The Call of the Quran
1. Divine Planning
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the world in what was a period of controversy.
They were not, therefore, able to leave behind them
a group of sincere and dedicated individuals who
could preserve their traditions and prophetic
sayings. If these prophets were never wholly
acknowledged by their contemporaries, either at the
outset or in the later stages of their careers, it was
because their teachings were never fully borne out
by advances in human knowledge.
Of all the prophets, the only exception in this
respect is that of the Final Prophet, although, like
the other prophets, he too began his prophethood
amidst controversy. It was at a later stage that he
achieved such extraordinary success, and along
with his companions, came to hold sway over a
major part of the globe. In a period of less than a
century his religion, Islam, had subjugated the great
empires of Asia and Africa.
The Prophet of Islam emerged successful in all the
challenges he faced: all his predictions proved true
and all the powers that confronted him were
vanquished. These events during his lifetime
established his reputation not just in the eyes of his
