History of Islam Vol 3 of 3 by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi

Ganghisid Mongols, Turks and Tartar Mongols 327
obstructions in the way of Islam and resisted its entry into their
territories. They turned to Islam only after large-scale bloodshed and
destruction.
Islam had stepped in eastern Turkistan and Tibet during the Caliphate
of Uthman Bin Affan Flourishing fast in China and Turkistan Islam
had enveloped the
However, conspiratorial
entire population by the very first century Hijrah.
activities of the Alwis and the destruction of
the Umayyads had caused damage to the growing tree of Islam.
Moreover, selfish designs and personal rivalries of the Governors
blocked the preaching efforts and the army of Islam and thus lost
attraction for the non-Muslims even though China and Turkistan had
fertile lands for Islam. Seljuk tribes embraced Islam without fear or
greed and
did splendid service to Islam. Ghaznavid Turks had entered
the Islamic countries as robbers and plunderers and confessed Islam
of their own. Even today, Islam has a large number of followers in
China and they have all embraced Islam not due to any military
campaign; they are direct descendants of the ancient inhabitants of
China.
Genghis Khan and his comrades had victoriously stepped into
Islamic territories but they showed their interest in being acquainted
with the reality of Islam from the very outset. They accepted this
Religion of Truth and served it with sincerity. The offspring of Genghis
Khan also accepted and served Islam through difficulty and ease. It is
a strange fact that in the countries to the extreme west, Morocco and
Spain they marched
victoriously with swords in their hands while in
the countries of the extreme east, China and the Pacific islands traders
and preachers conveyed Islam to the bulk of population. They
Preached the message of Islam both as a vanquished and a victor.
h is human nature that during the days of ignorance, the most suitable
form of governance is autocracy. Democracy in a state of ignorance
can bring only lawlessness, disorder and disruption. The Mongols also
lived in the hills and mountains like Bedouins and the ignorant. They
had a very high concept of a chief or a king. Their leaders wielded so
m uch power that the tribes looked upon them in the same position. It
rather be safely said that king-worship was a characteristic
foature of the eastern countries. Since the Mongols had seized the
crowns and thrones of the eastern countries after some time, and the