Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 157
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 157 that it would destroy all the Muslims and come to the chair of the Khalifah to martyr him, but in granting the prayer of Hadrat Umar ra Allah, the Almighty created such circumstances that instead of a foreign attack on Medina, a wicked man rose from inside to martyr him by dagger. Hadrat Usman ra also did not Feel any Fear The incidents that happened to Hadrat Usman ra also indicate that he never entertained any fear of them. History proves that when the rebels attacked Medina, they spread on all sides of the mosque before prayer. They separated the Medinites from one another so that they might not face them collectively. But in spite of this revolt, mutiny and disturbance, Hadrat Usman ra came to the mosque all alone for leading the prayer. He did not fear anyone at all. On his way to the mosque the people warned him not to go there in such a great disturbance while the rebels attacked his house. Instead of asking the Companions ra to guard his house he, on oath, asked them not to put their lives in danger while protecting him. He advised them to go to their homes and not to worry about him. Does a person afraid of martyrdom behave like this? Can a fearful person tell those concerned people to go home and not worry about him? Another weighty evidence that Hadrat Usman ra was not afraid of these painful incidents is that once