The Call of the Quran
2. The Call to God and Unity
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were, however, nations like Ethiopia, Maldives,
Indonesia and Malaysia who desisted from
wielding arms against the Muslims, thus allowing
Islam to flourish in these countries.
The process of the popularisation of Islam among
the earlier non-Muslim nations began soon after the
death of the Prophet, and continued successfully for
about three decades.
This entire span of time witnessed the Muslims’
concerted and united efforts to communicate the
message of Islam among other nations.
YEAR OF UNITY
The process of popularizing Islam through the
collective efforts of Muslims was hampered in the
last days of the third pious caliph ‘Uthman ibn
‘Affan when Muslims, in an excess of zeal over the
internal crusade, diverted their attention to the
domestic sphere. There they entered into conflict
with their own rulers in the name of political reform.
The internal dispute heightened to such an extent
that the people of a particular Muslim sect did not
shrink even from assassinating their own caliph.
