Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 23

Chapter Two 23 Oft-Returning with compassion and Merciful. And our Lord, raise up among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may recite to them Thy Signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and may purify them; surely, Thou art the Mighty, the Wise. ’ Muḥammad sa used to say in reference to this prayer, “I am but a fruit of the prayers of Abraham. ” 1 The Announcement of Ḥajj When the construction of the Ka‘bah was completed, Abraham as was given the following commandment by Allah, the Exalted: (Al-Ḥajj 22:27, 28) And keep My House clean for those who perform the circuits, and those who stand up and those who bow down and fall prostrate in Prayer ; and proclaim unto mankind the Pilgrimage. They will come to thee on foot, and on every lean camel, coming by every distant track. This statement contained a grand prophecy for the House of Allah to become the focal point of human attention, which is fulfilled every year during the days of Ḥajj , thus providing a living proof of the existence of God the Exalted. 1 Ibni ‘Asākir, cited by Jāmi‘uṣ-Ṣaghīr.