The Reality of Khilafah — Page 179
A Letter to the Scholars of India 179 lovers of Allah, on the other hand, reach the core of the truth and the essence of reality. Allah plants in their hearts the mighty tree of His glory and majesty, and so they live in His love, die for His love, and when the time of gathering comes, rise from their graves in His love. They are people who have completely given themselves to Allah. They bear hardship for His sake and turn their attention exclusively to Him. They move only when He moves them, speak when He causes them to speak, look where He guides their gaze, and befriend or shun others by His leave. True faith is theirs and self-effacement is their abode. They are so hidden in the cloak of Allah’s protective jealousy that none of the blind ones can recognize them. They are known by signs and miracles and the support of Allah who befriends them and bestows on them all manner of bless- ings. He helps them in every calamity and grants them clear victory in every battle. They are the disciples of the Gracious God. He is to them as a midwife is to a baby. Their every movement comes from the Hand of providence and from the One concealed from the eyes of creation. Their every action is miraculous and they excel in all manner of good. Their patience is a miracle, their truthful- ness is a miracle, their loyalty is a miracle, their contentment is a miracle, their compassion is a miracle, their wisdom is a miracle, their modesty is a miracle, their prayer is a miracle, their speech is a miracle, their worship is a miracle, and their steadfastness is a mir- acle. Allah has elevated them to a position that humankind cannot perceive. They are the people whose companion is not deprived and whose friends are not rejected. You will discern in their assemblies the scent of the Beloved and the sweetness of the morning breeze, unless you are dispossessed of the faculty of smell and are not of those who have been deprived. Blessings descend upon their homes