Real Revolution — Page 78
78 tude of the mind which took the form of a kind of philosophical flight of the mind which Abraham had to combat and to destroy. . Message of Abraham's Movement. Thus, in a period such as that of Abraham, only a perfect unitarian deserved to have it said of him that he was not a mushrik. Accordingly we find the expression used about Abraham, while nothing like this has been said about Noah, or needed to be said, since the implications of the conditions prevailing in his day in no way tended to breed a suspicion that perhaps he too was a mushirk. . Abraham we find mentioned in the Holy Quran in five different places, and in all five we find it said of him that he was not a mushrik; but we find no such expression used in regard to Noah. This shows that though Noah fought against shirk in his day, but since the tendency had not gained much ground at that time, there was little need for saying that Noah was not a mushrik. For instance every woman can make some use of a sewing needle, but every woman does not for that reason deserve to be called an expert tailor, for which a greater efficiency is required. Similarly in regard to Noah we say that he fought against shirk, while with. Abraham the struggle against shirk was the main plank of his mission.