Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 144
145 with them and afford tranquillity, serenity and satisfaction. ” 68 These are the fruits that were promised to Hadrat Ibrahim as and these are the fruits which have been granted to the umma of Muhammad sa so abundantly that a man who has insight is dazzled to behold them. The seventeenth objective was discussed in (Our Lord, accept this from us) and it was pointed out that the value of deeds is nothing until they are granted acceptance. Therefore, the achievement of spiritual heights is possible only by means of prayer. The verse contained a clue that a great Prophet would be raised here [in Mecca] by whose spiritual munificence an umma would be raised who would understand the fact that even utmost sacrifices are fruitless and futile until the grace of God is absorbed through humble prayers. Thus they would attain the higher station of realization only by means of prayers, and it is only through prayers that they would get the best results of their deeds. The Holy Quran discusses these three objectives in great detail. In my view no other religion has shed light on prayer and its acceptance the way Islam has. Therefore, no other religion can be presented at all in comparison with Islam. Towards the end of surah Al-Furq a n Allah the Almighty talks about ‘Ib a dur Ra h m a n that they are those who carry out so and so deeds, or refrain from so and so deeds, etcetera. Ar-Ra h m a n means, that Holy Being (Allah) Who, without the deed of any doer or without the entitlement