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Brothers of the Prophet

English book, p. 53

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Brothers of the Prophet This Hadith does not mean that Islam’s political rule would become established worldwide during the last phase of human history. This Hadith relates to the call to God that needs to be performed at the global level rather than the establishment of a political empire. The wording of the Hadith is the ‘word of Islam’, not ‘the government of Islam’. This global call during the last phase will be supported by scientific culture. Such resources will be discovered, and such technology will be developed to make communicating the word of God to all human beings possible, whether the people to whom it is conveyed accept it or reject it. Those who accept the message will be held deserving of God’s reward. There may also be those who reject the message. This prediction refers to the latter half of the twentieth century, the computer age, or the age of technology. This final role in human history is destined for the righteous (21:105). The righteous refers to those whom God will select to inhabit eternal Paradise in the Hereafter where they will develop a spiritual civilization. They will perform this role after Judgment Day with the support of the angels in Paradise. This is what amounts to spiritual civilization. In accordance with the prediction made in this tradition, the Brothers of the Prophet will undoubtedly arise during the last phase of human history so that the dawah work may be performed, which has been planned for this final stage. A role has been defined for the Brothers of the Prophet, which they will perform in later times with divine

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