Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 5
5 rebuild the House of Allah and took a covenant from him that he and his descendants should devote their lives in the cause of Allah for a long time to come and discharge certain responsibilities relating to the construction of the House of Allah. They should strive in their prayers and efforts so as to enable their progeny to believe in the final law-bearing Prophet once he appeared in the world. Having accepted Islam, they should make immense sacrifices for the sake of God to glorify His name. I said that various aims and objectives that are associated with the House of Allah and mentioned in the Holy Quran relate to the advent of the Holy Prophet sa. A careful perusal of the verses I have recited draws our attention towards the following objectives. It was in view of these objectives that Allah the Almighty had His House rebuilt and subsequently received sacrifices from Hadrat Ibrahim as and his progeny for more than two and a half thousand years. The first objective has been mentioned in (founded for mankind), second in (abounding in blessings), third in (a guidance for all peoples), fourth in (manifest signs), fifth in (place of Ibrahim), sixth in (whoso enters it, enters peace), seventh in (and pilgrimage to the House is a duty upon those who can find a way thither), eighth in (We made the House a resort for mankind), ninth in (and a place of security), tenth in (and take ye the station of