Real Revolution — Page 37
37 demanded that he engage himself in (jehad) his conduct would not be called (amal-i-salih). Similarly to observe fasting is a good thing. But in the course of one of his campaigns when a few of his followers fasted for the day, the Holy prophet remarked that those who did not fast had stolen a march upon those who did, since the latter fasted when the requirements of the situation called for a different kind of action. من امن و اصلاح Therefore the expression in this text does not mean those who tendered belief in the Holy Prophet, offered prayers and fasted. It rather means those who tendered belief and then moulded their attitudes, behaviour and actions in conformity with the nature and aims of this belief-these in fact who became like bricks and stones for the new edifice being built by the Prophet. For these there was no fear, no distress. On the other hand, those who did not so mould themselves and refused to become part and parcel of the new structure, the chastisement of God would descend upon them and level them up, as an old rotten building is levelled up with the ground. . Aim in raising prophets. This verse indicates that whenever a Prophet of. God comes in this world, he comes to smash up an existing order and to create a new one in its place;