The Muslims
The Muslims, as a nation, have yet to come. The Infallible prophesied their coming in the end times, when the Book reaches its final conclusion and the promise of Allah is fulfilled, as stated in His words: "And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers." (3:85) On that day, all people will enter into the religion, and they will find no escape from it, because all problems will not find their resolution except within it. What we see is that the earth is beginning to prepare for the emergence of the Shariah of the Muslims, which will bring about a new civilization. Without this new civilization, people cannot escape the bankruptcy of contemporary social systems. This is something that was previously mentioned at the beginning of this message, where we stated that all of humanity is currently in a state of wandering. The efforts of Western civilization have lost their way, its bankruptcy has become evident, and the pressing issues of democracy, socialism, and individual freedom are now demanding and calling for solutions, which will not come except from an infusion of Western civilization - or, say if you want precision, from Western culture - infused with a new spirit, the spirit of Islam. The reason Islam was nominated for this position is its ability to resolve the ongoing conflict between the individual and the community, and between the individual and the universe, as we have previously discussed in detail.
The name Muslims, as intended here, should not be confused with the traditional name carried by the present-day nation. As we have previously stated, this name was only given to the nation from the first Islam; otherwise, it is the nation of the believers. No past nation truly deserves this name. All references to nations and Islam refer to the first Islam, except for the matter of the pioneers of humanity, which refers to the last Islam, or rather, a level within the last Islam. The last Islam has no ultimate goal that can be reached. They are, in this way, the pioneers of the Muslim nation that has yet to appear. Allah says about this: "And when Ibrahim raised the foundations of the House, and Isma'il, 'Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing. Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and [of] our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.' And who would turn away from the religion of Ibrahim except one who makes a fool of himself? And We chose him in this world, and indeed, he will be among the righteous in the Hereafter. when his Lord said to him, 'Submit,' He said, 'I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.' And Ibrahim instructed his sons [to do the same], and Ya'qub, 'O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you the religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims.' Or were you witnesses when death approached Ya'qub, when he said to his sons, 'What will you worship after me?' They said, 'We will worship your God and the God of your forefathers, Ibrahim, Isma'il, and Ishaq, one God, and to Him we submit.'" (2:127–133)
His saying "Our Lord, and make us Muslims to You" refers to the last Islam, and they were Muslims of that kind. As for "And [make] of our descendants a Muslim nation to You," it refers, in the near term, to a Muslim nation in the sense of the first Islam, and then it continues to develop and evolve until it reaches the farthest heights of the stages of the last Islam, and their prayers were answered in that. His saying "And Ibrahim instructed his sons" means that he instructed them with the word La ilaha illallah (There is no God but Allah), and Ya'qub also instructed his sons in the same way: "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you the religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims." This means that "do not die except while holding firmly to the creed and the word La ilaha illallah." And his saying, "They said, We will worship your God and the God of your forefathers, Ibrahim, Isma'il, and Ishaq, one God, and to Him we submit," also refers to the first Islam.
Allah the Exultated says about this: "And when I revealed to the disciples, 'Believe in Me and My messenger,' they said, 'We have believed. And bear witness that we are Muslims.'" (3:52) Their Islam here is in accordance with faith, which was authorized by the revelation. Allah had revealed to them to believe, and when they believed and said, "We have believed," it became clear to them that this belief was Islam. Therefore, they also said, "And bear witness that we are Muslims." And the knower hears the response of holiness in the essence of the verse: "Say, 'You have not submitted, but rather say, 'We have believed.'" They did not submit to the last Islam, I mean the initial stage of it; rather, they only embraced the first Islam.
We have affirmed that the Islam of all of those is the first Islam because the lowest rank of the last Islam is to depart from the collective shariah and enter into the individual shariah. This is done by perfecting adherence to the collective shariah until the individual improves conduct in absolute individual freedom. The last Islam is a stage of individuality. Individualism cannot be attained by anyone who is divided within himself. He must restore unity to his structure so that the conscious mind is not in conflict or contradiction with the subconscious. When the conflict between them is resolved, the heart becomes sound, the mind clear, and the body beautiful. This results in the life of thought and the life of feeling. This is the higher life. "And indeed, the Hereafter is “al-hayawan” if they only knew." (29:64) “al-hayawan” here refers to life in contrast to “al-mawatan” - death, - and it signifies the complete life that is not affected by deficiency, illness, or death.
Restoring unity to the structure means that the individual thinks as he wishes, speaks as he thinks, and acts as he speaks. This is what Islam requires, as Allah says: "O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? It is greatly hated by Allah that you say what you do not do." (61:2–3)
