Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 116
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 116 author of the Life of Ahmad , Abdul Qasim Rafiq, author of Rais-i- Qadian and Maulana Abul-Ataa Jalandhari. Institution of Khilaafat and Its Importance "And thy Lord said to the angels, I am about to place a vicegerent in the earth. " It is the Divine tradition that the prophet's mission is carried on by one who was chosen to continue the mission. Hadhrat Syed Muhammad Ismael Sahib Shaheed laid a great deal of emphasis on the institution of Khilaafat. Allama Iqbal also spoke of the need of the Khilaafat in one of his poems ( Baang-i-Dara , p. 302). The Tanzeem weekly of Ahle Hadith wrote about the necessity of the Khilaafat saying, "Even if once in a lifetime one has the Divine blessings of Khilaafat , the Ummat Islamia can be united once again. " The aims and objects of the importance of the Institution of Khilaafat have been explained in very clear terms in surah Al- Nur , chapter 24, verse 56: Allah has promised to those among you, who believe, and do good works that He will surely make them the successors in the earth, as He made successors (from among) those who were before them; and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them; and that He will surely give them in exchange security (and peace) after their fear: They will worship Me, (and) they will not associate anything with Me. Then whoso is ungrateful after that, they will be rebellious. This verse lays down some conditions: The reward that has been mentioned is a conditional Promise. And this Promise is made to the Umma (the nation of Islam) only if they would remain pious and righteous. What is this Promise ?