The Outset of Dissension in Islam — Page 144
144 H A D RAT MIRZA BASHIR-UD-DIN MAHMUD AHMAD Hadrat ‘ Uthm a n ra the rebels began to terrorize the members of his household. The wife of Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra desired to move away and when she left, a wretched person from among them remarked to his associates, “Look at the size of her buttocks. ” Undoubtedly, for a respectable man, no matter what religion he belongs to, it is difficult to even fathom that the rebels would express such foul views at a time when they had just martyred the foremost (pioneer) Companion ra of the Holy Prophet sa ; his son-in-law, the King of the Muslim Empire and then, the Khalifah of the time. However, their indecency was so immense that no evil deed was beyond them. These rebels were neither in pursuit of any good objective, nor did their party consist of righteous people. Some of them were admirers of the deceptive, anti-Islam, strange and peculiar teachings of ‘ Abdull a h bin Sab a , the Jew. Others were fascinated by [the concept of ] excessive socialism, rather, Bolshevism. Some were criminals who had served sentences and were looking to spill out their animosity, while others were robbers and bandits, who saw this conflict as a means of fulfilling their ends. In short, their indecency is not surprising. As a matter of fact, it would have been surprising if these people had not behaved in such a manner. While the rebels were pillaging and plundering, another freed-slave could not restrain himself when he heard the screams and cries of the household of Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra. The slave attacked and killed the person who had killed the first slave. At this, they killed him as well. The rebels even took off the jewellery worn by the women and left the house laughing and mocking.