Manifestation of Prophethood in the Present Day and Age

If a community of this nature emerges, it will not take long for Islamic dominance over atheistic and irreligious thought to be re-established, just as it was made to dominate over polytheism at the beginning of the Islamic era. For over one hundred years, these possibilities have been awaiting a community of this nature, but unfortunately, no such community has emerged. True, countless Muslim groups and movements have sprung up over this period, but it has to be said that these groups have come into existence due to reactions to events. Political conditions have played a vital role in giving birth to them. What is needed, on the other hand, is a group of people intensely aware of the opportunities that God has created over the last one thousand years, a group that will fit in with God’s scheme and exploit the complete range of possibilities that God has prepared for the resurgence of Islam that he desires. One of the incidents during the Battle of Badr is related to the biographies of the Prophet as follows. The infidel force vastly outnumbered the Muslims. When their powerful army bore down on the Prophet and his companions, the Prophet—overwhelmed by the intensity of his own emotions—cast himself at the feet of his Lord. “Lord,” he cried, “if you destroy this group, you will never be worshipped again on earth.” This was no exaggeration on the Prophet’s part. The fact was that those 313 souls who took the field at Badr were no ordinary group of people. Outwardly weak and ill-equipped, they represented the