Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
7. The Revolution of the Prophet
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prematurely, when these empires were strong, and
they themselves weak, the outcome would have
been the opposite.
FITTING IN WITH GOD’S SCHEME
If a farmer is to grow crops, he must fit his own cog-
wheel in with God’s. Providence has created unique
opportunities for crop cultivation on earth, but in
order to avail of them there are certain things that a
farmer must do. On the surface of the earth, for
instance, lies a layer of fertile soil, which is quite
unique in the entire universe. But this soil, despite
its innate fertility, will not yield a crop unless it is
moist: the barrenness of the arid regions of the earth
is due to a lack of such moisture. Now there is
nothing in the universe, which will broadcast this
fact to farmers; they must find it out for themselves
by reading the silent signs of nature and then acting
upon them. What a discerning farmer will do, then,
is wait until the ground is moistened by rain before
planting. If there is no rain, he will irrigate his land.
So will the great disseminator of truth. He will wait
for, or create, the right conditions to plant the seeds
of truth in the hearts of mankind. This was the
