Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 77
78 teachings of this book; and that such people will continue to appear in every nation and every age who will partake of its blessings and Allah the Exalted will continue manifesting Divine signs through them. The manifest signs were also given to the Prophets of old, but they were meant for their people and their time only. They were not meant for all mankind and all times to come. Whereas these verses expressly indicate that these objectives are related to all mankind, every people and every age. It is for this reason that the subject has been started with (for mankind) in the verse (Surely, the first House founded for mankind). Though the manifest signs were also bestowed upon the earlier peoples; but the ones which were meant for all peoples and all times were bestowed only on the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Allah the Exalted says in the Holy Quran: “Nay, it is a collection of clear Signs in the hearts of those who are given knowledge. And none but the wrongdoers deny Our Signs. ” 36 This verse denotes that such people will always appear by the holy influence of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa who would be bestowed upon comprehensive knowledge and full understanding. As a result of this full understanding their hearts will be filled with great fear and deep love for their Lord and they will value