The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 128
Se,•e11th Frid ay Sennon Nov 23, 1990 bearing prophet is a very important subject of True Islam. That is to say, establish a link with his person as well as with his law, because the covenant with God that is established through a law bearing Prophet, does not involve the mere acceptance of the Prophet. Rather, it involves loyalty to his person as well as sticking to the law revealed to him. Thus, after the demise of the law-bearing Prophet, the concept of unity cannot persist if Khilafat is not established. Otherwise one must conclude that, after the demise of the Prophet, every person can hold on to "hablellah" (the rope of Allah) individually, and this would be enough for him. On the contrary, the Holy Quran says that this is not enough. You must hold on to the rope of Allah, collectively. Logically, there appears to be no other way except that Khilafa1 should be established immediately after prophet-hood and that once the institution of Khilafal fades away it is bound to be re-established through prophet-hood, even though it be a repetition or revival of the earlier "Sharia" (law). Thus a new "hablellah" descends from the heaven, granting a fresh taste of unanimity to the followers. Without Khilafa1, unity can never be attained. Then God says: "Remember the time when you were enemies of one another, It was Allah who bonded your hearts together with the relationship of love. What an unusual and distinctive miracle - you, who were enemies of one another, were transformed into the bond of brotherhood with one another, while you were standing at the brink of a pit of fire: It was indeed Allah who saved you from this pit. He took you away from the ledge of this pit. Thus does Allah unravels His revelations to you that you may be guided. " (Al-lmran: Verse 104) 128