Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 7
7 progeny of other Adams in visions). God Almighty, in His perfect Wisdom, vouchsafed the revelation to Adam as and had His House rebuilt for all the peoples of that time and linked all the descendants of that Adam to it. However, later, when this race grew larger and inhabited various regions of the world, God, in view of their spiritual and intellectual development, raised Prophets from amongst each people of every region. Their objective, being servants of God, was to lead their people to the paths which lead one to discharge the responsibilities to the best of one’s ability. The H ad i th literature also confirms that over 100,000 Prophets have been raised in the world. The progeny of Adam who had dispersed to become separate and distinct nations and who enjoyed the company of their exclusive Prophets, lost all interest in the House of Allah founded for all mankind. They neglected the House of Allah to such an extent that, in consequence of vicissitudes of life, lack of maintenance, and for not being inhabited, even the traces of this House, the Ka‘bah, were obliterated. But when the time came for the fulfilment of God’s will, that is, for mankind to be united under one belief, He decided to rebuild the House and decreed that Ibrahim as and his progeny should dedicate themselves to rebuilding and maintaining it. This was done in order to bring a people into being who should relate to the House of Allah and possess all the faculties required to be the first people to receive the message of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and the Holy Quran. Thus, on account of