An Exposition of Some Criticisms Against Khilafat-e-Rashida — Page 32
AN EXPOSITION OF SOME CRITICI SMS AG AINST KHILAFAT - E - RASHIDA 32 to elect a Khalifa whom He pleases” (Izalatul Kholafa An Khilafatul Kholafa Vol. I P. 9). Re - affirming the dogma that Khilafat is a prerogative of God, Hazrat Musleh - i - Mauood the Second Successor to the Promised Messiah has elaborated as follows: “Remember that a Khalifa is appointed by God. False is the person who claims that a Khalifa is a public appointee. The First Khalifa to the Promised Messiah kept stressing the teaching throughout his Khilafat that a Khalifa is appointed by God rather than man. Indeed a study of the Quran reveals that every description of Khilafat has been ascribed to God” (Kon Hai Jo Khuda Ke Kam Ko Rok Sake p. 3). In his Commentary of the Holy Quran, he states further: “Khalifa is appointed by God rather than by men. Indeed there are circumstances in which it is impossible for a man to become Khalifa and yet he emerges as a Khalifa in the end. The words in the verse “God has promised to those among you who believe and ac t righteously” themselves show that God himself appoints a Khalifa, for it is only logical that He who promises to do a thing should appear to fulfil the promise, rather than that a promise should be made by someone and fulfilled by another” (Tafseer Kabir , Surah Nur). We feel obliged to emphasise this point at some length for the