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134 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya their hearts. The ultimate purpose of Prophethood—which is This argument does more than prove the truth of Hadrat Kh a tamul- Anbiy a ’ [the Seal of the Prophets], may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him; it also establishes his superiority over all other Prophets by virtue of the fact that he addressed the entire world and the mi ssion assigned to him was such as would normally be undertaken by thou- sands of Prophets. But since God wanted all children of Adam to become one people and one nation, so that there should remain no alienation or estrangement between them, and also for the human race to culminate as a single entity just as it had begun, h e sent h is final teaching as common for the entire world. The time, too, was ripe, because there was increasing communication and interaction between peoples and nations; they were becoming aware of each other’s exist- ence and the thoughts and ideas of one influenced the others. This process is ongoing and has even accelerated with modern innovations, such as railways, telegrams, ships and so forth. All this undoubtedly shows that o mnipotent God desires the whole world to unite as one nation. In short, the missions of all past Prophets were limited because they were sent to specific peoples; but the mission of the h oly Prophet, was boundless and broad because his prophethood was universal. This is also the reason why the h oly Quran contains the refutation of the false beliefs of all religions of the world, while the Gospels were content to address the specific evils of the Jews. The universal nature of the h oly Prophet’s ministry thus proves his superiority over other Prophets. Just as it is true that there can be no greater good than to root out idolatry and creature-worship and to firmly establish the o neness and Majesty of God in people’s hearts, it is likewise evident that no other Prophet ever demonstrated this virtue as perfectly as the h oly Prophet sa. Is there any book in the entire world, other than the h oly Quran, that has established millions of people upon Tau hi d ? Thus it is obvious that the greatest [of all prophets] is the one who brought about such a great reformation. r everend Pfander, in his book M i z a nul- H aq , writes that when Islam made its appearance, the c hristians were steeped in very serious inno- vations and had ceased to act upon the Gospels. Then, referring to our