Dawah Power

Dawah Power When the Prophet of Islam was in Madinah, these verses of the Quran were revealed: Apostle, proclaim what has been revealed to you by your Lord, if you do not, you will surely fail to convey His message. God will protect you from all men. (Quran, 5:67) In this verse, the condition which the Muslims must fulfill in order to be eligible for God’s succour is laid down as communication of the word of God. Since it was revealed history has repeatedly substantiated the truth of this fact. The invasion of Muslims’ territory by the Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan and Hulagu provides one such case. In the words of the contemporary historian Ibn Athir, “If one were to say that such a calamity has not occurred since the creation of Adam until the present day, it would not be an exaggeration.” The Muslims were helpless before the savage might of these merciless carriors. It was the power of the spiritual message of Islam that finally saved Islam from extinction. Here are two quotations from works by western historians: Although in after years this great empire was split up and the political power of Islam diminished, still its spiritual conquests went on uninterruptedly when the Mongol hordes sacked Baghdad (AD 1258) and drowned in blood the faded glory of the Abbasid dynasty, Islam had just gained a foothold in the island of Sumatra and was just about to commence its triumphant progress through the islands of the Malay Archipelago. In the hours of its political degradation, Islam has achieved some of its most brilliant spiritual conquests: on two great historical occasions, infidel barbarians have set their feet on the necks of the followers of the Prophet —the Saljuq Turks in the eleventh and the Mongols in the thirteenth century and in each case the conquerors have accepted the religion of the conquered. T.W. Arnold, The Preaching of Islam, p.2. Hard pressed between the mounted archers of the wild Mongols in the East and the mailed knights of the Crusaders