The Reality of Khilafah — Page 176
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 176 blessings of Allah be upon the Master of the Messengers, the Best of Mankind, and upon his Companions who purified the earth of all kinds of evil and false innovation, and upon his household who, through their deeds, left behind an example for good men and women to follow, and upon all righteous servants of Allah. O servants of Allah, you are aware that the fragrant breeze of Islam has ceased to blow, and its lights have dwindled, and trials and tribulations have become commonplace, and innovations in religion have appeared and spread. The beginning of the century that you long awaited has passed, why then has the Reformer you were expecting not appeared? Do you believe that Allah has failed to keep His promise, or perhaps you are the ones who have been negligent? Do understand that Allah has sent me as a Reformer for this age. He has given me knowledge of His book the Quran and has made me a Mujaddid to arbitrate in matters wherein you differ. Why do you not obey your Arbiter and why do you deny and attack me when I am neither a disbeliever nor an apostate? The fact is that you did not comprehend the mysteries of Allah. You lost your reasoning faculties and gave in to delusions and accused me of apostasy without trying to fathom even an iota of what I was saying to you. You are indeed a hasty people. By Allah, I do not claim prophethood, and I do not overstep the boundaries of Islam, and I only receive from the treasure of Kh a tamul-Anbiy a ’ [the Seal of the Prophets]. I believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers, and I pray facing the Qiblah. Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy? Do you not fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds? O people! Do not be hasty in judging me. My Lord knows that I am a Muslim. Do not, then, apostatize a Muslim. Ponder deeply