If the material development is to dictate where a prophet should be raised, then Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa s.a.w. should have been raised either in Rome or in Constantinople or maybe in Iran somewhere. What was the capital of Iran at that time? I don’t remember. What was the capital? They were the most developed countries. But he was raised, do you know from among whom? Allah says, Arabic Not only in the most backward country in the world at that time, but also among the illiterate. And not only that there was no means available to them for spreading their message, they didn’t know the art of writing either. They were unlettered people. So, this is Allah’s ways. This is how Allah proves that it is I who do things, not you or not the developed people. They are rejected despite their might, despite their power, despite their developments. And Allah raises His prophets from among the poorest people. Now India, Allah chose Punjab, which is considered as a, you know, dhaga country. They say Punjabi dhaga in Urdu to, you know, to look at it with division and mocking. So, Punjab was also like Arabia, you know, Umayyad’s place. So, this is why Allah chose it.
