From the first Rasul Adam (AS) to the last one, Mohammad (sm) every Messenger that Allah has sent to bring mankind to guidance have brought with them the one unchanged basic principle, that is Tawheed, His sovereignty and Oneness. Depending on the time, place and people, the laws and regulations, penalty, punishment and the mode of Ebadah of the Deen, the way of life have been different, but the basic ideology of Tawheed, of His sovereignty has not been deferred even by one inch. The other names for this sovereignty are Serat–ul–Mustaqeem, Deen–ul–Kaiyema, the Everlasting, Eternal way of life. Every Nabi and Rasul from Allah have been entrusted with the responsibility of bringing their people within the folds of this sovereignty, Allah`s Tawheed. In this long sequence of Messengers, came the Last One, our Leader Mohammad (SM) Bin Abdullah. The difference between him and all the others were that they were sent to a particular people for a specific time, but the Last Messenger Allah sent with the responsibility of bringing the whole of mankind under the banner of Tawheed. Allah declared – “He it is who hath His Messenger with the guidance (Hedayah) and the true Way, System of life (Deen–ul–Huq), that he may cause it to prevail over all systems of life (Deen) – (Sura Tawba 33; Fatah – 28; Sauf – 9); meaning the responsibility of the Messenger of Allah was to implement and establish the Deen Islam all over the world. These three verses of the Qur’an are proof enough that Allah is not satisfied with only revealing Hedayah and Deen–ul–Huq. He makes it binding on His Messenger to establish it over all mankind, making all other ways of life null and void. Therefore, the aim of sending the Messenger of Allah to this earth is not one, but two. One is to reveal guidance from Him through the Messenger and the second to implement that guidance, Hedayah, over mankind. It is logical (though this logic and common sense are absent among Muslims of this day) that if Deen, Way of life revealed through His Messenger, is not implemented and put to use in the life of mankind, then it is of no value. If a constitution, no matter how beautiful or flawless, it is not implemented, not put to action in the life of mankind, it is not of any worth, similarly if the constitution of Deen–ul–Islam, Deen–ul–Haq, which is the Qur’an is not implemented and made effective in every sphere of mankind’s life then revealing it would be an utter waste. If it for this that Allah laid the responsibility of accomplishing both these feats on the His Messenger.

The next question that comes to mind is, what would the process to undertake the gigantic task of establishing this Deen, way of life over all mankind be? When Allah laid the enormous task of establishing this Deen on earth, on the Messenger of Allah, would He then not also furnish a detailed plan as to how best to accomplish it? If He were not to provide a guideline, a method or process of establishing these Deen; the Messenger of Allah would have to devise a method or process based on his own thinking and Allah’s attribute as Subhan–Faultless would be in question. But Allah is the Subhan – One who is completely without fault or flaw, so along with the order to neutralize all other ways and establish Deen–ul–Haq on mankind, He provided a complete guideline and principles of achieving this great feat. Allah is also aware of the fact that a task so great, would meet with great opposition as well. So what would be the method to overcome this opposition to reach the desired goal? Would it be convincing people? Through meetings, processions or speeches? Through writing books or engaging in long discussions? In describing the greatness, good qualities of this faith? Or through election? The Messenger of Allah himself has answered this question, “I have been ordered to continue warfare against mankind till all accept Allah as the One Elah and me as His Messenger” – Hadis, AbdAllah bin Omar (RA) – Bukhari, Meshkat. Therefore, it is not any other method, but rather armed combat that is the process through which Islam is to be established on this earth. Also is this decision the Messenger of Allah’s personal opinion? No, that is also not the case since he has said, “I have been ordered”. Who has the authority to order him anything save Allah Himself? Therefore the decision of choosing armed combat as the method to establish this Deen on earth is not anyone else, but Allah’s Himself. The mention of armed battle hundreds of times in the Qur’an, the direct commandment to engage in it, the promise of forgiveness of sins both big and small, the promise of granting paradise to Shaheeds straight away, the honor of not referring to Shaheeds as ‘dead’ and the fact of the Messenger of Allah himself undertook 107 battles in the span of just 9 years proves beyond any doubt that this armed combat is the principle the All–knowing Allah Himself has chosen as the means, method of establishing Islam on earth.