A Lesson From History

2. The Call to God and Unity ~ 50 ~ Had the Muslims crusading spirit been directed to the external sphere as in its earlier days, world history today would have been quite different. The Call to God is the sacred mission of the Muslim community. This mission basically entails conveying the message of God to non-Muslim nations. This is the same mission which is also called shahadah ala an nas. After the line of Prophets came to an end with the Prophet Muhammad, Muslims were charged with the responsibilities of prophethood. Now Muslims have to perform the same task of conveying the message of God to nonMuslims for which the prophets were sent by God to the world. ‘Da’wah’, or the propagation of Islam among non-- Muslims, gives the proponent the opportunity to devote himself to outside activities. For the fulfillment of his task, he turns his zeal outwards. Externally targetted, the crusading spirit is then optimally exercised. The accomplishment of the mission of calling people to God by Muslims brings divine grace to them, and develops in the community all those