The Victory of Islam — Page 16
16 people continue to appear for all times to come as are bestowed sight through the special favour of God Almighty Himself and steadfastly tread upon the path of His pleasure. Without a doubt, it is a certain and established fact that this monumental feat of reforming mankind cannot be undertaken simply by making cas - tles in the air. For this [to occur], it is incumbent to tread upon the very path which the holy Prophets of God Almighty have been treading upon since time immemorial. Islam, from its very inception, had embraced this effective approach so firmly and res - olutely that its parallel cannot be found in other faiths. Who can point out the existence anywhere else of this large a community, which had grown beyond even 10,000 in num - ber—and with perfect conviction, humility, self-sacrifice, and absolute effacement—that would lay prostrate at the threshold of the Prophet day and night in order to attain truth and seek righteousness? No doubt, Moses also had a community, but as to how and to what extent it was rebellious, disobedient, and distant and detached from spiritual fellowship and the right path, is a well-known matter to scholars of the Bible and students of Jewish history. However, the community of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had developed such unity and spiritual solidarity in the path of their Chosen Messenger that it actually became like one limb [of the same body] from the perspective of Islamic brotherhood. The light of Prophethood had so permeated their daily rou - tines and lives—inside and out—that it was as if they were all mir - ror images of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Accordingly, this tremendous miracle of inner trans - formation, through which vulgar idol worshippers progressed to