The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Power of Peace
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conquest not only of Makkah but the whole of
Arabia.
4.
At the end of the pious Caliphate, a bloody
confrontation between the Banu Hashim and the
Banu Umayyah took place. As a result, the
advancement of Islam came to a halt for ten
years. What re-opened this chapter of
advancement was the retreat of Hasan ibn Ali (d.
50 AH) from the field of battle. This step was
indeed a practical form of non-violent activism.
This peaceful step taken by Hasan ibn Ali once
again opened the doors of progress to Islam.
5.
By the end of the Abbasid caliphate, Mongol
tribes had attacked the Muslim world and
destroyed the entire region right from
Samarqand to Aleppo. Apparently the history of
Islam had come to a standstill. At that juncture
Muslims had engaged in peaceful
dawah
work.
As a result, the majority of the Mongols accepted
Islam. How that miraculous feat occurred was
expressed by an orientalist in these words: “The
religion of Muslims has conquered where their
arms had failed.”
