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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role of Holy Imams in Revival of Religion Section 2 The Holy Prophet of Islam Mohammad (s.a.w) said: "There will arrive a time for my nation when of the Quran only its lore, meaning its writing or written word, and of Islam only its name will remain. The people will be called Muslims by this name, but they will be the furthest from Islam".

28 That which we wish to bring under discussion and assessment - as far as God bestows upon us success is this sentence from the Prophets tradition: "Of Islam only its name will remain". The Holy Prophet (s.a.w) made a strange predictions. When we read this forecast certain questions come to mind. What was Islam like during the Prophets time? What happened to his Islam afterwards? In other words how did they empty it of its original content?

What form aid they change it to and how did they change its realities to reticence? How did the Holy Imams (a.s) return to the people the true Islam we now possess, in the same form that existed during the Prophets (s.a.w) time? By finding and understanding the answers to these questions we will discover what our responsibility is towards Islam in the present day and age. The above questions are summarized in the following sentence. «What was Islam?

What happened to it and what must be done now?» In our previous discussion it was said that we understand from studying Quranic verses that The Lord is a nurturer that promotes and sustains the development of the being subject to his tutelage until it reaches complete perfection or maturity. Providing the necessities of the creature being nurtured is a requisite of lordship and nurturing.

We also learned that the Prophets conflicts with their nations and the evil persons of their time were over who possessed lordship or sovereignty. According to the Holy Quran most of them had no dispute over God being Creator. We read in the Holy Quran: "If you should ask them; who created the Heavens and the Earth?

They would certainly answer: Allah!" 29 Consequently the conflicts and arguments with the pagans were not for the most part over the matter of creation but rather mainly over sovereignty. This is the main center of the prophets wars with the evil persons and nations buried in ignorance. Victory in this battle is what makes the prophets successful in the establishment of religion. We said that the lord is obliged to legislate for the life of the beings under his tutelage.