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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role of Aishah in the History of Islam (volume 1) Support of Islam All the above points show that the glory and greatness of Islam are based on its laws and teachings, not on its followers, and this greatness is not the product of the support and confirmation by its followers so as to expose it to annihilation by them.

I myself believe that if the entire world rises to fight and joins hands to destroy it, there cannot be inflicted the slights damage upon its glory and greatness. Similarly, if the whole world join hands to glorify and support it, nothing can be added to that glory and greatness; for, the secret of Islam lies in its lofty principles, and the secret of those principles lies in themselves not in the visage of its followers.

This is a point which is understood only by true scholars and learned people. Therefore, if the pioneers of Islam and the Prophet's companions are subjected to discussion and criticism and their life, words and deeds are analyzed in detail in order to introduce the wicked and dishonest persons to the world of Islam, no damage will be done to Islam and its spiritual truth.

On the contrary, an Islam which lays the foundation of justice through its injunctions, and declares the equality of all human beings in the eyes of the law, will allow such a survey and criticism, and particularly insist upon such an investigation and criticism for the sake of discovering truth and leading people towards their right destination. Why should we go that far?

The great reformer of humanity, Muhammad, has in his wise guidance, directly and indirectly encouraged us to follow truth alone and accept and support truth only because of its being right irrespective of individuals, even if it were in the interest of a poor and helpless person, and also to rise up against falsehood and corruption, even if it is to the detriment of a noble and distinguished individual, and to make no discrimination between the noble and ignoble for the enforcement of divine punishments.

Muhammad and enforcement of justice It is narrated in the traditions of Sahih that Usamah ibn Zayd whose father and himself were respected by the Prophet, one day interceded with him to exempt a noble woman of Quraysh who had committed theft, from being given due punishment, but that great reformer and divine Prophet refused to accept this intercession and uttered his well-known and everlasting remark about this matter, saying: "O people!