Being a Boss means having responsibility for,
not superiority over another. Similarly,
Qawwamiat is also a responsibility. It fulfils the
administrative need, rather than exercising
superiority over one another. If the difference
between this practical need and ideological
authority is fully understood, then the concept of
Qawwamiat will be easy to understand.
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of the Qur ’an says: “Your
wives are a tilth for you. Go then, into your tilth
as you will Do good deeds, and fear God and
know that you shall meet him. And give good
tidings to believers.”(2:223)
In this verse, the words ‘do good deeds’ sum
up the basic theme. This central idea explains the
full verse, which means that one should be
engaged in activities which are beneficial for the
future. Man must prepare himself for all the
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