Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 43
44 Thus, the objective of (founded for mankind) was achieved when the Holy Quran was revealed. Allah the Exalted says in surah A l-e-‘Imr a n: “You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in Allah. And if the People of the Book had believed, it would have surely been better for them. ” 12 The verse in fact claims that the umma of Muhammad sa has been raised for the benefit of all humankind in keeping with the prophecy and promise of Ibrahim as. An umma which is (raised for the good of mankind) has been trained for the benefit of all humankind, and the argument furnished in its support is that this is ‘the best umma’. Hence, it is proven that this umma is who has been raised for the well-being of all humankind. The argument is: If you reflect on all the shariahs in the world, you will reach the conclusion that every shariah was revealed in keeping with the ability of the people to whom it was sent. The shariah given to the people of Hadrat Noah as reveals the spiritual faculties and aptitudes of that people. The shariah bestowed on Moses as tells us about the spiritual faculties and potential of the Israelites– people of Hadrat Moses as. The same is the case with the followers of all the other Prophets. In any case, any shariah that is vouchsafed by Allah the Exalted to any