Re: Khilafat-need to know more
Lmao. Since when has khiafat existed in nether first place? All the khalifahs have been nothing but monarchs in all of islamic history. Be it Umayyads, Abbasids, or Fatimids.
The only time one may call it khilafat was the early islamic history. That was not monarchy.
But even during that time there were no rules for selection of khalifah. The first khalifah hand-chose the second one. The second one made a committee. While third and fourth ones were martyred. Even before their martyrdom, the last two caliphs did not give any indication as to how their heir would be chosen.
So how can one come up criteria of system of khilafat? Obviously, one has to made it up somehow. And call the product KHILAFAT!
It is also interesting to know how people felt about khilafat in history. After prophet’s death it was agreed that those close to prophet, the Muhajirs, have right to become khalifah. Then during Umayyad items, it was agreed that khalifah must be from Quraish. Then Abbasids came and said khalifah should not just be from Quraish but from Banu Hashim brach of Quraish. Then Fatimids said that khalifah is not just from Banu Hashim but from Banu Fatima brach of Banu Hashim.
And then totally opposite happened. The Turks became the rulers. And now they declared that khalifah could be anyone. He does not even need to be Arab. Thus the Ottomans were now declared khalifah.
In other words, anyone with power could declare himself a khalifah. And rules will be bent to accommodate him.
Well, if anyone could be khalifah then why did Muslims went against khawarij in the first place? After all, long before Khilafat was accepted to belong to non-Arabs (non Banu Fatima, non Banu Hashim, non Banu Quraish), it was khawarij who had first said during the time of Ali that khalifah could be a non-Arab, and the only thing required for being a khalifah is Iman.
Badalta he rang aasman kese kese