Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 21
22 Twenty-three Magnificent Objectives of Building the House of Allah exact location to Hadrat Ibrahim as , had it rebuilt at his hands and inspired him to dedicate himself and his progeny for the service of the House, to protect it, and to establish its grandeur. His descendants served this House of Allah for a long time to come. Ultimately, as a result of the services and the prayers spanned over twenty-five hundred years, a people were prepared who had the capability of bearing the enormous responsibilities of a perfect and immaculate universal shariah. Then I explained that Allah the Almighty has set out twenty-three aims and objectives of building the House in the verses I recited earlier, and that the achievement of every one of these objectives is associated with the advent of the Holy Prophet sa. I expressed my views about five of these objectives in the last sermon. Firstly, (founded for mankind), that the House was built for the benefit of all mankind. Secondly, (abounding in blessings), that it is blessed both materially and spiritually. Thirdly, (a guidance for all peoples) suggests that Allah wants to make it a source of guidance, and Allah the Almighty has made it a centre of guidance for all the worlds in respect of all the four meanings of the word ‘guidance’. Fourthly, (in it are manifest signs) suggests that a succession of such heavenly signs will be initiated from here that will last until the end of days and a fountain of Divine succour will gush forth from here which will never dry up. Fifthly, (station of Abraham) suggests that this House will be the pivotal point of a worship which is based on