Islam As It Is
Prophethood
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what they are. Here, once again, the message that
the Prophet brings us about the Day of Judgement
strikes a welcome chord in the human heart. In a
world where things come into being from
nothingness, as it were, where day follows night,
where mighty trees spring from tiny seeds, where
today is always followed by tomorrow, we should
have no difficulty in accepting the idea of a
hereafter. It is like the breaking of a new day, but on
a wider horizon than the daybreak we witness with
our own eyes in this world. Once we have had it
put to us in this way, we find it quite easy to accept
the coming of an even greater tomorrow than that
which comes to us daily with the rising of the sun.
The word of the Prophet converts what we feel
should happen into a conscious conviction. It puts
the stamp of certainty on an event, which is only
hinted at by the happenings of this world.
Human beings, by their very nature, desire a
definite focus for their attention, some point upon
which they can concentrate their thoughts and
emotions. This is a continual need which is felt by
all. Some meet this need by giving all their attention
to their wives and families, to their tribe, clan or
