Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 210
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 210 wrote that the Companions possessed such strength of fidelity and faith that they would readily lay down their lives for the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. They would stand where there was no other option but to give their lives. The condition of Christ’s disciples, however, was to the contrary. One of them had him arrested in exchange for thirty pieces of silver, and the others deserted him, unable to stand by his side even for a short period. One cursed him to his face. What comparison and likeness can there be between these disciples [of Christ] and the Companions [of the Holy Prophet s as ]? Then, carrying out a rational comparison, he wrote that the condition of the disciples was such that they were not even capa- ble of managing a village. As opposed to this, the Companions ra exemplified such excellence in the sciences of politics and gov- ernance and gave evidence of such proficient capability that the like of it cannot be found today. They administered the man- agement of a great empire. The examples of Hadrat ‘Umar and Hadrat Ab u Bakr, may Allah be pleased with them both, are readily available. During the Khilafat of Hadrat Ab u Bakr S idd i q, such peril- ous sedition had arisen that if it were not for the grace of Allah the Exalted, serious afflictions would have been faced. However, strengthened with God Almighty’s support, Hadrat Ab u Bakr rectified and reformed this mischief as well as those wild bed- ouins who had become apostates. Therefore, even though they were fully prepared and filled with truth and divine light, Allah the Exalted said to them: 1 ْوَل اَل َرَفَن ْنِم ِّلُك ٍةَقْرِف ْمُهْنِّم ٌةَفِٕىٓاَط ْوَل اَل َرَفَن ْنِم ِّلُك ٍةَقْرِف ْمُهْنِّم ٌةَفِٕىٓاَط 1. S u rah at-Taubah, 9:122 [Publisher]