Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 112
112 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH level. Therefore, there should be an executive for its performance. (3) The nation should elect these executives. (4) During the election, it should be kept in mind that the elected persons are competent to fulfil these trusts. Apart from it, no other element should be taken into consideration. (5) Those who are assigned to such positions will not be the master of national affairs but the executives, because it is said: i. e. that they will not inherit the ownership from their forefathers but should be competent for the service. These commands are not purely for religious organization. It is evident from the words that these are the universal commands valid for both types of organization religious and worldly. Hence, Islam does not consider kingship a part of its organization, but it accepts a system based on the electoral process and stresses that all individuals should obey the people who are duly assigned to these functions. Does Islam Acknowledge a Certain Type of Pure Worldly Government? If it is asked whether Islam acknowledges a certain type of pure worldly government or not? The answer to it is that in the presence of all the means available for its support, Islam does not endorse any purely worldly organization. But it also does not ignore the