Essence of the Holy Qur’an — Page 67
Ar-R ū m 67 seed into a mighty tree under whose shade the whole of humanity will someday take rest. Islam is bound to succeed because it is D i nul-Fi t rah , i. e. it conforms to human nature and appeals to man’s conscience, reason and common sense. Its triumph will come about through a great and wonderful revolution which will take place in Arabia. A people, morally as good as dead, will be roused from their deep sleep of ages, and drinking deep at the spiritual fountain caused by the Holy Prophet to flow, will become the torchbearers of spiritual light and will carry the Message of Islam to the ends of the earth. The S u rah ends on the note that opposition to Islam cannot arrest or retard its progress. Truth in the long run triumphs and prospers and falsehood is defeated and humiliated. This phenomenon has taken place in the time of every Prophet of God and it will again take place in the time of the Holy Prophet. The Prophet is then asked to bear with patience and fortitude all the persecution and mockery to which he is being subjected, as success will soon come to him.