Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 127
128 the Ka‘bah. Accordingly, the Holy Quran claims that the given promise has been fulfilled in the person of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. It says, (And Allah will protect thee from men). The verse starts thus, (O Messenger! convey to the people what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord. ) 63 That is to say, convey [to the world] the guidance, the teaching and the shariah given to you courageously and without any fear or fright, and cause this life-giving water [message] to reach the corners of the world. But remember, the world will never be pleased and happy with this propagation of yours. On the contrary, they will contrive thousands of plans to kill you, murder you, annihilate you and wipe out your Jam a ‘at. But fear not the contrivances and conspiracies of the world, for We [Allah] have promised to you that you are under Our security and protection. Let the world do what it may; even if all the powers in the world ally with each other against you they cannot annihilate you; they cannot destroy you. Therefore, continue preaching without any fear or fright, for We have undertaken to protect you. Our angels will descend from the heavens to guard and protect you against destruction. This verse begins with emphasis on promulgation; and then we have been solaced that though insurgencies are bound to arise in response to your promulgation but you will not be destroyed. As for the afflictions, the men of God are bound to be afflicted in the world for His sake at the hands of the men of the