Understanding Islam — Page 58
57 the Holy Quran and A ḥā d ī th. In the Holy Quran, Allah speaks of this promise and what it entails, as follows: Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will surely make them Successors in the earth, as He made Successors from among those who were before them; and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them; and that He will surely give them in exchange security and peace after their fear: They will worship Me, and they will not associate anything with Me. Then whoso is ungrateful after that, they will be the rebellious. 11 The Muslims here are promised a “successorship” or Khil ā fat similar to the one granted to those before them. Prophet Muhammad sa elaborated how this Khil ā fat was to be granted when he said: Prophethood shall remain among you as long as Allah shall will. He will bring about its end and follow it with Khil ā fat on the precepts of prophethood for as long as He shall will and then bring about its end. A tyrannical