Re: Matter of Determination
Nice thoughts. unfortunately, very few people think on these lines. It is hard to be patient, to put a restraint on your own self. Being patient is sometimes considered as cowardice or defeat whereas in reality those who fear losing resort to tactics of abusing and suppressing their opponents with brute force.
If you ask yourself in your solitude, how did Islam spread so fast and brought about unmatched revolution not just on the map of the world but in the lives of its followers. If the muslims of the first century had resorted to the tactics many champions of Islam proudly apply, Islam would not have gone pass the boundaries of Arabia and if it had, it would have shrunk back with no traces left as we have seen the fate of many great empires. it was spread because of its principles and high morals and values of its adherents that were unheard of in those dark ages.
the purpose of sharing with you how the Islamic borders were extended was so that you could understand what was commanded from the Believers. so, whose side would you be on those conquests?
the deen has not changed