The Guiding Light — Page 377
377 The clause, And Thou givest to whomsoever thou pleasest without measure , holds out a promise to Muslims that the glory of Islam will be unparalleled and will last for ever. Islam will never be displaced as a religion and Muslims will always continue to be one of the most exalted peoples of the earth till the end of time. The appearance of Ahmad as , the Promised Messiah, at a time when the temporal power of Islam was at its lowest ebb and Muslims had also become morally and spiritually degenerate, was in fulfilment of this very promise. Through him Islam has found a new life. It will now bloom and blossom till whole nations shall come under its spiritual sway, and Muslims shall regain their pristine glory and shall become the most dominant people on the face of the earth. ā ω É ‹ Ï ‚ − G t ƒ t βθ ã Ζ Ï Β ÷ σ ß ϑ ø 9 $ # t Í Ï ≈ s 3 ø 9 $ # u ! $ u Š Ï 9 ÷ ρ r & Ï Β È βρ ß Š t Ï Ζ Ï Β ÷ σ ß ϑ ø 9 $ # ( t Β u ρ ö ≅ y è ø t ƒ š Ï 9≡ s Œ } § ø Š n = s ù š ∅ Ï Β « ! $ # ’ Î û > ó x « H ω Î ) β r & ( # θ à ) − G s ? ó Ο ß γ ÷ Ζ Ï Β Z π 9 s ) è ? 3 ã Ν à 2 â ‘ É j ‹ y ⇔ ã ƒ u ρ ª ! $ # … ç μ | ¡ ø t Ρ 3 ’ n < Î ) u ρ « ! $ # ç Å Á y ϑ ø 9 $ # ∩∪ [3:29] Let not the believers take disbelievers for friends in preference to believers — and whoever does S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, Chapter 3, Verses 26-31