Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 12
12 that I [God] am guarding it and providing means for its purification. The third implication of referred to by Allah the Almighty is that this House of Allah is the birthplace of that shariah which will open the doors of infinite advancement to mankind. The third meaning of Hid a yah defined by Imam R a ghib is that when a person, following the path of righteousness, performs certain good deeds, consequently, in His grace God guides him to further righteousness. Hence every good deed that he performs leads him to even dearer deeds for Allah the Almighty. That is to say, gradually man will go on progressing to lofty stations in spiritual advancement. Thus, due to that, doors of infinite advancement will be opened to mankind. Another objective of the House of Allah (according to the fourth meaning of Hid a yah ) is to raise such a Muslim umma who shall be recipient of such favours as have never been received by any other people previously. And humankind will continue receiving such immaculate, perfect and wholesome reward and Allah’s grace and favours until the end of days. Further Imam R a ghib has stated , that is, Hid a yah (guidance) will lead to Paradise in the next world. To Imam R a ghib, the Paradise will be awarded only in the hereafter, therefore, he added the word, (in the next world) from himself. Otherwise, literally it only means, that is, man will ultimately achieve the objective for which he has been created. The Holy Quran says that the heaven cannot be achieved only in