Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 113
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 113 prevailing circumstances. It is possible that the ideal organization which Islam envisions may not be enforceable under certain circumstances. In such a state of affairs there may arise a need for some worldly organizations. For instance, if the majority of Muslims comes under the rule of a government of the non-believers, and are deprived of their liberty, independence and collective power, then those countries where Islam is in power, cannot establish a combined religious and worldly organization because the majority of Muslims cannot follow it. In such constrained circumstances, there is a provision for the establishment of purely worldly organization, which will follow the principles of Islam, mentioned before. Interpretation of Purely Worldly Organization Purely worldly organization does not mean that it will not enforce those rules of Islamic organization which deal with the government. It, in fact, means that its rules will not be religiously binding for the whole Islamic world, because neither the majority of the Muslims will be able to abide by them due to political circumstances nor will the majority of Muslims be involved in the establishment of this organization. Therefore, in such circumstances it would be permissible to establish a separate purely religious organization. It would not only be lawful but also necessary that a separate purely religious organization