Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Was Islamic government established in Prophet's time?

“How could you say Islamic government was not established at the time of Prophet Muhammad? However, it was established fully in the area of Hijaz as an example.”Asked by ناوید احمد صاحب, دلی

He answers at 1:23:22 in Islam & Prophet of Islam 21 Oct, 2012 · 1 min 47 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:23:22
maulana, agla sawal Dilli se hai Naveed Ahmed sahib ka. unhone likha hai: "how could you say Islamic government was not established at the time of Prophet Muhammad? however, it was established fully in the area of Hijaz as an example." maine yeh nahi kaha ke Islamic musalmanon ka rule nahi tha. nahi. maine yeh kaha ke jo jo depict karte hain log, ke ideal role, woh kahin wajood nahi tha is ka. ideal government, ideal system, ideal society, is ka kahin wajood nahi tha. role to tha, zahir hai. islam se pehle bhi tha, islam ke baad bhi tha.
1:24:01
aaj bhi hai. to islamic government ka hona alag baat hai. lekin log jo is ko depict karte hain is tareeqe se ke wahan koi ideal system tha, perfect samajh tha, yeh bilkul afsanvi baat hai. is ka koi wajood nahi kahin. is ka koi wajood nahi. aap dekhiye, main rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam ki wafat hui to hazrat ayesha kehti hain ke: "falamma tawaffa rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam, rasool Allah ki wafat hui to saare arab mein baghavat phail gayi." where was that ideal government? where was that ideal government? aap bataiye. hazrat hazrat usman ke zamane mein khalifa ko qatl kar dala logon ne. musalmanon ne qatl kiya. is ke baad hazrat ali aur muawiya jang hui. is mein kitne saal woh maare gaye?
1:24:51
to where was that ideal government? government thi is ka banne mein inkar kar raha hoon. lekin log jo aaj bhi mukhtalif tasveer pesh karte hain ke wahan ideal government thi aur perfect system tha, ideal society thi, yeh sab bilkul khayali baatein hain. aisa kuch nahi tha. maulana, agla sawal raipur se hai idrees sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "at the time of prophet of islam, was there any incident of insult?
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