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The Elipse of Islam________________________________________________________The meanings of the verse “istakhlaf fil ard” have been changedThe following verse of Sura Noor is the most prominent Quranic verse aboutthe establishment of an independent Islamic state:Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteousdeeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance (ofpower), as He granted it to those before them; that He will establish inauthority their religion - the one which He has chosen for them; and that Hewill change (their state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one ofsecurity and peace…. (24/55)It is clear from this verse that the establishment of an independentgovernment is a mandatory result of the firm belief and good deeds. AndDeen can be established only in this way. This means that Deen cannot beestablished without the establishment of our Muslims’ own government.But we have seen that the establishment of government is not necessary forImama. History shows that, with the exception of Ali, not a single Imam hadpower (government). To overcome this difficulty, it was said that in thisverse “istakhlaf” means spiritual Imama and not worldly power.According to Al Kafi: Imam Abu Jafar said, ‘First of all God created ShabQadar in which first He created the Prophet and the Wasi. God’s wisdommade this a yearly occurrence in which all events of the coming year wereregistered. Whoever will deny this will deny the knowledge of God becauseProphets and Mohaddas tell people what they receive from God. Jibreelbrings this information during that night’. I asked, ‘Do Jibreel and otherangels visit Mohaddas and others?’ He said, ‘There is no doubt about theprophets. Besides this, since the beginning of the universe and till the end, arepresentative of God will remain on earth. And, during every Shab Qadar,God will send His commands to that person who is close to Him.______________________________________________________________What happened to Islam after Umar? [ 85 ]