Surah Al Anfal Tafseer

وَأَطِيعُواْ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَا تَنَازَعُواْ فَتَفْشَلُواْ وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ

And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute (with one another) lest you lose courage and your strength departs,

They are required to avoid disputing with each other, for this might lead to their defeat and failure,

وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ. (lest your strength departs), so that your strength, endurance and courage do not depart from you,

وَاصْبِرُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ

and be patient. Surely, Allah is with the patients.

In their courage, and obedience to Allah and His Messenger, the Companions reached a level never seen before by any nation or generation before them, or any nation that will ever come.

Through the blessing of the Messenger and their obedience to what he commanded, the Companions were able to open the hearts, as well as, the various eastern and western parts of the world in a rather short time. This occurred even though they were few, compared to the armies of the various nations at that time. For example, the Romans, Persians, Turks, Slavs, Berbers, Ethiopians, Sudanese tribes, the Copts and the rest of the Children of Adam. They defeated all of these nations, until Allah's Word became the highest and His religion became dominant above all religions.

The Islamic state spread over the eastern and western parts of the world in less than thirty years. May Allah grant them His pleasure, as well as, be pleased with them all, and may He gather us among them, for He is the Most Generous, and Giving