It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been sent with the sword before the Day of Judgment, until only Allah is worshipped and no partner is associated with Him. My sustenance is placed under the shadow of my spear. The fate of the one who opposes me is humiliation and disgrace. Whoever imitates a people is one of them.