Unquestioning Submission To Khilafat

Unquestioning  Submission To Khilafat

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

And the heaven, how it is reared aloft?

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed?

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?

Promised Messiah AS expounded obedience to Khilafat and spiritual leadership with reference to these verses. Camel has been taken as example because of its characteristics which other animals do not have, features are:

1- Traveling in a line, behind one leader, which shows their sense of obedience. Thus lays emphasis on obedience and the need of Imam to maintain unity.

2- Stores water for long journeys. Similarly true believers should be ready for their final journey by having provisions and best provision is righteousness,

 خير الزادالتقوى.

3- It is an animal that is used for transportation n carrying goods, thus symbolizes patience, tolerance and endurance. Likewise true believers should demonstrate steadfastness and endurance.

So true believers are admonished to nurture these features in themselves.

Although today only Ahmadis are real embodiment of these verses in the guidance of Khilafat. But we all need to enhance our levels of obedience to absolute obedience with no strings attached and without personal definitions of obedience.

One tradition states:

الإمام جُنّةٌ يقاتل من وراءه

Imam is like a shield and safety is in staying behind it.

And being behind means perfect obedience.

First of all office holders need to understand the concept of obedience so that the members of Jama'at may appear as a straight line of camels. Moreover obedience should be instant without hesitation and construing own meanings.

Secondly there is a great difference between Khilafat and dictatorship/worldly leadership. Huzoor's (May Allah be his Helper) all explanation regarding this point could be summed up in his one sentence from recent Friday Sermon:

"There is no country in the world that I do not go to in my imagination before falling asleep and for whom I do not pray while sleeping and while waking."

Furthermore members of Jama'at should refrain from defining Ma'roof themselves. Huzoor (May Allah be his Helper) said let it be clear that Ma'roof has been defined by God and his Messenger (Peace be upon him) and now only Khilafat is authorized, and being Devine Khilafat it does not operate contrary to Quran and Sunnah.

So in a nutshell there is no option but to obey Khilafat and its time that everyone of us assesses own ground that where do we stand whether we conform willingly to Khilafat or not, and pledge once again unconditional n unfaltering obedience to Khilafat.

Promised Messiah (AS) said in this regard:

"Spiritual endeavors are not needed as much as obedience is."

So obedience obedience obedience nothing but obedience, only then we will attain spiritual acme like the heights of skies and strong faith like firm mountains.

May Allah enable us to practice unquestioning obedience to Khilafat and match our pulses with him. Ameen

(Subject matter courtesy Promised Messiah AS and his Loving KhalifaTulMasih May Allah be his Helper)