Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
7. The Revolution of the Prophet
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But if these opportunities are to yield the maximum
benefit, it will require an intense struggle, which
only those with profound knowledge of
contemporary conditions will be able to undertake.
It will be those who rise above reactionary
psychology and concentrate on positive action, who
will be fit for this task; people who can sacrifice
every other consideration, and devote themselves
wholeheartedly to one overriding goal—the
ascendancy of Islam; those who steer clear of the
confusions of human thought, and are guided by
divine wisdom in their course of action. Such noble
spirits will not be inspired by thoughts of national
glory or material grandeur; it will be the greatness
of God alone that they seek to establish. It was
people such as these who made Islam great in the
past—who gave Islam its position of intellectual
dominance—and it is people such as these who can
do so once again. If, on the other hand, we are lured
by superficial slogans, and distracted by every petty
issue that arises, all we shall accomplish is the
destruction of the opportunities God has created for
us. We shall never then be able to convert
possibilities into realities.
