THE VISION OF ISLAM

The fundamental mission of the Prophet was to convey the message of God to man and Muslims as followers of the Prophet cannot afford to ignore this mission. • God has no special relationship with any particular community. • As this work is the task of representing God, it has to be performed with meticulous care and accorded the highest moral standards which it demands. • Well-wishing and complete goodness is expected of an earnest undertaker of this task. • The traits of the one who conveys the message to others should be of a completely peaceful and non-materialistic person. Such a person should be completely positive and one who contributes to the constructive activities of the world. However, on observing the history of the entire Muslim world over the last 200 years, we find that this work has not happened. Most of the movements undertaken by the Muslims have been political in one way or another. What is actually desired of them is to work for a Hereafter-oriented movement, in which the goal is to make people aware of what they will have to face in the next world. Instead, Muslim political activities are directed at acquiring worldly rights through protests and demands. Muslims should now shun all such activities and if they claim to be the true followers of the Prophet, they must emulate the Prophet in their lives. The fundamental mission of the Prophet was to convey the message of God to man and Muslims as followers of the Prophet cannot afford to ignore this mission. Their activities must centre on the task of conveying the peaceful message of the Quran to mankind. Like the Prophet, they must live a noble life which involves being God’s worshipper and man’s well-wisher. This is the vision and the mission of Islam. o Petty Issues A person who is inspired by an exalted purpose in life will always ignore petty issues.