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powerful Commander.
4. The Jews and the Christians have always charged Prophet
Muhammad of having established the religion of Islam by
force, coercion, and the sword. The Muslim modernists
have always tried to refute this charge. But this does not
mean to say that Prophet Muhammad never wielded the sword. He
had to use it to preserve the Name of Allah. Every patience
has limits, every favor has an end. It is not that the Patience
or Favor of Allah is finite; with Him all is settled, defined
and fixed. The chance and the time graciously granted by
Allah to the Jews, to the Arabs, and to the Gentiles lasted
for more than four thousand years. It was only after the
expiry of this period that Allah sends His beloved Prophet Muhammad
with power and sword, with fire and spirit, to deal with
4. The Jews and the Christians have always charged Prophet
Muhammad of having established the religion of Islam by
force, coercion, and the sword. The Muslim modernists
have always tried to refute this charge. But this does not
mean to say that Prophet Muhammad never wielded the sword. He
had to use it to preserve the Name of Allah. Every patience
has limits, every favor has an end. It is not that the Patience
or Favor of Allah is finite; with Him all is settled, defined
and fixed. The chance and the time graciously granted by
Allah to the Jews, to the Arabs, and to the Gentiles lasted
for more than four thousand years. It was only after the
expiry of this period that Allah sends His beloved Prophet Muhammad
with power and sword, with fire and spirit, to deal with