Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 196
196 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH whole nation is addressed, then the promise of Khilafat can also be fulfilled through some individuals even when the whole nation is addressed. The way one part of the promise is fulfilled, can also be the way the other part would be fulfilled. Evidence from the Way of Allah, the Almighty The fifth answer is that the acts of Allah, the Almighty provide evidence of the actual meaning of this verse. Allah, the Almighty says: Meaning that He would appoint those who believe and do good deeds Khulaf a ’ in the same way as He appointed them to earlier people. If Allah, the Almighty meant for the establishment of democracy then we should have seen democracy established after the Prophet sa , or if it was the plan of Allah, the Almighty that some persons of ummah will get Khilafat and all the people will be entitled to have the blessings of Khilafat, then we should have seen whether or not Khilafat was established among the Muslims in this way. However, the way God fulfilled this promise after the Prophet sa can be the meaning of this verse because nobody can fulfill the promise of Allah, the Almighty better than He Himself. With this point of view when we study the circumstances after