Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 96
97 After Tashahhud , Ta‘awwuz and surah Al-F a ti h ah H u du r recited the verse: ‘And remember the time when We made the House a resort for mankind and a place of security; and take ye the station of Abraham as a place of Prayer. ’ 49 The verses of the Holy Quran, a portion of which I have recited, explain the twenty-three objectives. I have already talked about seven of these objectives in my previous sermons and explained how these objectives were achieved by the advent of the Holy Prophet sa. The eighth objective which I would like to talk about now is discussed in the word Math a bah (resort). This objective of the reconstruction of the Ka‘bah is that a Prophet will be raised here who will unify all the nations in the world as one umma, and a shariah will be given by whose virtue all the scattered and dispersed nations will be united at one point of Tau hi d (Unity of God) and purity. This objective, too, was achieved solely by the advent of the Holy Prophet sa. One literal meaning of the word Math a bah is: ( Al-Q a m u sul Mu hit ) that is, to re-assemble people at one point after confusion and dissension. Another implication of Math a bah is that is, the place where orders for reward and requital are issued and written.