Without the Khilafah, the Islamic lands will remain torn up and the Islamic peoples will remain divided. Without the Khilafah the kafir, crusader and colonial states will continue to control us, plunder our resources and create divisions amongst us. Without the Khilafah, the Jews will continue to occupy our sacred places and kill and humiliate our brothers in Palestine. Without the Khilafah, the Islamic peoples in Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kashmir, Uzbekistan and so on will continue to be killed. They will continue to be expelled from their homes, their mosques will be destroyed and their honour will be violated, all these calamities without anybody coming to their rescue.
He (Subhanahu Wa Ta’aala) willed that the Islamic ummah should reawaken again and revive from her decline and realise that her rescue is only by the re-establishment of the Khilafah. One of the most important fundamentals of Islam, after the Islamic ‘aqeedah is the Khilafah state. Without the Khilafah, those Muslims who do not work seriously for its implementation will be sinful and incur the anger of Allâh even if they fast, pray, make Hajj and pay Zakah. This is because the work to establish the Khilafah Rashidah is a fard on every Muslim, and it should be conducted with the most extreme effort and utmost speed.
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....This is because the work to establish the Khilafah Rashidah is a fard on every Muslim, and it should be conducted with the most extreme effort and utmost speed.
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I don't know how many times you wanna go over this, or if "Clubber Lang" is a bot (automatic chatter program). Anyway, "fard" is what Allah swt "commanded" us in Quran. Please enlighten me with the verse in Quran which proves your point above. Thanks.
I don't know how many times you wanna go over this, or if "Clubber Lang" is a bot (automatic chatter program). Anyway, "fard" is what Allah swt "commanded" us in Quran. Please enlighten me with the verse in Quran which proves your point above. Thanks.
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*Salaam OK bro sorry if u heard that b4 (wel maybe it will useful 4 ppl who dont know)
anyway here is the eveidence:*
And rule between them by that which Allah revealed to you, and do not follow their vain desires away from the truth which came to you”. [TMQ 5:48]
“And rule between them by that which Allah revealed to you and do not follow their whims, and beware (be on the alert) that they may deviate you away from even some part of what Allah revealed to you”. [TMQ 5:49]
The speech of Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta’Ala) to the Prophet (Salallahu Alaihi Wasalaam) is a speech to his Ummah unless there is evidence which limits the speech to him. In this case there is no such evidence, so the aforementioned verses order all Muslims to establish the rule. The establishment of the Khaleefah does not mean other than the establishment of the rule and the authority. On the other hand, Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta’Ala) made it obligatory upon Muslims to obey those in authority, i.e. the ruler, which indicates that the existence of the ruler is obligatory upon Muslims.
O you who believe obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority amongst you”. [TMQ 4:59]
Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta’Ala) does not order obedience to those who do not exist. This indicates that the existence of the ruler is obligatory. When Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta’Ala) orders obedience to those in authority it is an order to establish them. The implementation of the Shari‘ah depends upon the existence of the ruler, thus, the establishment of the ruler becomes obligatory as its absence will result in the sin of neglecting the Shari‘ah.
Clubber Lang, I have read these ayats before, and thank you for posting again, but these ayats do not suggest any form of government. The only thing I see here mentioned is that Allah swt's commands should be obeyed in every aspect of government. But that can be achieved with many forms of government, not just "khilafah"
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Without the Khilafah, the Islamic lands will remain torn up and the Islamic peoples will remain divided. Without the Khilafah the kafir, crusader and colonial states will continue to control us, plunder our resources and create divisions amongst us. Without the Khilafah, the Jews will continue to occupy our sacred places and kill and humiliate our brothers in Palestine. Without the Khilafah, the Islamic peoples in Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kashmir, Uzbekistan and so on will continue to be killed. They will continue to be expelled from their homes, their mosques will be destroyed and their honour will be violated, all these calamities without anybody coming to their rescue.
He (Subhanahu Wa Ta’aala) willed that the Islamic ummah should reawaken again and revive from her decline and realise that her rescue is only by the re-establishment of the Khilafah. One of the most important fundamentals of Islam, after the Islamic ‘aqeedah is the Khilafah state. Without the Khilafah, those Muslims who do not work seriously for its implementation will be sinful and incur the anger of Allâh even if they fast, pray, make Hajj and pay Zakah. This is because the work to establish the Khilafah Rashidah is a fard on every Muslim, and it should be conducted with the most extreme effort and utmost speed.
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Give me a break man ! ! ! Can't you see the history what happened when people elected their own khaleefa.... People like Yazeed came into power..... He who killed the family of Prophet Mohammad P.B.U.H. in the land of kerbala... with 3 days of thirst and hunger... He who took rida from the ladies of family of Prophet... Brother Khilafat would be more useful if people won't have elected their own khaleefa and Prophet Mohammad would have showed us the light of guidance as in shia history...
we follow Imam who are the defenders of Islam... Imams who dont run away from battle field... Imams who dont mind sacrificing their lives and their family in the way of Allah, Like Ali he stood up in the batlle of Khyber against Umar, Like Imam Hussain who sacrificed his family in the way of Allah, but not give his alligance to Yazeed... Man restoring khilafat would have mattered if there would have been a rightful person.. The best thing is to pray for Imam Mehdi to come soon and spread peace and enlighten us with the light of guidance.
Give me a break man ! ! ! Can't you see the history what happened when people elected their own khaleefa.... People like Yazeed came into power.....
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I don't think Yazeed was "elected", he was selected by his father Muwaiya (who was also self-proclaimed khalifa) and people "had to" accept him. Anyway, my original point was that Allah swt didn't make "fard" on Muslims to establish "khilafa".
Yes, you can call it what you like. Khilafah, Imamate, Sultanate, caliphate etc. The principle is the same i.e. all the laws are implemented, in accordance with the ayah:
“Whoever does not judge by that which Allah has revealed, they are disbelievers” [TMQ 5:44]
and
“Indeed, we have revealed to you the book with the truth so that you may rule between mankind by that which Allah has shown you” [4:105]
On the issue of what exactly to call it (given the multitude of options), we use the term Khilafah because the Prophet (saw) himself used that term to describe a situation where the laws of Islam are implemented. It was narrated by Ahmed in his Musnad, from Al-Nu’man b. Bashir, who said: “We were sitting in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (saw), and Bashir was a man who did not speak much, so Abu Tha’labah Al-Khashnee came and said: ‘Oh, Bashir bin Sa’ad, have you memorised the words of the Messenger of Allah (saw) regarding the rulers?’ Huthayfah replied, ‘I have memorised his words’. So Abu Tha’labah sat down and Huthayfah said, ‘The Messenger of Allah (saw) said ‘Prophethood will be amongst you whatever Allah wishes it to be, then He will lift it up if He wished to lift it up. Then there will be a Khilafah on the way of the Prophet, and it will be whatever Allah wishes it to be, then He will lift it up if Allah wished to lift it up. Then there will be an inheritance rule, and it will be whatever Allah wishes it to be, then He will lift it up if He wished to lift it up. Then there will be a coercive rule, and it will be whatever Allah wishes it to be, then He will lift it up if He wished to lift it up. Then there will be a Khilafah on the way of Prophethood.’ Then he was silent.”
he was picked by Muhammad (SAW), no? I mean, he was our Prophet's first choice..?
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Allah knows better about that. But we know an indication (arguably)towards Hazrat Abu Bakar R.A, since Prophet SAW prayed behind him in his last days. This was a clear indication from Allah and his messenger that who will be khalifa. Most of Sahaba did bai't on his hand and that's the democratic stamp on his selection.
