Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 39
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 39 object that when the Holy Quran contains commands pertaining to government, how can he call the acts of the Prophet sa interim and claim that Islam does not present any specific organization. He has tried to find a way out by saying that the government of the Prophet sa was the government of Prophethood and love, and not a kingdom. He says that, though the Prophet sa gave many directives, they were all the commands of a Prophet, not that of the head of an institution. Since the commands were not of the head of an institution, they cannot be delegated to others. As all those commands were given in the capacity of a Prophet, they ceased to be operative upon his death. The powers which the Prophet sa exercised were specific to his Prophethood. People greatly loved him, and as a result, they obeyed his commands. This was the case at the time of the Prophet sa. The Companions ra loved him intensely and were always ready to obey him, even at the cost of their lives. Thus, they obeyed all of his commands, for they loved him and he was their beloved, and lovers always obey their beloved. However, this does not mean that all those commands became obligatory for all time. They were only concerned with him, and when he died, the applicability of these commands ended.