Souvenir on 50th Jalsa Salana USA — Page 7
KHILAFAT I Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur'an:. . Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will surely make them successors in the earth. as He made successors from among those who were before them~ and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them and that He will surely gi\'C them in exchange. . ,ecurit} and peace after their fear: they will wor. . ,hip Me. and they will not associate an) thing with Me. Then who-. e i-. ungrateful after that, they will be the rebellious. " (24:56) The Holy Prophet (SA) said: "O Mu-. lims, this prophethood will remain with you as long as Allah wi<. ,hes it to remain. Then it would come to an end, to be replaced with Khilafat which would be on the pattern of prophethood (a. . , it is sup- plement to it) and would remain as long as Allah wills. Then this Khilafat would also come to an end. The rulers who cut (are cruel to people) will replace them for as long as Allah wills. Then this period will also come to an end. Then there will be the rule of usurpers. and that period too will come to an end. Arter that Khilafat. on the pattern of Prophcthood. would re-emerge. After saying this, the Holy Prophet (SA) did not add any further comment-. . " (Ma. mad Ahmad: Vol. 5. Page 404) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In accordance with the promise of Almighty Allah and the prophecy of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SA), Khilafat was established in Islam after the demise of the Holy Prophet (SA). But it lasted only about thirty years and was followed by the kingship and foreign rule. All Muslims eagerly looked forward to the re-establishment of Khilafat on the pat- tern of prophethood as prophesied by the Holy Prophet (SA).