Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 161
— Part I 160 This philosophy of religions is simple and easy to comprehend, yet it is surprising to note that no mention of it is found in any Divine scripture other than the Quran. All other scriptures seem to be addressed to one people or one nation, to the exclusion of the rest of mankind. It is almost as if God chose to guide one nation alone, leaving all others bereft of His mercy and without any Divine messenger to guide them. In no religion apart from Islam, do we find mention of other nations and other ages as being recipients of Divine guidance. Strange though this claim may seem, it is nonetheless true. Even today, a study of the Divine scriptures would leave us with no alternative but to accept this claim as being a true statement of fact. The Quran is the only book that speaks of a universal concern of God for His creatures, and of His communion with man of all the countries and all the ages. As far as different nations are concerned, the Quran says: We have sent a guide to every people. (S u rah al-Ra‘d; Ch. 13: V. 8) Mankind is divided either by time, nationality or geographical regions, i. e. city-states. In the ancient times, political sovereignty was identified with reference to city-states rather than countries. The Quran declares that no nation and no region of the world was discriminated against.