Peace be upon you!
First a parable: ---- Some revered angels are always in search of those gatherings on earth, in which people remember God. These angels cover such meetings with their wings. When the people leave, angels go to God for report. They tell Him they found some people worshiping, praising and glorifying Him. Then after some more dialogue God says that He would bestow upon them His paradise, save them from fire, give them whatever they ask, and also would bless that passerby who sat with those people just to see what they were doing.
This metaphore is told by the holy prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and it ignites hope. To get blessings, positive changes in character, good acts, worship and rememberrance of God is needed. After doing so, believers progress with their tomorrow better than their today.
They have morals of two types; They pay rights to God and rights to human with the grace of God and seek divine help wih prayers so that they should come out of their low-self. Low-self acts as an internal Satan, in addition to external Satan. [Please note, according to holy Quran, human is bestowed with noble raw qualities and one has to cultivate these to get higher stages of moral-state and peace-with-God state with help of divine education otherwise these original raw qualities gravitate and act as low-self. [ point beautifully explained in online book - The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam in w.alislam.org book section ]
Rights of God include worshiping One God, obeying His commandments, avoiding disobedience and forbidens, and continue to believe His prophets.
Paying rights of people ensure the peace, love and harmony in the world. These rights include, according to holy Quran:
Enjoining good, forbiding evil, talking with people with kindness, courtesy with relatives, taking care of needy and poor, safeguarding trusts and commitments, removing others’ pains with own sacrifice, dealing each other with humility, avoiding ill thoughts for others, loving truthfulness, hating lies, thankfulness to God for favours and people, not always taking revenge but forgiving others if correction is possible, patience, capacious hearted, justice, giving true testimony even it goes against own people, return good for good and progress higher to exercise benevolence and further rise to do good as with natural eagerness as between kindred ( mother-like kindness), good behaviour with neighbours and subordinates, ready to answer any call for sake of peace, striving to excel in goodness. Much more commandments like these are given in the holy Quran.
Also there are some evils mentioned which destroy peace of society and these attract punitive actions. These evil include falsely accusing chaste women.
It is commanded not to discontinue goodness and not to stop human welfare because of personal vendetta. Men are asked to lower their eyes and not to gaze women. Women are asked to lower their eyes and use cover.
One of the commandments is to take permission before entering others’ houses and to be careful about certain times when family members are relaxed. In general, modesty is to be reflected in believers’ dress and behaviour in life.
Excellence in belief and progress in good deeds are requirements to get blessings of institution of caliphate. ( w.mta.tv) These are achieved when one pays rights to God and rights to people. Chapter Nur of Quran which has the key verse for caliphate ( 24, 56) has numerous mentions of rights.
Writing a daily log to see how much progress is being made in righteouness is very helpful, explained by promised ahmadiyya reformer.
Businesses do not make believers neglecting remembring God and to offer financial sacrifices.
After the prophet, the blessings of caliphate continue in those who (and their progeny) worship and do good deeds with sense of ‘we listened and we obeyed’. Fullfiment of pledge of alligeance is required. They do not make lofty claims but they are obedient in known goodness. They are firm in practicing faith. Fear does not come near them and their fears are changed to peace. This requires positive change in selves.
Those who have denied the blessings of caliphate have a history of decay as compared to the continued growth and strength in followers of caliphate of promised reformer.
Believers have to strengthen the caliphate by serving its cause with sacrifice of their time and self to illumine the world with peace brought by faith and Allah -- the Lord, the Graciuos, the Merciful.
