Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 228
228 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH (Al-‘Ankab u t, 29:28) “We placed the gift of Prophethood and the Book among his descendants, and We gave him his reward in this life, and in the Hereafter he will surely be among the righteous. ” The excellence that Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) received was of Prophethood and after him offspring continuously received prophetic Khilafat which filled his house with honor. Once somebody asked the Holy Prophet sa : “O Messenger of Allah! Who is the most honoured one? He replied, ‘The person who is the most righteous. ’ ‘O Messenger of Allah! That is not my question. ’ He replied, ‘Then Y u suf as is greatly honoured. He himself was a prophet, and also a son of a Prophet. His grandfather was also a Prophet and his great grandfather Hadrat Abraham as was also a Prophet’. ” 49 When we say, “just as You bestowed blessings and generosity” or just as You bestowed Your bounties we pray to Allah, the Almighty to give the same 49 Bukh a r i , Kit a b-ul-Anbiy a ’, B a bo Qaulill a hi Ta‘ a l a laqad k a na f i Y u sufa wa Ikhwatih i , by Muhammad bin Ism a ’ i l Abu Abdullah Al-Bukh a r i Al- Ju‘f i , publisher, D a r ibni Kath i r Al-Yam a mah, Beirut.