Sunday, August 9, 2009
Muslim's Duty towards Khilafa
As a Muslim, we are khalifa of Allah (ST) on earth. In order to carry out this noblest cause, Islam demands from Muslims all over the world to unite under a central authority to establish rule of Allah on earth. We call this central authority of Muslims as khilafa. Muslim cannot matter unless they have unusual love for their great predecessors and Islam. Muslims individually have abundant Islamic knowledge, but lack the ambition towards establishing khilafa, although it is imperative. This is real cause of their humiliation. If we want help from Allah, we have to follow His command. Islam is universal religion and it cannot dominate unless it has central authority. Otherwise, Muslims are no more than cultural pockets. Muslims have great enthusiasm to learn Islamic sciences for personal satisfaction, but it has no effect on ummah unless they have the same enthusiasm to work for khilafa. The first work which Rasoolallah (SW) did in Madina was to establish a central authority and laid the foundation of khilafa. Rasoolallah (SW) would not migrate to Madina, had he not desired to establish Khilafa. Later the same tradition was carried over by companions of Rasoolallah (SW). Their zeal for working as khaleefa of Allah was so intense that Islam became a dominant force within 50 years. Their impact was so powerful that khilafa remained powerful here or there until last century. Islam entered in all parts of world to remain for ever. Mohammad Bin Qasim came to Sind which was part of India with his army of twelve thousand soldiers and established such a great system of justice under khilafa of Banu Abbas that local Hindus wept when he was recalled to Baghdad. Muslim traders used to come in the western coat of Malabar in India and with their bright character and upright dealing won the hearts of local populace that many became Muslims. One can still see their impact among the people of that region. Why those Muslims mattered, because they had the great satisfaction and pride that Khilafa (even with its shortcomings) was on their back. They had confidence in the lofty principals of Islam and they prided in being part of khilafa and a splendid ummah. One cannot command respect as a nation if this type of fervor is not there. This was such a zeal that scholars like Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shaf’i, imam Ahmed, Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Imam Tirmizi, Nisai, Ibne Maja and Abu Daud etc. could passionately concentrate in the development of Fiqh and Hadeeth for the service of Deene Islam. Despite their differences with rulers of their times, they still valued the blessings of khilafa. They confronted and admonished the rulers to remain within the bound and scope of khilafa as propounded Allah (ST) and practiced by Rasoolallah (SW) and Khulafa alRashideen.
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