Islam and Human Rights — Page 205
Future Relationship between Islam and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 205 This verse foretells a second spiritual advent of the Prophet in the person of one from among his followers whose functions would be similar to those of the Prophet himself. That prophecy was fulfilled in the person of Ah mad of Qadian (1835-1908), who set forth from the Quran the guidance needed by man in this age, when human life appears to be taking on new dimensions. The Muslims are experiencing not merely a revival but a moral and spiritual resurrection. They are not all yet fully conscious of it; some are awake and alert, others are only half awake, but there is a stirring and striving and reaching out everywhere. A moral and spiritual revolution and rebirth brought about through revelation is described thus in the Quran: “Among His Signs is this, that thou seest the earth lying withered, but when We send down water on it, it stirs and swells with verdure. Surely, He Who quickens it can quicken the dead. Verily He has power over all things” (41:40). We are reminded of the same process elsewhere: “Thou seest the earth lifeless, but when We send down water thereon, it stirs and swells, and brings forth every kind of beauteous vegetation. That is because Allah is the Truth, and that it is He Who brings the dead to life, and that He has power over all things (22:6-7). The “stirring and swelling” can be perceived through