Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 151
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 151 the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at has become corrupt, then he will have to admit that at this time despite there still being a large number of Companions ra of the Promised Messiah as present among us and the age being full of the machinations of the Antichrist, this tree [Ahmadiyyat] which was destined to prosper and spread throughout the world, has been attacked by Satan and has been deprived of its faith; and not just that, but even its potential for acts of goodness have been crushed. According to such a claimant, the Khalifah has become corrupt, and the Holy Quran reveals that true Khulaf a ’ will continue to come as long as the majority of Jam a ‘at remains firm on faith and acts of goodness. The denial of Khilafat is not just a denial of the Khalifah but it also amounts to saying that the Jam a ‘at has been deprived of faith and acts of goodness. Sign of the Establishment of Religion The fourth sign of a Khalifah enunciated by Allah, the Almighty is that their religious commands and ideas are spread in the world by Allah, the Almighty. Therefore, He says: Allah, the Almighty will glorify their religion and in spite of adverse circumstances, He will establish it in the world.