Socio Political Thought Of Shah WaliAllah Rahmatullahi Alaihi

Selections from Hujjat Alldh al-Bdlighah
which He has chosen for them, and that He will surely give them
security in exchange after their fear. They will serve Me, not associating
aught with Me. And whoever is ungrateful after this, they are
the transgre~sors".'~~
2.14. One of these conditions is that he [i.e. the khalllfah] should be a
Qurashi. The Prophet has said: "The leaders are from amongst the
~ura~sh"."~ The reason warranting this qualification is that the
Truth which God has manifested through the Prophet (peace be upon
him) was revealed in the language of the Quraysh, and in keeping
with their customs and conventions. Most of the quantifications of
'ibadat and specified punishments were those that were already in
vogue among them. Also, many of the injunctions were laid down
against the background provided by their society. That was why they
were able to adopt and uphold them more than any other people
among manlund.
215. Additionally, the Quraysh were the Prophet's own people and group.
They had nothing to take pride except in the exaltation of the Religion
of Muhammad (pace be upon him). Religious zeal was thus
combined for them with a passion for race. Therefore, they provided
the most suitable milieu for the establishment of, and adherence to,
the revealed code of law.
216. Moreover, the khalgah should be an individual from whose obedience
people do not desist in consideration of his noble birth and high
morals. For often those without noble birth are regarded as worthless
and contemptible by the commonalty. Also he [i.e. the khal$ah]
should be from amongst those who are known for enjoying prestigious
and leading positions in the society, and whose group has a
practical experience of marshalling people and conducting war and
whose people are strong and prepared to protect and support him
and dedicate their lives for his sake. All these qualities were not
combined except in Quraysh, particularly after the investiture of the
Prophet (peace be upon him) by God to carry out His mission and
the rise of the Quraysh to a position of honour as a result thereof.
217. It was to this fact that Abti Bakr al-Siddiq (may God be pleased
with him) was referring when he said: "This mission shall not rise
to prominence except through Quraysh who dwell in the middle of
Arabia ..."'ll