Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 30
31 which will teach to behave fittingly according to the need of the time; and a shariah which will be capable of meeting the requirements of all peoples and all ages. The expression (show us our ways of worship) means, teach and guide us to appropriate deeds, worship and responsibilities. In other words, reveal the Quranic shariah on us. Thus, (show us our ways of worship) implies that the coming Prophet will be for all peoples and all times. Therefore, keep praying that, our Lord! since needs and natures vary from people to people and issues differ from time to time, so send a perfect and immaculate shariah which could meet natural needs of every people and address the issues of every age, and could be practicable until the Last Day, so that the objective for which Allah the Almighty founded the Ka‘bah may be achieved. The twenty-second objective has been outlined in the phrase (turn to us with mercy) which states that the final shariah sent here will be closely linked with the Forgiving Lord. And the followers of that shariah will be aware of the fact that on no account could the true knowledge of God be attained without repentance and seeking forgiveness. Therefore, they will make ceaseless sacrifices in His cause and time and again will they revert to Him imploring, 'Lord! Forgive us our shortcomings. ' Even having done good, they will be dreading any slip lest they incur displeasure of their Lord and they will abandon themselves to seeking forgiveness and repentance all the time.