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mothers and sisters, as the animals also make no distinction (for their, sexual lust). They used to usurp the belongings of the orphans, and of the dead people etc. Some of them worshipped the stars, some were atheists, some of them worshipped the matter in different forms. What was the Island of Arabia ? It was inhabited by multiple-religions. Of course the result was that the Holy Quran had to mention teachings on all aspects. Every false belief that is there in the world is disproved through these teachings. It is the out-come of the great wisdom of God. Since this perfect Book (the Holy Quran) had to effect a complete reformation, it was essential that when it was revealed, there should have existed a ·complete malady at the place of its revelation so that it could give prescription for every illness. This island (Arabia) had people with complete sickness who had all sorts of spiritual maladies which could ever be found then or in the future. It is for this reason that the Holy Quran is a perfect Shariat. When the other books were revealed neither there existed necessity nor the books contained complete and perfect teachings. (Malfoozat Vol. 1, p. 36) GRADUAL TRAINING You should wake up at night and pray to God that He may guide you onto the path that leads to Him. The Com- panions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, also had a gradual training. What were they in the beginning? They were like seeds sown in th earth. Then the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam watered and prayed for them. The seed was good and the soil was also good. The watering (by the. Holy Prophet) pr~duced very good fruit. Just what 9