Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 44
44 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH word has a connotation which Islam does not approve of; nevertheless, the institution of a national and legal organization is proven. This is what we wish to prove; and we believe that Khilafat is essential to establish that organization. Thus, Khilafat is an Islamic organization, and not the outcome of an interim policy. I agree that if the need for Khilafat were denied, that would support the logic of Ali bin Abdur Razzaq. In one way or the other, that would also lead to rejection of the organization established by the Holy Prophet sa. Those who deny Khilafat without accepting this viewpoint are either fools or want to deceive people. Since it is proven that the Holy Quran ordains that national affairs and national organizations are a part of religion, and the fact that the Holy Prophet sa implemented them makes them religious, his directives and guidance in these matters is sunnah, which is to be followed in the same way as the commands of S al a t and Fasting etc. The demand for any concession in these is also a demand for a concession in the faith of Islam. This logic simultaneously affirms that as the commands of S al a t and Fasting did not come to an end after the life of the Prophet sa , so the commands concerning the nation’s and country’s organization have also not come to an end after his death. S al a t and Fasting are necessary for the spiritual progress of a person, also necessary is the organization to enforce rules for the progress of a