Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 137
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 137 Obedience to the Messenger does not just mean the performance of Prayer, Fast and Hajj; for these are all commandments of God. The submission to the Messenger is that when he says that now is the time to put more emphasis on Prayer, then all the people start asserting more emphasis upon Prayer. When he says that now the need of Zakat is growing, so be ready to offer contributions, then the people start focusing on contributing more towards Zakat. When he says that now is time to sacrifice your lives or the countries where you live, then they come forward to sacrifice their lives and their countries. Therefore, these three things are totally attached with Khilafat. Allah, the Almighty says that your Prayers will keep losing their value and determination when there is no Khilafat, and so is the case of Zakat, for the sense of submission to the Messenger will keep departing from your hearts. As our Jam a ‘at is accustomed to the system and our members have a sense of submission, even if the members of our Jam a ‘at were placed in the age of the Holy Prophet sa they would have started obeying just as the Companions ra did. But if you take the case of a non-Ahmadi and envision his condition in the age of the Holy Prophet sa , you will see him stumbling at every step. He may say that: “Wait a moment, I have not comprehended the command yet”. It is known about a Pathan who said, “Khu! The Prayer of Muhammad sa has been infringed; it is mentioned in Qud u r i that Prayer is infringed by a