3RD MARCH 1924 - THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ISLAMIC KHILAFAH The Prophet Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said, The knots of Islam will be undone one by one until every one of them is undone, and the first one to be undone is the ruling by the Book of Allah (swt) and the last one is the prayer. (Muslim) The Prophet Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam established the knots of Islam upon the earth. For thirteen years, he endured many hardships so that the earth could be shaded. For thirteen centuries thence, the Muslims lived by this noble rule. In this period, they enjoyed Allahs (swt) pleasure. In the above Hadith, the Prophet Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam spoke of how this would not last. Throughout the centuries of Islamic rule, Muslims who read this Hadith shuddered at the mere thought of the loss of the Islamic State. The Khilafah was abolished on 3rd March 1924. In its place today are over fifty secular states. The advocates of secularism would have us feeling no remorse at this huge loss. Secularists perceived it as a step forward; the destruction of the Islamic rule was a sign of progress. They are even told to idolise the man who was so instrumental in its destruction, Mustafa Kemal. The abolition of the Khilafah has been far from a step forwards. Its demise inflicted wounds, from which we are still scarred today. The events surrounding its abolition revealed many vital issues that affect us. It was not a freak occurrence or an accident. It was a culmination of decades of work by the colonial powers Muslims must take heart that the Prophet reported on the Khilafahs return after its demise. The Messenger of Allah said, The Prophethood will remain among you for as long as Allah wills, then Allah will lift it when He wishes to, then it will be a Khilafah Rashidah (Rightly Guided) on the method of the Prophethood, it will remain for as long as Allah wills, then Allah will lift it if He wishes, then it will be a hereditary leadership which will remain for as long as Allah wills, then He will lift it if he wishes, then it will be a tyrannical rule, and it will remain so for as long as Allah wills, then He will lift it if He wishes, then it will be a Khilafah on the method of the Prophethood, then he kept silent. (Ahmad) Allah (swt) says, Allah has promised those amongst you who believe and work righteous deeds, that he will indeed grant them inheritance of power in the earth, as he granted it to those before them; that he will establish in authority their Deen, which he has chosen for them, and that he will change their state from a state of fear into a state of security and peace. They will worship me alone and not associate partners with me, and those who reject faith after this, they will be the rebellious and the wicked (an-Noor :55)
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