Guiding Light

Abstract

Translation In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful. God has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteous deeds, that He will, of a surety grant them in the Land, inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He will establish in authority their religion- the one which He has chosen for them; And that He will change (their state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) and not associate aught with Me.' If any do reject Faith after this, they are rebellious and wicked. Surah XXIV.55 In this Qur'anic verse, Allah points out the three basic conditions for nations to gain leadership and establish civilization on earth. These three are: 1) clarity of vision and commitment to goals (Iman); 2) determination to translalatevision into action through appropriate means ('Amal); and 3) objectivity in assessing challenges and opportunities in order to devise and carry out strategies and tactics best suited to produce the desired results in accordance with the Laws of Creation (Salih). It is clear from this verse that Khilafah and the establishment of the Muslim Ummah as the leader of humanity and human civilization have to satisfy these three conditions of a clear commitment and a strategy based on a comprehensive understanding of Islam. This Imam has to motivate action. Establishment of the rule of the Ummah and the Khilafa can never be accomplished accordmg to this verse unless the Ummah's actions are based on objective assessments of what can be done and on the objective development and pursuit of goals and objectives (Salih) ...