Divine Planning

~ 18 ~ Therefore they wasted no time in crushing the da’is of monotheism. This was the actual cause of ideological aggression in ancient times. The Prophet Muhammad and his companions were commanded by God to fight for the extirpation of polytheism to put an end to the da’is of monotheism being the targets of polytheistic aggression. That is to say, that shirk and politics were separated from one another. The Prophet and his companions launched this campaign with full force and devotion, and it was due to their unceasing efforts that the power of shirk was given a death blow. Subsequently, in most parts of the inhabited world of the time, the polytheistic system was subjugated, thus putting an end to the aggressive status of shirk forever. Now for all time polytheism and political power were thrust into separate arenas. The second stage of the domination of monotheism over shirk is mentioned in this verse of the Qur’an: We will show them our signs in all the regions of the earth and in their own souls, until they clearly see that this is the truth (41:53).