Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 53
54 conclusion can be drawn except this one) that the people of that age to whom it was addressed, and the people to whom will it be addressed till the last day, could understand the Holy Quran on account of their faculties and capabilities. Having accepted and imbibed the Quranic shariah and partaken of the bounties and blessings of the Holy Prophet sa , their countenances and faces were so altered in appearance that to a fact-finding eye they became new human beings. That is to say, nothing was left of their former countenances or features, instead new features emerged. Like a silkworm, when it has produced silk and come out of the web it has weaved around itself, it no longer remains the earlier worm anymore. Its former head, eyes and features are absolutely transformed. It had no wings before, but within 24 or 48 hours it grows wings, new head is developed and new eyes emerge. Exactly the same is true for those who believed in the Holy Prophet sa. Earlier, they were worms of the earth, but then they were invested with fresh insight, new [spiritual] eyes and brains by Allah. He endowed them with fresh energy for flight and they started rising high into the skies. And when such people had come into existence, the promise of (founded for mankind) was also fulfilled. It also illustrates the kind of responsibilities towards the service of humanity laid on a people who have been declared as the best people by the Holy Quran. May Allah the Exalted enable us all to discharge our responsibilities. Amen. 15