God's Promise Will Come True Even Now

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan speech
Published in Muslim Murasu, April 2013

There is repetition in material world. Sun will rise and set every day. Day and night rotate. No one observes these cycles carefully. It has a plan in it and occurs the same way. A fetus forms the same way it did thousand years ago. There is no change in child birth. Seasons will come and go.
There is repetition in human life as well. You don’t realize it. God’s laws are in action in this domain also. You will not benefit if you fail to understand. History will give you an opportunity. You have to prove yourself. Otherwise you will fail to gain.
Masjidun Nabawi was a small structure. Prophet (s.a.w.s) was sitting with his companions. Zammam bin Saliba came there. Who among you is son of Abdul Muttalib? He did not start with greeting or word of respect. Prophet replied. I am grandson of Muttalib.
Has God sent you as His messenger? Yes. Did He ask you to preach? Yes. He asked many questions. He got his doubts clarified. He asked Prophet to stretch his hand and did Baiyat. He embraced Islam. This is not just an event in history. It repeats.
Yesterday, there was a seminar in Delhi. I delivered speech in it. Participants were elite, English-speaking. Speakers represented Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. People asked many questions. Essence is same, form is different.
They are two events. The one asking question, criticizing is severe in his words. We should not take offense. We placed the Quran on the table. People rejected it at the beginning. But their doubts were clarified after the speech. They willingly took the Quran after the event. Wrong impression of Islam has entered their hearts. They have wrong ideas about conversion also. A friendly atmosphere was brought after careful, reasonable explanation. I explained that the objective of Islam is to bring spiritual quest and guide in it.
Surah Ala Imran, 3, verse 194 – ‘rabbana wa aatina maa wa’adtana alaa rusulika’. Lord! Give us what You promised us through Your prophets. 
It is important to understand the mission of prophets. Whatever God promised to fulfill the mission, will be granted to us as well. This is not a supplication for rewards or kingdom. Many prophets did not attain kingdom. This is neither a supplication for the life in the hereafter. That part comes later in the verse. ‘walaa tukzinaa yawmal qiyaamati’. Don’t put us in humiliation on the judgment day.
There are conditions for the fulfillment of God’s promise. The message should be presented in a good manner. We should not feel offended. Natural attitude should be taken in good spirit. This will finish fifty percent of the task. For the remaining fifty percent, angels will create love in the hearts of the recipients for you. This won’t happen all the time. But this will happen when God desires so. This happened in Medina. They troubled Prophet. He tolerated. There was reaction in the hearts of the unbelievers. They started accepting the message.
Success is certain if the missionary work is pleasing to Allah. Efforts and the example set by Prophet, both are important. This world is Daarul Insaan. You will receive God’s help. The Quran emphasizes help by God in many places. Goals should be clear. It can avoid despair. Competency and goal should match.
An engineer graduate can aspire to become engineer. He will succeed. If he tries to become Prime Minister, he ends in despair. This can lead him to suicide. Many movements are started to give Islam an upper hand. This leads till suicide mission.
Many Islamic movements are started to bring Islamic rule. But this has not happened. They spend their lives in disappointment. Avoid pursuing self-styled goals. The goal and plan given by God are sufficient. You will realize God’s promise even today.
History will repeat. People without eyes won’t see. You will see if you have knowledge and wisdom. Understand the verse in right perspective. It will give positive food, constructive growth. The miracles of the Quran will never exhaust. New understandings will keep springing. But it needs devotion to God. You will get hundred messages if you have Qalbe Saleem, cultured heart. History never stops. One idea will trigger hundred more ideas.
Surah Rahman, 55, verse 29 – ‘kulla yawmin huwa fi sha’nin’. Don’t under estimate God. He acts and achieves every day. He creates history every day.
Surah Zumar, 39, verse 67 – ‘wa maa qadarullaha haqqa qadrihi’. They have not made any just estimate of God. If you don’t estimate God properly, you won’t get correct contact with Him. You won’t receive appropriate fear, love or intimacy.
Profound things can be understood only from deep thinking. Cursory translations won’t help.