The Role of Ulama in the Modern Age

these so-called representatives of Islam in our times, many people have become averse to Islam itself. Thus, intellectuals no longer believe that Islam can promote human welfare in the present age. THE EXAMPLE OF THE PROPHET A strong team of competent people, men of character, is required to form a good government. These can only emerge from a society whose members have become receptive to Islam and where the political factors necessary for the stability of such a regime are present. A bdullah ibn Abbas narrates an incident from the early Makkan phase of the Prophet’s time. One day, he relates, the leaders of the Quraysh gathered near the Kabah. They decided to send one of their men to the Prophet to call him to talk to him to settle matters. When he received this message, the Prophet went to meet them. When the discussion started, the representative of the Quraysh told the Prophet that he had become a source of great trouble for their tribe and accused him of abusing their forefathers, defaming their religion,