The Revolution of the Prophet

THE REVOLUTION OF THE PROPHET of the Prophet, no better than revolutionary movements in the non-Muslim world. Just as non-Muslim revolutions have been highly expensive in human terms, so the death toll in Muslims’ revolutionary struggles has been incredibly high: two and half million dead in the Algerian war of independence, 500,000 Muslim martyrs in the Indian freedom struggle; 10 million lives lost in the formation of the Muslim state of Pakistan. The number of people who have given their lives for Islam in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Palestine and various other countries runs into millions. And for all that, these sacrifices have amounted to nothing. The effects of the Prophet’s revolution were felt the world over, yet it was accomplished at the cost of only 1000 lives. On the other hand, Islamic movements of modern times have involved millions of human lives, yet, despite this, one cannot point to even a small area in which the Islamic revolution has been truly successful and effective. The matter does not end there. Far from being successful, our recent struggle has produced an adverse effect. These words of the Bible ring precisely accurate concerning our efforts of modern times: Ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. They that hate you shall reign over you. And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land produce their fruits.44 Such has been the story of modern Muslim history. We conducted the Caliphate and pan-Islamic movements with