Post by Islamic Revival on Dec 19, 2005 6:20:55 GMT -5
From Conquest of Mecca up to the Death of Muhammad(saw)
After Mecca was liberated by the Islamic state, Messenger of Allah (saw) began to further consolidate his (saw) position in Arabia by conquering the Mecca suburb of Ta’if. Afterward, Prophet(saw) continued his policy toward the Roman Empire. The Tabuk expedition was initiated but however, the Roman army retreated and no fighting occurred. Nevertheless, the Muslims were able to sign treaties with tribes around the area and thus were able to establish a buffer zone and preventing these tribes from aligning themselves in the future with Romans. (US created Buffer zone stopping any alliance of S. Korea with N. Korea, S. Vietnam with N. Vietnam, same thing with Muslim countries, thus diving the Ummah into parts and making them fight each other)
During this time, Muhammad(saw) had to deal with some internal problems, such as the emergence of a false prophet called Musaylimah. The Prophet(saw) also prepared an army under the leadership of Usama bin Zayd (ra) to confront the Romans. However, Muhammad(saw) passed away before the army was dispatched.
When Abu bakr (ra) became the Khalifah, he simultaneously dealth with both internal and external problems. He sent a military campaign under the leadership of Osama bin Zayd (ra) to fight Romans and Persians and crushed the Murtad rebellion that threatened integrity of Islam. (Murtad Rebellion is referred to people of Ridda, those people who refuse to pay Zakah to Islamic state).
Umar (ra) continued the foreign policy of Islamic state propagating Islam to the outer reaches of the world and consolidating the rule of Islamic state. After the death of the Prophet(saw) and under the khalifah of abu bakr ra, the Persian and Roman empires were conquered and most of the known world lived under the authority of Islamic state.
Through the brief overview of the highlights of the seerah of Muhammad(saw) and His (saw) foreign policy, it can be concluded that the Messenger of Allah Muhammad(saw) successfully established the Islamic state, maintained the state’s integrity and consolidate its authority as a result of exquisite planning, having an agenda not allowing event to shape the agenda, local and global awareness, politically maneuvering and diplomacy and military might. The earlier generations of Muslims possessed the political will and sharpness that the Prophet(saw) cultivated and manifested to further extend the authority of the state and maintain its integrity as the state grew and its responsibilities increased.
The seerah of Muhammad(saw) and the lives of the Sahabah (ra) serves examples of the firm unyielding faith and the political will that made Islam dominant.
After Mecca was liberated by the Islamic state, Messenger of Allah (saw) began to further consolidate his (saw) position in Arabia by conquering the Mecca suburb of Ta’if. Afterward, Prophet(saw) continued his policy toward the Roman Empire. The Tabuk expedition was initiated but however, the Roman army retreated and no fighting occurred. Nevertheless, the Muslims were able to sign treaties with tribes around the area and thus were able to establish a buffer zone and preventing these tribes from aligning themselves in the future with Romans. (US created Buffer zone stopping any alliance of S. Korea with N. Korea, S. Vietnam with N. Vietnam, same thing with Muslim countries, thus diving the Ummah into parts and making them fight each other)
During this time, Muhammad(saw) had to deal with some internal problems, such as the emergence of a false prophet called Musaylimah. The Prophet(saw) also prepared an army under the leadership of Usama bin Zayd (ra) to confront the Romans. However, Muhammad(saw) passed away before the army was dispatched.
When Abu bakr (ra) became the Khalifah, he simultaneously dealth with both internal and external problems. He sent a military campaign under the leadership of Osama bin Zayd (ra) to fight Romans and Persians and crushed the Murtad rebellion that threatened integrity of Islam. (Murtad Rebellion is referred to people of Ridda, those people who refuse to pay Zakah to Islamic state).
Umar (ra) continued the foreign policy of Islamic state propagating Islam to the outer reaches of the world and consolidating the rule of Islamic state. After the death of the Prophet(saw) and under the khalifah of abu bakr ra, the Persian and Roman empires were conquered and most of the known world lived under the authority of Islamic state.
Through the brief overview of the highlights of the seerah of Muhammad(saw) and His (saw) foreign policy, it can be concluded that the Messenger of Allah Muhammad(saw) successfully established the Islamic state, maintained the state’s integrity and consolidate its authority as a result of exquisite planning, having an agenda not allowing event to shape the agenda, local and global awareness, politically maneuvering and diplomacy and military might. The earlier generations of Muslims possessed the political will and sharpness that the Prophet(saw) cultivated and manifested to further extend the authority of the state and maintain its integrity as the state grew and its responsibilities increased.
The seerah of Muhammad(saw) and the lives of the Sahabah (ra) serves examples of the firm unyielding faith and the political will that made Islam dominant.