Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 33
Khilafat Centenary received many revelations wherein he was addressed as Nabi (prophet) so it was destined that his Khilafat would be established after him , as the Hol y Prophet saw had said, "There has been no Prophet who has not been followed by Khilafat. " (Khasa Isukura part II 115) The Holy Prophet saw says: How can those followers go to perdition whose beginning is marked with my appearance and after me, twelve radiant and wise (khulafa), and the end is marked with the Messiah, son of Mary? Nevertheless, between the two periods, there will occur a thrust of commotion and its perpetrators ha ve nothing with me nor have I an y connection with them. was hanging from heaven. You were weighed with Abu Bakr, your scale was heavier; then Abu Bakr was weighed with Umar. The scale of Abu Bakr was heavier. Then Umar was weighed with Uthman; the scale of Umar was heavier. Then the scale was taken back. The Holy Prophet' aw interpreted this dream. He said that Khilafat points towards Prophethood. After this, Allah will bestow the kingdom to whom He pleases. (Musnad Ahmad Vol. 5 p. 220) This shows that God does not abandon His Prophets. He appoints successors to safeguard the revealed Book and its laws. Allah the Almighty had appointed thousands of successors for the safety of the Torah and its laws, up until the last Prophet in the dispensation of Moses. This Prophet was Hadhrat Isa as (J esus as ). Similarly, Allah bestowed His blessing upon the Holy Prophet' aw , the best Prophet among all, tnQF WISDOM 0 How can those followers go to perdition whose beginning ~ is marked with my appearance and after me, twelve radiant. . . . . and wise (khulafa), and the end is marked with the Messiah, and his tenure is until the Day ofjudgment. The Promised Messiah as gave us the glad tidings of the eternity of the Khilafat of Muhammad saw , which was restored through him. In his book, Al Wasry y at, (p. 7 2004 edition), he writes: 0 son of Mary? Nevertheless, between the two periods, there will occur a thrust of commotion and its perpetrators have > nothing with me nor have I any connection with them. -;;;;. . Holy Prophet saw Ikmalud Din page 757 Ikmalud Din page 157 It is clear from this Hadith that the Messiah would be a Prophet and then his successors would come thereafter; that Khilafat would be called Khilafat- ala-Minhajunnabuwwa, ( Khilafat in the pattern of Prophethood). The following Hadith indicates that Khilafat is related with Prophethood. Hadhrat Abdur Rehman bin Abu Bakr relates: The Holy Prophet saw liked true dreams. One da y the Holy Prophet' aw asked his companions: "Has an y one of you seen any dreams ?" Among them , one of the companions said: "O Prophet of God I saw in a dream that a scale Do not be grieved by that which I have told you and let not your hearts suffer anxiety, for it is necessary for y ou to s ee Qudrat-i-Thanryya - the second manifestation of divin e pow er. Its coming is better for you, for it is permanent and will not be cut off until the Day of judgment. Th e se cond manifestation will not happen until after my departure. It is clear then, that the Promised Messiah's as successors will come to safeguard the Holy Qur'an and the sharia' according to the promise of Allah made in Ayatul Istikhlaf (verse of Al- Nur Ch. 24,v. 56 which deals with succession). It is also a certainty that Khilafat-e- Haqqa Islamia ( true succession in Islam on the pattern of prophethood) will indeed remain as long as this world remains. Insha'Allah.