Muhammad's conquests and political philosophy later served as inspiration for Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, the latter of whom (at least) hoped to use Islam as a template to form a more totalitarian religion than Christianity after World War 2. | Muhammad's conquests and political philosophy later served as inspiration for Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, the latter of whom (at least) hoped to use Islam as a template to form a more totalitarian religion than Christianity after World War 2. |