The Prophet (saw) did not only call to Islam and attack the corrupt systems and beliefs around him, but he also actively worked to establish the State by approaching those with the authority to rule, those who were in positions of authority or could hand him authority - this is known as nussrah (support) and is a critical issue for the Islamic movement today. While the Prophet (saw) was preparing society with his open call, the actual influential people in Madinah facilitated the birth of the Islamic State there naturally, without the need for a coup d’état, which may have been needed in different circumstances. Many fail to recognise that the triumph which resulted after the Hijrah came at the end of a long struggle, one that will be necessary if we are to taste the same victory. Allah (swt) says,.

“Do they think they will be left to say: We believe without being tested? Surely We had tested those who came before them. Surely Allah will know who are faithful and who make a lie.” [TMQ 29:2-3].

Whilst the message of Islam was reaching wider and wider audiences the actual land (dar) which the Prophet (saw) needed to launch the system and from which he could carry it to mankind through invitation and jihad eluded him. He (saw) spent time approaching directly the heads of tribes and those in power around the Arab peninsula, asking directly for the support to rule by Islam. Islam could never be limited to a belief system and a few individual religious rituals; those that believed in it had to rule by it. Allah (swt) says,. “If anyone rules by other than what Allah has revealed, they are disbelievers.” [TMQ 5:44].