73 Divisions in Islam and One True Jama'at

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73 DIVISIONS IN ISLAM AND ONE TRUE JAMA’AT 29 against the accepted principles of Islam” Further allegation raised against Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is recorded in the holy Qur’an as [41]: “And those who disbelieve say, ‘Why was not Qur’an revealed to him all at once? (We have revealed it) in this manner that We may strengthen thy heart therewith. And we have arranged it in the best form. ” The above does not seem to be any different from the allegation raised against the Promised Messia h (as) by the opponents by saying that why did Promised Messia h (as) not advance all the claims at once? Why did he first claimed to be Mujaddid, then Muhadith then Mahdi and then Messiah. And a similar answer is given that it was necessary to strengthen the Promised Messiah’s own heart about his mission and thus he laid cl aims to the status’s whenever Allah informed him and commanded him to do that. 5. Hijra Because of Persecution. It is well know in both Islamic as well as non - Islamic worlds that Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions had to migrate out of their homeland and seek asylum into various foreign lands because of intense persecution in Mecca (their homeland). First of this migration was to Abyssinia as recorded by Ibn - e - Hisham [42] and Sir William Muir [43]: “To escape these indignities and danger of perversion,