Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 54
"Prophetic period will remain with you as long as Allah wills that it remain, then Allah the Supreme will lift it; then will emerge Caliphate based on the prophetic standard of values and remain as long as Allah wills that it remain ; then Allah will lift it ; then will start absolute monarchy and remain so long as Allah wills that it remain : then • Allah will lift it; then will start absolute n1onarchy and remain so long as Allah wills that it remain ; then Allah· will lift it ; then will emerge the Caliphate based on the prophetic standard of values", 1 Thia tradition of exquisite beauty is an interesting and complete epito_me of the undulat- ing, hiitory of Islam. Our Ho~y Master, ~uhammad ( Peace. of Allah be on. him and His choicest bles1ings ) has used choice language which describes the whole story in a nutshell, covering, in a graphic manner, every epoch of the Muslim era. He places foremost the. period of prophethood which- is, so to say, the pivotal point of the entire organism; it is succeeded by the Caliphate, not the commonly understood Caliphate when at times even tyrants shared the honorific title but Caliphate which had its roots in the standard of values defined and determined by Prophethood, a Caliphate that succeeds a true Prophet under Div:ine direction for the implementation of the scheme laid down by the presiding Prophet of the diijpensation. In a manner of s p e a k i II g the Caliphate of this pattern is a complementary adjunct of prophethood as was the Culiph~te of Hazrat Abu Bakr,. Hazrat Omar, Hazrat Osman and Hazrat Ali ( Allah be pleased with them all ) in succession to our Holy Prophet Muhammad J Musnad Ahmad, Vo/uMe V. Pagi 404.