Islam Rediscovered
8. The Man Islam Builds
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ought to experience at the spiritual level. He
becomes a man of God through and through.
EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES
The Islamic man is one who, in consonance with his
spiritual
development, experiences constant
intellectual activity which results in the most
intense brainstorming. The intellectual awakening,
or intellectual development of an Islami
c
man is so
extensive that he becomes cerebrally activated to
the highest possible extent. What is that external
factor which stimulates this kind of intellectual
activity in the Islamic man? It is
da‘wah
work.
According to the Qur’an, the Prophet of Islam is the
final Prophet. Although no Prophet is going to
come after him, the mission of the Prophet must
continue. The
Ummah
of the Prophet, charged with
carrying on this mission for posterity, is thus
addressed in the Qur’an: And thus We made you an
intermediary nation so that you might bear witness
against the people and the Prophet might testify
against you. (2:143)
