Islam and Peace
Ambassadors of Islam
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in the mosque in Medina and addressed them in
these words: God has sent me as His messenger for
the entire world. So you do not differ with one
another. And spread in the land and communicate
my message to people inhabiting other places
besides Arabia. (Seer at Ibn Hisham 4/279).
It was this injunction of the Prophet that led to the
Sahaba (companions of the Prophet) settling in
foreign lands. In those countries they either did
business or earned their living by hard work, all the
while communicating to their non-Muslim
compatriots the message of monotheism which they
had received from the Prophet. Everyone of them
thus became a virtual ambassador of Islam. This
resulted in Islam spreading across the globe. Its
evidence can still be seen in the inhabited world of
that time.
I feel history is repeating itself in modern times.
New circumstances, produced in the wake of
industrial revolution, have resulted in Muslims
leaving their homelands to spread all over the
world. Today, whichever part of the globe you visit,
you will find Muslims there. Mosques and Islamic
