Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
17. Manifestation of Prophethood in the Present Day and Age
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bearing—the path of justice as opposed to
oppression, of kindness as opposed to cruelty.
A sense of discovery imbues one with
unquenchable spirit, putting vitality into one’s
thoughts and an irresistable dynamism into one’s
actions. A sense of loss on the contrary dooms all
one’s efforts to failure. One plagued by such a
feeling becomes incapable of constructive thought
or action. The first Muslims were moved by a sense
of discovery. That is why they produced an
incomparable example of dynamic action. Modern
Muslim movements have sprung from a feeling of
loss, and for this reason have given rise to an
unprecedented saga of misconceived policies and
ill-fated initiatives.
This sense of having lost out in life is a sentiment,
which is unequivocally voiced by their leaders:
We have lost all our forefathers’ legacy.
Heaven has thrown us down from the high
Pleiades to the earth.
Practically all Muslim movements of modern times
have arisen out of this feeling of loss and
