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VIII The Verse “ Those who are in authority among You” is Applicable to Both the Worldly Authorities and Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Separate Commands for the Two Types of Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 The Command to Follow Always Sunnah of Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n are a Model for the Ummah. . . . . . . 129 Discussion of A yat-e-Istikhl a f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Performance of Prayer, in its True Sense, is not Possible without Khilafat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 True Obedience to the Messenger is also not Possible without Khilafat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Summary of the Subject Matter of A yat-e-Istikhl a f. . . . 138 Signs of True Khulaf a ’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Earlier Khilafats were either Khilafats of Prophethood or Khilafats of Kingship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Why has the Resemblance been Ascribed to Khilafat of Prophethood and Not the Khilafat of Kingship?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Promise of Khilafat Conditional upon Faith and Acts of Goodness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Loss of Khilafat is Due to the Shortcoming of a Jam a ‘at, not because of a Shortcoming in the Khalifah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Sign of the Establishment of Religion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Transforming Fear into Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Hadrat Umar ra was not Afraid of his Martyrdom. . . . . . . 156 Hadrat Usman ra also did not Feel any Fear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Martyrdom of Hadrat Ali ra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Allah, the Almighty Safeguards His Khulaf a ’ from Ordinary Fears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 A Vision of the Holy Prophet sa Fulfilled after His Death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 After the Deaths of Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n their Fear Continued to be Transformed into Security. . . . . . . . . . . 163 The Awe of Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n on Non-Muslim Kings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164