The Holy Ka‘bah was first founded by Hazrat Adam (as) for the benefit of the whole humankind. Unfortunately, the world failed to recognize its grandeur, and it fell into ruin obliterating the very sign of its existence. Then Allah the Almighty revealed its exact location to Hazrat Ibrahim (as) and had it rebuilt at his hands, and inspired him to dedicate his own life as well as his progeny for the service of this House in order to protect it, and to establish its grandeur in the world. His descendants served this House of Allah for about twenty-five hundred years, hence, a people were prepared who were capable of bearing the enormous responsibilities of the most prefect and immaculate universal shariah. As the Ka‘bah was the centre for all humanity from the outset, this House of Allah, again, was meant to become a centre for the unification of humanity in the latter and consummate time.
Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (rta), the third successor of the Promised Messiah (as), started a series of Friday Sermons in 1967, elaborating the twenty-three great objectives of building the House of Allah mentioned in seven verses of Surah Aal-e-‘Imran and Al-Baqarah and elaborated how the twenty-three objectives mentioned in the verses relate to the person and time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) and how some of the objectives will find their fulfilment through the Ahmadiyya Jama‘at founded by the Promised Messiah (as). The Promised Messiah (as) had received a revelation about the Ka‘bah in 1891, which is as follows:
“He who realizes that the foundation of the Ka‘bah was a design of Divine wisdom is very wise, for he has access to the mysteries of the universe.”
In 1967, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III (rta) was directed by God Almighty to proper upbringing of the Jama‘at for the victory of Islam. He was also guided by God that the methods which should be adopted for their training and education were mentioned in the verses related to the Ka‘bah. In this regard, he prophesied that the next 20 to 25 years were highly significant and revolutionary for the renaissance of Islam. The prophecy was fulfilled in all its glory in the form of MTA, the Muslim Television Ahmadiyya, established in 1993.
All the twenty-three objectives which could not have been fulfilled earlier, were meant to be fulfilled through the true followers of the Holy Prophet (sas) who were to receive the perfect message of a perfect Prophet. Thus, the onus of the achievement of the objectives is laid on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at founded in consonance with the prophecies of the noblest and the holiest Messenger of Allah.
The prime objective of the sermons was that the whole Jama‘at may understand the Divine wisdom associated with the foundation of the Ka‘bah and that they become able to understand His call, His commandments and their underlying wisdom and join the group of those purified ones who are showered upon the grace of Allah the Almighty without fail.
This translation was made by Shahid Mahmood Ahmad Sahib.
Mirza Anas Ahmad
M.A. M. Litt. (Oxon)
Wakilul Isha‘at
Tahrik-e-Jadid, Rabwah.
October 2012