Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 269
269 The details as to the method of the election or ap- pointment of the members of the Advisory Council and the appointment of the governors and other officials, etc. , have been purposely omitted by Islam so that they may be settled according to the exigencies of the time and so that human reason may have adequate scope for exercise and expansion, a principle which is essential for the intellectual development of man. The Holy Quran prohibited the Muslims from questioning the Holy Prophet sa in regard to details, for, many matters are purposely left to the reason and judgment of man. If the smallest detail had been laid down by the Holy Quran or the Holy Prophet sa there would have been no scope left for the intellectual development and progress of man and thus serious injury would have been done to mankind. There are several forms of government at present in existence, but whosoever studies the constitution laid down by Islam will be compelled to acknowledge that it is not possible to devise a better form of government. On the one hand, it comprises the best form of represen- tative government, and on the other, it is entirely free from party spirit, for the sovereign is not dependent upon the aid or cooperation of any particular party or section. He confines and devotes himself to the study of the welfare of his country and people, and as his office is held on a life tenure, the country is not deprived of the services of its best brain after a period of time. In the case of a purely secular ruler or head of a State, however, the matter of the tenure of his appoint- ment would be regulated by the constitution. His ap-