Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 154
154 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH Transforming Fear into Security The Fifth sign that Allah, the Almighty mentions is: “He will surely give them in exchange security and peace after their fear. ” After their fearful condition He transforms their fear into security. Some people take this verse to mean that they remain safe from every kind of fear, and argue that Hadrat Umar ra , Hadrat Usman ra and Hadrat Ali ra faced fear after their Khilafat because the enemies martyred them. They therefore argue that none other than Hadrat Abu Bakr ra can be accepted as Khal i fa-e-R a shid. Sheikh Abdur Rehman Mi s r i has also emphasized this point, and wrote that the real Khalifah was only Hadrat Abu Bakr ra , and that the Khilafat of Hadrat Umar ra , Hadrat Usman ra and Hadrat Ali ra do not come within the sphere of A yat-e- Istikhl a f. Bear in mind that such people are misled because they do not ponder over the deeper meanings of the words of the Holy Quran. No doubt, the transformation of fear into security is also a great favour, but Allah, the Almighty does not mention that whatever is considered fear by any random person will be removed from them. He only mentions,