Khilafat o Mulookiyat Premium Edition

Khilafat o Malookiat is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi in October 1966 as a refutation of the book, “The Caliphate of Hazrat Mu’awiyah and Yazid” by Pakistani scholar Mahmood Ahmad Abbasi. Maududi argued that individuals do not have the right to force their dictatorial rule over Muslims through aggression, instead, Islam calls for the system of a Caliphate, known in its modern form as Islamic democracy. The book discusses the principles through which the first Caliphate was established, and the reasons due to why it converted into kingship, a first in Muslim history. Other topics include the reasons for the end of the Caliphate, the era of Hazrat Usman ibn Affan, the conflict between Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Muawiyah, the rules of Islamic government, and how the degeneration of the Rashidun Caliphate began the system of religious divisions among Muslims.

The book claims that the Caliph is selected by the majority votes of Muslims. Caliphate always works in the outline given by Islam. The book deals with the era of Hazrat Usman, the third Caliph, and the events which occurred at that time, arguing that unrest in the nascent Muslim society started due to some unpopular decisions by the government. After Hazrat Usman, Hazrat Ali was selected as a Caliph by the majority of Muslims. After the peace agreement between Hazrat Hassan and

Hazrat Mu’awiyah, Mu’awiyah became the first king of Muslim history. The book also mentions the various factional groups of that time