The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 127
The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order to the "rope of Allah" individually is not enough, it is essential to cling collectively to the "rope of Allah. " THE IMPORTANCE OF ALLEGIANCE TO KHILAFAT This is a very important topic which draws our attention to the fact that the Ummah (brethren in faith) must never be allowed to become disunited, otherwise, their linkage with the Shariah (Divine law) or the law-bearing Prophet will be of no avail! Apparently it might seem that you have an affiliation with the Prophet and rus Law but as a result of your hollow words and deeds the unity among the "brethren in faith" would start to crumble and they will no longer be counted among those holding fast to the "covenant of Allah". Such people merit punishment in the sight of Allah. So, this was a further exposition of the real meaning of the term Islam (surrender to the will of Allah), wh. ich did not come to mind while reading the first verse. But the second verse fully explained its meaning. Therefore, entering a covenant of allegiance to the Khilafat becomes imperative, not because some law-bearing person is raised as a Khalifa but because, after the demise of the law-bearing prophet, it is not enough to simply have a link with the Holy Quran or a revealed Book. The pertinent question is: How can the unity of the Ummah be attained? Unity is attained through centralization. The institution of Khiiafat is what makes unity attainable. Once there is a breach of the linkage to Khilafat, nations split up. The fact is that whenever the "brethren in faith" split into several sects such that none has a link with the unifying institution of Khilafat then, in accordance to the teachings of ]slam, their link with "hablellah" (the covenant with Allah) is nullified. It is a fact that apart from the institution of Khilafat there is no other system in the world that can guarantee unity. You can observe many sects but no sect shows the unity which is the hallmark of the system of Khilafat. Notice how the Ummah began to splinter after the Muslims lost the institution of the "Rightly guided Khilafat" that commenced after the demise of the Holy Prophet of Islam. The unity which was observed among the Muslims when they were attached to the institution of Khilafat never existed in any subsequent era. Once they lost Khilafat, they continued to break-up into pieces and got scattered. Establishing a viable link with the law- 127