Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 38
38 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH lives for war. He was empowered to expel unwanted people from his country. Justice is also an obligation of government. Government has the power to issue a decree, i. e. the final verdict, and Islam gives that authority to the Prophet sa and declares his decision to be final. The Prophet sa was not bound to comply with all of the wishes of the people, but they were obliged to submit totally, because compliance to their wishes in most matters could have dangerous consequences. Thus, it is proven from these verses that the Prophet’s sa management of the affairs of government was not an interim arrangement, but was a part of sharia. As the commands of S al a t and Fasting etc. are a part of religion, so is the organization of the government of the Prophet sa. It cannot, in any way, be called worldly or interim. Were Commands Related to Establishment of an Organization only for the Prophet sa ? The plea of those who deny the need for Khilafat, that “Islam does not present any definite organization”, is open to this critique, that by accepting the part of the Prophet’s sa work pertaining to the organization as having no religious sanction, it will also have to be accepted that his work was simply to meet provisional needs. Ali bin Abdur Razzaq has also realized this. As an intelligent person, he is apprehensive of opposition from people who may