Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 30
Khilafat Centenary " This day I have perfected your religion for you. " (5:4) Based on this verse, they argue that since they have already been given the Holy Qur'an, there is no need for a reformer or a spiritual leader. The Promised Messiah as has el aborated upon this misunderstanding in his book Shahadatul-Qur'an. Huzur as states that there is a definite need for reformers , and spiritual Khulafa (plural of khalifa), for this Umma, just as there was a need for Prophets in ancient days. No one can deny the fact that the Prophet Moses as was a Prophet and that his Torah was sufficient and perfect for his Umma, the Bani Israel (children of Israel). As stated before,we read in the Holy Qur'an: This day I have perfected your religion for you. ( 5:4) And again: Then We sent our messengers one after the other. 23:45 It is apparent from the verses above that Allah's method for continuity is to send a divine Book and then to send Prophets to support the Book. As mentioned before, for the support of the Torah, Allah had sent four hundred Prophets at a time for the Bani Israel, a fact which is borne out in the Bible. The Promised Messiah as says that the perfection of religion does not mean that one should withdraw oneself from taking care of the religion. It is an ongoing process for the true believer. For example, one builds a house and prepares all its rooms with dexterity and carefully fulfills all structural requirements needed for the building. One hopes that the house remains as beautiful as it V'}Qf WISDOM C 0, Muslims, this Prophethood will remain with you as long as Allah wishes it to remain. Then it will come to an end, was the day it was fully completed. However, it is often the case that no matter how much one c-=: to be replaced with Khilafat which will be in the pattern of Prophethood and will remain as long as Allah wills. Then this Khilafat will also come to an end. The rulers who are cruel to people will replace them for as long as Allah wills. is diligent about safeguarding the built treasure, over time, Holy Prophet saw Similarly, we find many verses in the Torah which indicate that the Bani Israel had been given a majestic and perfect book called the Torah. Allah mentions the Torah in the Holy Qur'an as a light and a guide. Even though the Bani Israel were given such clear guidance in the Torah, hundreds of Prophets were still sent to them who did not bring any new books or new teachings. Instead, their mission and objective was only to re-awaken those believers who had strayed from the teachings of the Torah and to rekindle the faith back into their hearts. Allah says in the Holy Qur'an: ''And verily We gave Moses the Book and caused messengers to follow in his footsteps. 2 :88 dust begins to accumulate, the exterior begins to fade and wither away and its beauty no longer remains luminescent. When one inherits the house in this decrepit condition, one desires to bring it back to its old glory. It would be foolish to stop this heir or successor from cleaning it up simply because "the house is already complete. " The new occupant only wishes to bring it back to its former glory. It is disheartening that those who object and criticize do not comprehend that to complete something is one thing, while cleansing and beautifying it is something else altogether. Mujaddideens (plural of Mmujaddid, a reformer) do not come to alter the teachings of a religion; they come to reaffirm the religion in the hearts of people who may have gone astray. From Moses as to Jesus as , within 1400 years, thousands of Prophets and Khulafa (plural of Khalifa) were