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people who will have already joined me (and therefore the kingdom will belong to these people). I was also shown those kings in a vision; they were riding on horses and they were not less than six to seven. The fact is that God's words go by gradual progress. When the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, was being troubled in the streets of Mecca, who could ever think that his religion would be spread in the whole world. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 440) GOD'S HELP FOR ISLAM In this Age, God the Almighty has enabled man to have such means (of communication and transportation) that the whole world has become like one town. The prophecy wa izannofooso zuwwijat has come to pass. All the religions have now come into the field and it is unavoidable that they vie with one another for proving their truthfulness; it is only one of them that can be proved true and will win sup- remacy. The words Ii yuzhirahoo aladdeeni kullihee also point to this struggle. The competition has started and it is not only the word of mouth that is being used as a weapon, the pen has also entered the field a'nd infact the pen is playing the major role. Millions of religious magazines are being produced. The attacks that various religions, especially the Christians, are making on Islam compel a throughtful Muslim to admit that God's help for Islam was most needed. Whoever is aware of the momentum that these attacks are gaining, definitely feels the need for God's help; he who is quite unaware of this situation has nothing to say about this need. Such a person asserts that nobody has done any 187