An Exposition of Some Criticisms Against Khilafat-e-Rashida — Page 40
40 C onclusion We have therefore fully exposed the criticism against Khilafat - i - Rashida through such authoritative sources as the Quranic verses, the sayings of the Holy Prophet and his companions and the verdicts of the Promised Messiah. We have also shown that all arguments against Khilafat - i - Rashida are baseless and without founda tion and that the true teachings of Islam require the believers to accept wholeheartedly the election of a Khalifa and to give him their complete and unstinted loyalty. History bears witness to the fact that although the opponents of Khilafat did succeed t o some degree in causing confusion and disruption in the ranks of Islam in early ages, they completely failed in their mission of annihilating Islam which continued to grow from strength to strength with the Grace of God. The future of Islam is still more glorious and is certainly completely assured as is indicated in the verse of Khilafat in th e Holy Quran. I request the believers therefore to keep the lessons of history in mind and to know it full well that whenever any forces arose to weaken the institution of Khilafat, they might have succeeded to a limited extent for a limited time, but they never did pre vail for any appreciable length of time. Whenever believers made use of their instinctive perceptions and resolutely stood up to guard the institution of Khilafat with complete dedication and obedience, they gained on their stature not only in worldly matt ers but also