The restless Uqba went on to raid the entire Mediterranean coastline until he reached the Atlantic Ocean, whereupon he furiously rode his horse into the water while crying “Allahu Akbar”; slashing at the waves, he lamented: “If my course were not stopped by this sea, I would still ride on to the unknown kingdoms of the west, preaching the unity of Allah [tawhid], and putting to the sword the rebellious nations who worship any other god but him!”
