Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 97
98 Allah the Almighty says here that He is going to make the Ka‘bah such a central point where all the scattered and dispersed nations of the world would be united once again after the advent of the Holy Prophet sa. And no place other than the Ka‘bah would be left for them wherefrom they could hope and expect reward from their Lord. As I have explained to you, Allah the Almighty raised the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and sent down the Islamic shariah to meet this end. In the time of Hadrat Adam as there was only one Prophet, only one nation and only one shariah. Hitherto people had not spread into the world and divided into various nations. Thus, spiritually the Ka‘bah was the centre for all mankind. Thereafter the progeny of Adam as began spreading in the world and inhabited far off places. Their mutual connections were severed. God Almighty started sending Prophets in each people for their spiritual uplift and progress, thus spiritually they no longer remained one people, rather they dispersed and disintegrated and the progeny of Adam was split into various nations. As the Ka‘bah was the centre for all mankind at the outset, this House of Allah, was again, meant to become a centre for the unification of mankind in the latter and consummate time. Therefore, the House of Allah was chosen for the advent of the Chief of the Prophets, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , so that, both, the Prophet and the Qibla of human unification may be joined to belong to one place.