in the seventh century. These two empires were so powerful that it was practically impossible for the Companions of the Prophet to defeat them. What happened was that at the exact same time, a devastating war broke out between the two empires. As a result, they exhausted their resources, facilitating the Muslim conquest. This historic event was predestined in God’s scheme. This has also been predicted in the Bible. “He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered” (Habakkuk 3:6)