Like the mustard grain that is “the tiniest of all the seeds, ” the Christian congregation had small beginnings in 33 C.E. However, within a few decades, the congregation grew rapidly.
لٰكِنَّهَا مَا لَبِثَتْ أَنْ نَمَتْ فِي غُضُونِ عُقُودٍ قَلِيلَةٍ بِسُرْعَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ تَفُوقُ ٱلتَّوَقُّعَاتِ .‏