Khilafat Keeps Prophethood Alive — Page 4
‑ 4 ‑ The Holy Prophet sa said that every prophethood is followed by a khilafat in order to convey a resemblance between this institution and a mosque. Mosques are built for the purpose of creating unity in worship, similarly a prophet is tasked with establishing a community for the same purpose. And just as a mosque symbolises the Khana Ka‘bah, so too does khilafat act as a reminder of the Holy Prophet sa and all this is the result of that commandment of Allah the Exalted wherein He says: 1 ًّ مِْ مَّقَامِ اِبْٰهَٖ مُصَل وَ اتَِّذُوْا That is: ‘Just as A House of God has been built, you too must live your lives in accordance with the practice of Abraham as and keep alive the spirit of his soul. ’ When worshippers are commanded to take the station of Abraham as as a place of prayer, this does not mean that they 1 Surah Al-Baqarah , 2:126 [Publishers]