Real Revolution — Page 157
157 اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ مِنْهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ و اجرا عظمنا. This verse implies that the revolution to take place in the days of the Promised Messiah would fall into four stages: (i) The first stage has been described as akhraja shat'ahu, like the first shoots of the seed coming out of the earth i. e. the principles of the revolution would be stated, very frail and tender in growth, unlike the condition of Islam in its first stage which God has described 7 (27:XVI) اتى الله بنيانهم XVI : 2 : or as) اتي أمر الله 28 in contrast to its rapid, almost sudden growth during the phase of its inception in the days of the Holy Prophet, there being in its growth at this latter stage of revival and regeneration a marked measure of slowness, a graded process a definite order and sequence. Faith at first would be like a seed sown in the hearts. Then it would germinate, turning in to a tender verdure. . The next stage in its progress and growth has been described as aazara, when the plant will become strong. The third stage would be when it fulfills the prophecy contained in the word istaghlaza, i. e. the weak plant would develop a thick trunk-when the movement, which had appeared very insignificant, would spread all over the world, winning adherents everywhere, and 1