Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 38
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT 38 Remember Adam as was made khal i fah by God, Who said:. . . I am about to appoint a vicegerent [ khal i fah ] on earth. . . (al-Baqarah, 2:31) What good did the angels achieve by raising an objec- tion to it? You can find it from the Holy Qur’ a n and see that they had to prostrate on account of Adam as. If someone objects to my khil a fat , even if he be an angel, I would respond: It is better for you to submit to the khil a fat of Adam as. If he becomes Ibl i s [Satan] by acting with disobedience and pride, he should ponder: what benefit did Ibl i s derive from his opposition? I repeat: if anyone objects to my khil a fat , and such an objector is an angel, he will be brought by his right nature to submit to Adam as. ( Badr, July 4, 1912) 4) Continuing the same speech, he said: Khilafat is no light affair. You can derive no benefit by agitating this question. No one will make any of you khal i fah , nor can there be one in my lifetime. When I die it will be only that one concerning whom God so wills who will become khal i fah …. You have made a covenant with me. You should not raise the question of khal i fah. God has made me khal i fah and now I cannot be set aside by any of you, nor has anyone the power to set me aside. If some of you persist in your attitude then remember that I have with me those who like “Kh a lid bin Wal i d” will chastise you as rebels. ( Badr, July 4, 1912). . . . . .