Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 136
136 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH True Obedience to the Messenger is also not Possible without Khilafat Similarly obedience to the Messenger mentioned in “obey Allah and obey His Messenger” is not possible without the Khalifah, because the real purpose behind obedience to the Messenger is to string all in the thread of unity. In a way, the Companions ra performed Prayer and Muslims of today also do the same these days. The Companions ra fasted as do the Muslims now. The Companions ra also performed Hajj and the Muslims do the same now. Then what is the difference between Companions ra of the Holy Prophet sa and Muslims of these days? The difference is that at that time they performed Prayer when the Holy Prophet sa informed them that it was the time of Prayer as was the case with Fasting and Hajj. Though they submitted to the commands of Allah, the Almighty by participating in Prayer, Fast, and Hajj, all their acts were dominated by the spirit of obedience to the Holy Prophet sa. The benefit of this obedience was that when the Holy Prophet sa gave any command, the Companions ra promptly followed it. But this spirit of obedience is not present in the Muslims of these days. The Muslims perform Prayer, observe the Fast, and perform the Hajj but there is no sense of submission in them because the sense of submission cannot be created without the system of Khilafat. So when there is Khilafat there is obedience to the Messenger.