Hence it has been said...

Hence it has been said: Offer Friday prayers if there is a righteous Imam to lead it; otherwise do not offer it. Do not support and acknowledge a despotic government. However, if the Muslims themselves gather together and offer prayers and the said obstacle is not there, there is no reason why Friday prayers should not be obligatory. When we study the Hadith regarding Friday prayers we find that it is similar to Jihad.

The Holy Imams of Ahl-al- Bayt used to say: 'For what purpose do you perform Jihad? Do you perform it so that the people may get more war booty? Or that luxuries may increase in the palace of Haroon-al-Rashid? Or that the number of the…