The New World Order of Islam — Page 2
New World Order 2 human society. As I proceed, you may begin to wonder, what connection the subject of my address has with the Ta h r i k-e-Jad i d. But if you are patient to the end and try to follow carefully what I have to say, you will realize the relevance it has to the Ta h r i k-e-Jad i d. It is not possible to understand anything except in its own proper setting. Torn from its setting the most beautiful object loses its charm. Unless, therefore, I give you the setting of Ta h r i k-e-Jad i d you will not understand what it all is about. This is all the more necessary, because a large majority of the members of our Jam a ‘at belongs to rural areas, ill-acquainted with the thought movements of their day. This necessitates some explanation of the conditions through which mankind have passed recently, and which compelled me to inaugurate the Ta h r i k. I must also examine the changes which are going on around us and explain how they are likely to affect the future—particularly the future of our Movement, and other Muslim communities. If these changes in their operation are likely to prove injurious, what steps ought we to take to guard ourselves against them, and if beneficial, to what extent ought we to adopt them?