Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 215
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 215 his blessings. Similarly his people were the ummah par excellence in the real sense, as it is said, ( A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:111) “You are the best people raised for the good of mankind”. It is, therefore, necessary that those who serve its causes also have public involvement in their election. Therefore Allah, the Almighty decided not to appoint King Khulaf a ’ (in whose election the people are not involved). It was decreed that there should be an elected Khalifah to fully represent Ummat-e- Muhammadiyya, and to ensure the proper growth of the faculty of the ummah. Due to this command every Khalifah is bound to create a maximum awareness so that the public does not commit any mistake in the forthcoming election. This is so because of the distinction of the Holy Prophet sa who is the Chief of all the Prophets, and his ummah is the best of all. Just as the subordinate Prophets of the chief of Prophets received Prophethood by his blessings, so the Khulaf a ’ of the best ummah are appointed by the consent of the ummah. Therefore, this system is due to the superiority of Islam, the Prophet of Islam and the magnanimity of Ummat-e-Islamiyya. The Khilafat of an individual is not abolished but the Khilafat of an individual is presented in a better and more excellent