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in business, the safeguarding of oneanother’s properties, anti-embezzlementissues, problems relating to honesty, andanti-treason issues, etc. In short, all suchlaws have been formulated by the juristsin light of Islāmic guidance.Although there had been the law of theworld prior to Islām, it is a fact that theservice rendered by the Muslim juristsin this field for mankind, after toilingday and night, has given humanity theforesight that resulted in the opinionthat this is the proper way in which theselaws should be presented. No doubt,there are a few old laws in the world thatwere promulgated by some nations andare pursued by Europe even today, yetthey are devoid of that basic beauty andfundamental perfection that is found inIslāmic jurisprudence.Religions According to human natureIt was Islām alone that turned thecomprehensive wisdom and thinking ofman towards the requirements of humannature. So the Islāmic jurists have done alot and the four Imāms [of Jurisprudence]have worked hard. They suffered greathardship for humankind and providedit with fine Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and law.Notwithstanding all this, the MuslimUmmah is divided into four divergentgroups: the followers of Fiqh Ḥanafī (theJurisprudence of Imām Abū Hanīfah), thefollowers of Fiqh Shafi’ī (The Jurisprudenceof Imām Shafi’ī), the followers of FiqhMalikī (the Jurisprudence of ImāmMalik), and the followers of Fiqh Hanbalī(the Jurisprudence of Imām AḥmadBin Hanbal). Then, there are internaldifferences in each of these schools ofthought. Hence, it is the same thing tosay that there was diffusion in the unityor unity in the diffusion. We cannotsay that there was a total diffusion thatshattered the Muslim Ummah into pieces.They were broken into pieces yet theywere interconnected.the Grand everlasting GuidanceThey were one in their belief in Godand His Attributes; they were in unisonin taking Muḥammad sa as the best of allthe Messengers and Khātamul Anbiya,i.e the Seal of the Prophets. They werein full agreement in believing Islām—the religion of God revealed to the HolyProphet sa —to be the perfect and completeShari‘at (Religious Law) and they wereunanimous in taking the Holy Qur’ān asgrand and everlasting guidance placed inman’s hand for the guidance of the wholeof humanity. In short, they were unitedin the fundamental issues. Nevertheless,despite being in unison regarding theBeing of God, there occurred differencesin the detail, such as the Uniquenessof God and His attributes and Hisbeing characterized with excellentattributes and being devoid of all defect,imperfection, abatement and evil asdisclosed by God Himself. One stumbledat one place and the other at another.Basically, there is marked unity, yet thediffusion is wide. We notice both thesethings simultaneously in the first periodof this wave of grand revolution.Nevertheless, as in accordance with theprophecies and the sayings of the HolyProphet sa , the welding of the whole ofhumanity into one Ummah is the task ofthe Messiah and Mahdī and his Jamā‘at.Hence, there should be no diffusion inhis Jamā‘at. Our Jamā‘at must manifestthe perfect model of unity and harmonywithout any split as enjoined in:“And hold fast, all together, by the ropeof Allāh and be not divided.” (3:104)The Second DemandThe second demand, regarding theushering in of this grand revolutionin its second era is that there shouldbe coordination in all the projectsprepared and all the plans adopted forthe dominance of Islām and for bringingall of humanity into a single Ummah. Thisis required in particular because, as Godthe Exalted has opened unlimited vistasfor the spiritual progress of man, He hasnot provided him immunity from Satanicwhisperings and the devil’s interference.Man has been endowed with perfectguidance through the Holy Qur’ān, butsimultaneously he has been given thechoice to accept or reject it. God says:“We have shown him the Way, whetherhe be grateful or ungrateful” (76:4)If you wish, you may act on the teachingsof Islām, being grateful servants of God;and if you desire, you may turn ungratefulto His favours with your own free willand thus fall into the wrong paths.In another place, He says that the truthhas come,“Wherefore let him who will, believe,and let him who will, disbelieve.” (18:30)On the other hand, the Holy Qur’ān hasfiguratively made a mention of Satan. Ido not like to indulge here in a discussionas to what Satan is and how it attacksman, as it is not pertinent to the presentsubject. I would like to point out onlythat the Holy Qur’ān says that God haspermitted Satan to misguide people,but simultaneously He has declared thatdespite its doing its worst, those who arethe servants of God will ever remain Hisservants.Now, as our task is to turn the wholeworld, the entire mankind, into a singleUmmah and bring it to the thresholdof God, hence—as dictates of reasondemand—the onslaught of Satan inthis age should be stronger than it hasever been before in the past. Hence thePromised Messiah as says:“In accordance with this time-honouredlaw, God has already foretold throughHis Prophets that, at the end of thesixth millennium after Adam—whena great darkness would envelope theearth, and the deluge of sin wouldinundate the land, and hearts wouldbecome devoid of love for God—He willbreathe into a man the spirit of truthand love and awareness, just like in thecase of Adam, without resorting to anyphysical means. And this man will alsobe called the Messiah because God shallHimself anoint his soul with His love.This Messiah, whom the scriptures alsocall the Promised Messiah, shall be madeto stand up against Satan, and the finalbattle between the legions of Satan andthe Messiah shall ensue. For this spiritualbattle, Satan will come prepared with allhis powers and all his progeny and all hisresources. Never will the world have seensuch a fierce clash between good and evil,for on that day the Satanic schemes anddevices shall be at their deadliest, and allpossible means for misleading mankindshall be at Satan’s disposal. Then, after agreat fight—which, you must remember,will be a spiritual one—God’s Messiahshall emerge victorious, and Satanicforces shall be annihilated. Thereafter,for a thousand years, which have beendescribed as the ‘seventh day’, God’smajesty, glory, holiness and onenessshall prevail upon the earth. And thisshall be followed by the end of the world.Let it be known that I am that Messiah. Lethim who will, accept me.” (Lecture Lahore.Tilford, Surrey: Islām InternationalPublications Ltd, 2008. Pg. 39-40.)the last BattleAs it is the last battle with Satan, thefinal duel between good and evil, and12 Khilāfat And Mujaddidīyat - An Exposition