Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 158
159 After Tashahhud, Ta’wwuz and surah Al-F a ti h ah H u du r recited the following verses: “Our Lord, make us submissive to Thee and make of our offspring a people submissive to Thee. And show us our ways of worship, and turn to us with mercy; for Thou art Oft-Returning with compassion and Merciful. And, our Lord, raise up among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may recite to them Thy Signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and may purify them; surely, Thou art the Mighty, the Wise. ” 77 And said: I have already spoken on the nineteen objectives related to the construction of the Ka‘bah. The twentieth objective has been discussed in the words (and make of our offspring a people submissive to Thee) and the promise was that as a result of the holy influence and Divine power of the Promised Reformer sa , who came for the whole world, the noble souls the world over, in effect, would become the Muslim umma. All the evils of Arabs, who were the first recipients of his [message], would be washed away; and having become purified and cleansed they would assemble under the benign shade of the Holy Prophet’s sa intercession in the court of their real Creator and the real Master. Then they would become