Islam As It Is
Prophethood
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to the divine test. When this period is over, the
present Order will be replaced with a new and per-
fect one, and, whereas God is now hidden from our
view, He will at that time become manifest in all
His might and majesty. If He remains concealed
from us at the present time, it is so that We may the
more effectively be put to the test. Everyone is
given the opportunity to make the most of his or
her time in this world, but it is only those who
proved faithful to God, when God was as yet
hidden from the world, who will receive God’s
blessings to the fullest extent in the world that is to
come. Those who remained at a distance from God
in this world will find themselves far removed from
His blessings in the eternal world of the afterlife.
The word of the Prophet is the ultimate truth, for, is
it conceivable that God should create a sensate
being such as man without His ever appearing
before him to allow him to see and know his Lord?
It is likewise inconceivable that a world which
appears so meaningful to us should have no just
conclusion, and that there should not come a day
when wrongdoing and injustice are exposed for
