Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 180
180 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH Similarly, I have seen women going out with pots on their heads to fetch water in Brindisi, 33 and the pants of their children patched with different pieces of cloths. Even then it is said that the English are very rich. Therefore, the promise made with a nation does not mean that it is not fulfilled through some individuals. Many promises are made with a nation but they are fulfilled through individuals. An incident of it is available in the Holy Quran. Allah, the Almighty says: When M u sa (Moses) reminded the people to call to their minds Allah’s favours upon them and the appointment of Prophets amongst them and also [and He made you kings]. Can anybody prove that every person of Ban i Isr a ’ i l were kings? Surely there were very poor people in Ban i Isr a ’ i l, but M u sa (Moses) said to them, that He made you all kings. The import is that when there are kings in any nation, the whole nation shares the favours and blessings of the kingdom. In other words, we can say that the nation has been granted the kingdom. So in the light of the verse [and He made you kings], it does not mean that every Jew became a king. Then how can we conclude from: 33 A southern city of Rome.