The Reality of Khilafah — Page 172
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 172 considered most of his Companions to be sinners and disbelievers who did not keep away from foul deeds, who committed every type of betrayal, open and secret, and were hypocrites. Hence, Allah has diverted their [the Shiites’] hearts from the truth. They are being unjustly arrogant. They claim to love the household of the Messenger of Allah but they do not in truth love them. They desire to please their own people by vilifying the Companions, but if they had been true believers, they would have been more keen to please Allah. Beware! They are following falsehood and are among those who create disorder. Prejudice has completely covered their eyes and blinded them. They can never be the friends of Allah, and a grievous punishment awaits them in the Hereafter. They are among those who are completely deprived. The only exceptions are those who repent, mend their ways, purify their hearts and their selves, and come faithfully to the Lord of the Throne. Allah will not let their reward be forgotten and will not join them with helpless and forsaken. You shall find the lights of Allah’s love illumining their countenances and the marks of Allah’s mercy adorning their faces, and you shall find them to be His true lovers. Faith has been etched in their hearts and there is a barrier between them and their selfish urgings, so that they do not follow the self except in what is true. They fall in supplication before Allah’s Threshold. They have built an edifice in their hearts for their Beloved and have completely surrendered before Him. They follow the best of what has been sent down to them from their Lord and they fear Allah as He should be feared. You will find them like those who have died [to their baser selves]. They refrain from insulting or backbiting others. They seek Allah’s for- giveness and shun evil deeds. They follow the Messenger perfectly, such that they become completely immersed in his love. Likewise,