Guiding Light Selection from the Holy Quran

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) ...