We should also wonder what the situation in the Arab lands...

We should also wonder what the situation in the Arab lands in particular and the whole world in general would have been if (S)[^1] had not been chosen for the Divine Mission and what would have occurred had he not perfected the belief of monotheism giving it its current form. The Holy Prophet (S)’s mission was to establish a nation and to lead it to occupy an advanced, if not pioneer, position amongst other nations, and this formation has been proved the best in content and structure.

It is undeniable that the Holy Prophet (S) was keen on giving the leadership of the Ummah [^2] to his [^3] (a.s.)[^4] as they have been the choice of Allah Who purified them thoroughly[^5] and gave them His Book in heritage exclusively.[^6] If people reject the ’s divinely commissioned Imamate,[^7] it will then make no difference for anyone to hold it, in order that Allah might bring about a matter that was to be done, which is the advent of the Concealed Imam (al-Mahdi the Expected).

The third question is that the Holy Prophet (S)’s personality is indisputably present and effective, yet limited and minute, in the process of the conveyance. None can deny the fact that the Holy Prophet (S) was intelligent, genius, worthy of leadership and free to act as well as divinely selected, though his own identity is restricted during the promulgation of the Mission.

What is meant by identity is not the opposite of mechanism, since the Holy Prophet (S)’s obedience to what was revealed to him was the result of perfect satisfaction, faith and observance. The area in which the Holy Prophet (S) was allowed to practice his personal inference formed a narrow point in proportion to the large area of his practices. Hence, he was just like an engineer whose manager binds him with giving effects to a large project.

This engineer is satisfied that he should contact his manager frequently so as to evade any mistake and, meanwhile, he works, thinks and carries on working; still he contacts the center so that he receives the strategies and consults saving from problems. This example is, however, a highly microscopic view of the Holy Prophet (S)’s mission. Regarding the Center of the Holy Prophet (S), Almighty Allah is unparalleled in entity and deeds.