Page 56 - A Call for a Turkish-Islamic Union

A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

Islam. This act of forgiveness and compassion has attracted the at-
tention of Western historians. In PBS documentary Islam: Empire of
Faith, Michael Sells, a lecturer at Haverford University, relates our
Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) virtue in the

following way:
When Mohammed came into Mecca, he not only did not carry
out a bloody revenge, but actually embraced the very Meccans
who had fought him for three years and attempted to annihilate
him. It was very shocking to the people in his milieu. So within
the very founding of a religion, one finds episodes of great gen-
erosity, often extraordinary acts of kindness and mercy. 1
The important thing was to free the Meccans of their false be-
liefs. Therefore, our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him

peace) headed straight for the Ka`bah, entered the holy mosque,
and destroyed all of the idols inside. This event marked the end of
idolatry and ended all of the cruelty, injustice, barbarism, and vio-
lence committed on its behalf. After being educated by the Qur'an,
the Arabs replaced all of the pre-Islamic era's injustice, exploitation,
and blood feuds with a new order based on respect, love, compas-
sion, and justice among all people.
This era was later known as the "Blessed Period."

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