Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 108
109 be laid down there. Hence, Zills [reflections] of the Holy Prophet sa will appear in every nation, and centres for the propagation of Islam will be set up in every region of the earth, where the Greatness and Majesty of God Almighty will be professed and manifested by means of humble prayers. And as a result of this humbleness and humility, which will be practised only for the attainment of God’s pleasure and approbation, those nations will be bestowed upon heavenly blessings and will deserve salvation. Thus, owing to Mecca and the shariah which will descend here, an umma will be raised who will offer prayer with all its obligations and requirements, and who will be firmly established in the station of obedience. In fact, this objective, too, is linked with the earlier two objectives. The eighth promise was that all the peoples will be unified as one Muslim umma and this is not possible unless global peace is achieved. So, first, a word was given, and then it was kept in the form of the Quranic shariah – a perfect teaching meant to establish global peace for peace-loving nations. Now, in the tenth objective, God says that this teaching cannot be truly followed unless the umma of Muhammad, that is, the promised umma, practises humility and meekness. Therefore, He said, (take ye the station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer) that you cannot establish global peace without [taking the station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer]. Thus, the promise here is that by the Holy Prophet sa an umma will be raised who