Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
6. The Path of the Prophet
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pitting them against the might of the Roman army.
The Arabs now had an eminently suitable arena in
which to display their valour. They no longer had
time for the fratricide and plundering which had
hitherto been their way; instead, they turned their
attention to distant horizons, blazing their way—
within just one-hundred years—to conquests that
spanned three continents.
NOTES
1.
Qur’an, 4:26.
2.
Qur’an, 26:3.
3.
Hadith,
Sahih,
Al-Bukhari.
4.
Qur’an, 9:28.
5.
A portion of property, bestowed in alms.
