Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 36
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT 36 It is obvious that the leader whose obedience is incumbent upon everyone after the Nab i, is a khal i fah. It was therefore essential that the system of khil a fat be established in the Jam a ‘at so that it may not revert to a scattered condition in nature and thoughts. 6) Similarly, in Paigh a m-e- S ul h 16 the Promised Messiah as wrote inviting the Hindus to a pledge of peace and in relation to the breach of that pledge: They would pay a substantial penalty, not less than 300,000 rupees, to the leader of the Ahmadiyyah Jam a ‘at. ( Ibid. ) This also shows that it is essential that a leader and an Im a m, whose obedience is incumbent upon all members, must always be present in the Jam a ‘at; otherwise the pledge would be mean- ingless. These sayings of the Promised Messiah as clearly prove that the system of khil a fat is destined to continue after the Promised Messiah as and it would be the righteous khil a fat in the form of individuals. Parliaments or societies have never been established as khulaf a’ nor would they be in future. Sayings of H a dr at Khalifatul Masih I ra Hadrat Maul a n a H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra was appointed to the office of khil a fat on May 27, 1908. From then upto the time of his demise, he explained the importance of khil a fat , and adher- ence to it, in several of his speeches and sermons. 16. The last book written by the Promised Messiah as.