Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 76
T E S T I MON Y OF T HE HOLY Q U R AN 76 Meaning that, We sent many Messengers before you, some of whom We have mentioned to you and some We have not mentioned. Could it be that He did not make any such arrangement for the Muslims and withheld from them the mercy and grace He had bestowed upon the people of Hadrat M u s a ? It is obvious that, with the passage of time, previous miracles and wonders became mere tales. Succeeding generations, finding themselves bereft of all such wonders, begin to entertain doubts about miracles and extraordinary happenings. Having the exam - ple of thousands of Prophets of Israel before them, the Muslims would be disheartened and, considering themselves unfortunate, would either envy the Children of Israel or would consider the history of Israel, too, to be a chain of imaginary tales. It is futile to assert that, as there have been thousands of Prophets and many miracles have been shown in the past, the Muslims were in no need of extraordinary events and wonders and blessings, and that is why God Almighty held back everything of that kind from the Muslims. Those who have no regard for the Faith make this kind of assertion. Man is very weak and remains in need of his faith being strengthened. In this respect, no help can be derived from self-conceived arguments. It is necessary to realize afresh that God exists. However, false belief, which is not effective in restraining a person from misconduct, may continue to exist as a matter of inherited stories or traditions. It should also be remembered here that the perfection of faith does not dispense with the need for safeguarding it. For example, a person builds a house, sets all its rooms in order, and fulfils all the requirements relating to its structure; but after a long time,