The Call of the Quran
2. The Call to God and Unity
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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 non-
Muslims 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
