The
Promise
of Allah to the Prophet &
the Believers- 2
By
the grace of Allah I continue the second part of the sermon that I
started last week. It is a very important subject for all of humanity
in general and also for all Muslim brothers and sisters around the
world as a whole and especially for all Ahmadis in general. If we
study Surah An-Nur (Light) correctly, it is indeed a Surah
which gives light to all people and especially to all Muslims and to
all Ahmadis as well, because Allah (swt ) says:
« Wa’adalluhul
lazina aamanuu minkum wa’amiilus-swalihati layastakhli fannahum fil
arzi kamastakhlafallazina min qablihim. »
“Allah
has promised to those of you who believe [in His oneness and His
message], and do good works, that He will surely make them Caliphs
[Successors or Heirs] on earth, just as He made Caliphs (from among)
those who came before them.” (Surah
Al-Nur 24 : 56).
So,
without a doubt, this is a chapter that projects [gives]
extraordinary light, and thus you cannot then say that you do not
understand its verses or that you see nothing [of its clear meanings
and explanations]. Allah (swt) shows us very clearly that in the
Muslim Community also He will send His Caliphs (successors) just as
He sent Caliphs in the community of Musa (Moses) (as), such as Harun
(Aaron), Yushaa (Joshua), Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon) - May
God’s peace be upon them all, and these Caliphs are even mentioned
in the Holy Quran. They are not caliphs elected by man. So, this
verse means that there will be caliphs with the same titles as the
prophets before [their advent].
In
a Hadith found in Mishkat,
Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) explains this verse clearly where he says
[this is a long Hadith - I only mention part of it]:
“Takuunun-nabuwatu fikum mashaa
allahu… Summa takuunu khilafatun
alaminhajin nabuwat summa takuuno mulkan ‘azzan… Summa takuno
alan minhajin nabuwate summa sakata.”
Translation:
Prophethood will remain among you as long as it pleases Allah (swt);
then the caliphs based on prophethood will be instituted and then
there will be the reign of wicked and tyrannical kings ... and then
there will come again caliphs based on the system of prophethood
[after the prophet]. That’s all. [He stops with these words].
(Mazahir’ul Haq, Vol. IV; pg. 26)