Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 126
127 knowledge of the person and attributes of the Creator; as a result of this knowledge they would set such examples of obedience, submission, selflessness, devotion and sacrifice as no other religion in the world could present, and the world would be struck with amazement to see them. This objective, too, was achieved by the Holy Prophet sa. As a result of his holy influence not only in his era but in every century after him such people have continued to appear who were to accomplish this objective. I would not like to go into its detail at present; If Allah the Almighty enabled me I would expound on this topic inshallah when I come to the elucidation of our responsibilities. The fifteenth objective was mentioned in (a town of peace) and a promise was given that Allah would protect this House from the oppressive onslaughts of the world and every struggle to obliterate it would be reduced to failure, rather the assaulters would be ruined and annihilated. This [promise of protection] hinted to the point that Allah protected Mecca with a particular end. It was mentioned that Mecca would be protected so as to make it clear to the world that the Prophet, whom God wishes to raise here, would be under His protection; and so that the world should know that only He is the Protector of the shariah that He decreed to send there. Thus, the full Divine protection of the Holy Prophet sa and the shariah given to the innocent Prophet, both have been promised protection in the protection of