Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 36
36 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH this is the definition of a king, his mother proves true to the definition. Essential Features of Government Government has a specific jurisdiction. When we identify a government, it must have some necessary features. Some of them are: (1) There must be a specified boundary of a country’s government, i. e. whatever the organization is, it must have a boundary and jurisdiction from one place to another. Boundaries are an important feature of government. (2) Government has the power to restrict the financial, personal, and civic liberties of people. For instance, government has the power to imprison someone, to expel someone from the country, or collect revenue by force. Similarly, it can impose restrictions on personal liberty. For instance, it can order the youth to join the army or it can call volunteers at a time of need. (3) It has the power to levy and collect taxes. Similarly, it has the power to make treaties with sovereign countries, to make laws for immigrants and emigrants, and to regulate business and trade. It has the power of Qa da. In short, all of these functions fall within the jurisdiction of government, and it has the power to deal with them in its own way. Particularly, the existence of boundaries is a necessary requisite for government, for boundaries enable it to delimit the