Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reason for expansionism from early Islam to Abbasid

“According to your approach, establishment of a political state should not be the aim of the Muslims. My question is then what is the reason behind expansionism that started since the early Islam till the Abbasid period? Please clarify on this.”Asked by Muhammad Siddiq, Peshawar, Pakistan

He answers at 42:16 in Universal outlook · 2 min 23 sec

His answer, in his own words
42:16
Maulana sawal lena chahenge aa Peshawar Pakistan se Muhammad Siddiq sahib ne sawal bheja hai. Unhon ne likha hai Maulana sahib may you live long. According to your approach establishment of a political state should not be the aim of the Muslims. My question is then what is the reason behind expansionism that started since the early Islam till the Abbasid period ? Please clarify on this. Dekhiye sab se bari bhool yeh hai ke is ko expansion samhein. Wo expansion nahi tha. Wo main ne jo kaha ke ek hi insan ne jana hai is baat ko.
43:07
Henry Prince ne ke hazaron saal se duniya mein kingship chali aa rahi thi. Kingship ki jarrein itni gehri thi ke sab baat sukharni ho gayi thi siwaye badshah ke. To Allah taala ke hukum se Rasool aur Sahaba Rasool ne is kingship ke daur ko khatam kiya. Phir ek naya daur shuru hua jis mein tarqqiyan aayin. Nature ko control kiya gaya. Solution aayi. Democracy aayi. Expansionism ka lafz hi bilkul ghair Islami hai. Bilkul ghair Islami hai. Main to is ko ghair Islami se zyada sakht qillat bolunga. Wo tha duniya par in tarqqiyon ka darwaza kholne ke liye jo Allah ne rakhi thi lekin khul nahi rahi thi.
43:55
kingship ki wajah se. unhon ne is raaz ko jaana hi nahin. henry prince ne kehta hai sahi likha hai. is ki kai kitabein hain. ghaliban teen kitabein hain. ke is islam changed the face of the globe. the traditional order of history was overthrown. ke islam ka karnama yeh hai ke is ne dunya par in in taraqqiyon ka darwaza khola jo Allah ne rakhi thi insan ke liye. lekin kingship ne is ko rok rakha tha. kingship ko todna yeh karnama hai sab se bara. expansionism to bilkul ghair islami lafz hai.
44:40
ji Maulana agla sawal bheja hai Zubair sahib ne Ahmedabad se. unhon ne likha hai Maulana Muslims feel that if they have political state then they would be able to spread the message of Islam more effectively.
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