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izalatul khafa By Hazrat Shah Waliullah. Hazrat Shah Waliullah Dehlvi is the author of the book Izalatul Khafa An Khilafatul Khulafa. It is an excellent book about the Khilafat of the Khulafa e Rashideen. The author proved that the Khilafat of the Khulafa e Rashideen was the selection of Allah. He quoted the references from Quran and Sunnah. Shah Waliullah talked about the virtues and justice of the Khulafa e Rashideen R.A. The book Izalatul Khafa Urdu is an Urdu translation of the original Persian edition. Hazrat Shah Waliullah was a great scholar of Islam. He authored many books about the teachings of Islam. Moreover, he was the first scholar to translate the Holy Quran into Persian. Shah Waliullah and his family have a vital role in preaching Islam in the subcontinent.
n Izalat al-Khafa’ an Khilafat al-Khulafa, Shah Wali Allah attempts to demonstrate the fundamental importance of this early model of Khiliifah, as one of the cardinal principles of religion. Explaining the purpose of writing this book in its preface, he says:
In this age, the heretic credulity of people has lent itself to the influence of the doctrines of the Shi’ah so much so that many people in this country entertain doubts regarding the validity of the installation of the Orthodox Caliphs. Therefore, Divine favor radiated the heart of this humble servant with knowledge. It established with certainty the conviction that the accession to the caliphal office (khilafah) by these early elders of Islam was one of the cardinal principles of religion. Without strict adherence to this principle, no other principle of the shari’ah could be sustained on any firm ground.
Explaining the significance of his endeavor in the preface of Izalat al-Khafa, Shah Wali Allah substantiates his contention that the conviction about the valid caliphal authority of the four early caliphs was one of the cardinal principles of Religion. In this connection, he argues that a large body of injunctions contained in the Qur’an was brief and summarily expressed. Their full understanding and wider ramifications compel recourse to explanations and commentaries of the early pious authorities (salaf salih). Further, for their interpretation, we have to fall back on the traditions. These traditions cannot be admitted as an authentic record of Muhammad’s exemplary pattern (sunnah) nor relied upon in juridical arguments, without their transmission and confirmation by these early authorities. Besides, no instrument of resolving the seemingly conflicting traditions is available to us except our reliance on their verdicts. In all the above areas, the early authorities have strictly followed the acts and utterances of these Caliphs. Also the compilation of the Qur’an and a consensus on its authentic reading was accomplished by the efforts of the early caliphs and under their supervision and guidance. Moreover, detailed rules with regard to the institution of the judiciary, the penal ordinances of the shari’ah and the provisions in other fields of public law are based on their opinions and rulings. From these premises, Shah Wali Allah arrives at the -conclusion that: “Whoever attempts to break away from this root (i.e. the early khilafah), he indeed seeks to obliterate the entire corpus of the Religious Sciences.”
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