Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 224
224 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH Another Verse in Favour of Khilafat-e- R a shidah Another verse mentioned in the Holy Quran that is proof of Khilafat is: (Al-Baqrah, 2:125) “And remember when his Lord tried Abraham with certain commands which he fulfilled. He said, ‘I will make thee a leader of men. ’ Abraham asked, ‘And from among my offspring?’ He said, ‘My covenant does not embrace the transgressors. ’” In this verse a covenant was made with Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) to make him the Leader. Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) instantly and rightly felt that the task which was going to be assigned to him could not be accomplished in one generation, and people after him were needed to continue the task. He thus requested to make his offspring these leaders. Allah, the Almighty promised to do so but His covenant would not embrace the transgressors. In this verse the covenant is with the offspring and not with the transgressors. But who can say that only leaders and transgressors comprised the offspring of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham)? In addition to the two he had