The Reality of Khilafah — Page 43
C H AP T E R ON E—K HIL C H AP T E R ON E—K HIL A A FAH FAH 43 Companions were like the limbs of the Messenger of Allah, the Pride of Mankind s as. Some of them were like the eyes of the Messenger of the Gracious God, some like his ears, some like his hands, and some like his legs. In whatever they did, they sought only the pleasure of the Lord of the worlds. Anyone who says that the three Companions [ Hadrat Ab u Bakr, Hadrat ‘Umar and Hadrat ‘Uthm a n, may Allah be pleased with them], were disbe- lievers, hypocrites or usurpers, such a person practically paints all the Companions with the same brush, because they had all sworn allegiance to Ab u Bakr, then to ‘Umar, and then to ‘Uthm a n, may Allah be pleased with them. Under their command, they partic- ipated in wars and campaigns and spread Islam and conquered the territories of the disbelievers. In my opinion, none would be more ignorant than one who claims that all the Muslims became apostates after the demise of the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Such a person denies all the Divine promises made by Allah, the All-Knowing, in the Holy Quran. Holy is our Lord, the Protector of this faith and religion. Yet, this is what most Shiites allege. They cross all limits in utter- ing calumnies and close their eyes to the truth. How can we recon- cile with them? How can there be love among us when we stand on opposite ends? Allah knows that we are among the truthful. Alas, prejudice has blinded their eyes. They cannot abstain from fabricating lies. Their attitude astonishes me and I can- not comprehend what kind of faith they hold. They call the three Companions disbelievers and deem them hypocrites and apostates, even though the Quran reached them through these Companions. If what they say is true, then they must also believe that the Quran that we have with us today is not the true Word