Victory and possession of land is from Allah's mercy

O you who believe! Remember the Favour of Allâh unto you when some people desired (made a plan) to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allâh) held back their hands from you. So fear Allâh. And in Allâh let the believers put their trust.

Al maeda 10

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A separaten land to practice Islam freely is indeed a blessing of Allah as Allah is mentioning the free state of Muslims as a favour