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KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 221 does the ummah not have the right to revoke that favour? Every sensible person will agree that this inference is the worst one. Rejection of the favour which is available without demand makes a person more sinful, and leaves him no way to escape from the manifest blame. Allah, the Almighty will tell the people that He left it at their will to have favour in whatever they please. They desired favour in the form of such a person with whom He has attached His favour. When He honours their verdict, then how can they say that they are not satisfied with this favour? On this He will say, (Ibr a h i m, 14:8) “If you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe indeed. ” It is therefore pointed out, (Al-N u r, 24:56) “Then whoso is ungrateful after that, they will be the rebellious. ” In other words Allah, the Almighty is saying that at the time of election We gave the right to the ummah but as in this election We guide the ummah, and We make the person Our own, therefore the ummah has no right afterwards; and even then if a person insists upon exercising such a right, he should remember that