Khilafat Keeps Prophethood Alive — Page 1
Just as a mosque symbolises the Khana Ka‘bah, so too does an imam keep alive the memory of prophethood. The early Muslims revived this practice by following Abraham as , that is to say, they established imamat (spiritual leadership) among themselves. Hence, when the Holy Prophet sa passed away, his compan- ions established khilafat and kept leadership amongst them alive. First there was Hazrat Abu Bakr ra and he was then followed by Hazrat Umar ra , Hazrat Uthman ra and Hazrat Ali ra who all occupied the station of Abraham as and thereby became the similitude of a mosque. Just as people elect an imam for themselves within a mosque,