New Planning
English book, p. 25
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
New Planning from generation to generation. Finally, polytheism became an integral part of human history. This has been expressed in the Quran in the words of Noah when he exhorted his Creator not to leave any deniers of the truth on earth at the time of the great flood: “They will beget none but sinners and deniers of truth.” (71:27) This influence of polytheism can be called ‘conditioning’. In ancient times everyone was born into the same traditions and became irremediable cases of conditioning. There is a hadith to this effect: “Every child is born on nature, but their parents make them Jews or Christians or Zoroastrians.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 1385) Abraham, son of Azar (d. 1985 BC), was appointed the Prophet for ancient Iraq. However, despite his extraordinary efforts in dawah work, his people continued to deny the truth. Thus, it became clear that warning the people of their accountability after death, was insufficient to remedy their conditioning. People had become so thoroughly conditioned to shirk from one generation to the next that a revolutionary plan was required to break down this mindset. Under this divine plan, Prophet Abraham settled Hajira (Hagar) and Ishmael in the Arabian desert. By God’s commandment, Prophet Abraham left Syria, accompanied by his wife Hajira and his elder

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