Each of the sects, the Jamaats
(communities) of Islam, is seeking the Khilafat for itself, to lead the
Ummah, but this Khilafat – let me tell you – is chosen by Allah! When
man deviates from the path of Allah and abandons the spiritual heritage of
Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), of Islam – an Islam that all the prophets have preached
since the creation of man – then Allah sees the need to raise His own Khalifa
(Caliph/ Representative) to bring about that unity. This Khalifa of
Allah does all he can, through the divine revelation he receives, to revive the
Qur’an and Islam in the hearts of people across the world; not just Muslims,
but also people of other faiths who have long lost the right path.
So, if we look closely,
who truly deserves the Khilafat? When we analyse the sects of Islam that have
deviated from the right path, we see how many have already lost true guidance;
therefore, each Muslim must reflect on whether he is truly following the “Siratwal
Mustaqeem” (the straight path), and where it is truly leading him: towards
Allah and His pleasure, or towards divine anger and punishment?
A Khilafat that is based on the footsteps and works of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) – when the time comes, it will appear, and continue to appear, after people have lost the compass of Islam – that is, when they lose the direction that leads to true Islam.