Which among you will help me...

Which among you will help me, so that he will be my brother, my successor and my legatee among you?' "All remained silent but I, who was younger than all of them, said: 'O Messenger of God, I will help you!' Muhammad, upon whom be peace, then said: "This is my brother, my successor and my legatee among you; listen to this words and accept them.'" [^2] With his extraordinary powers of leadership and mature political sense, the Prophet began to refashion human beings by concentrating on their inner beings.

He strove to awaken the sense of monotheism that was innate in them by drawing their attention to the mysteries of creation and acquainting them with the infiniteness of the universe. The Prophet had been born into an environment where human beings…