The Reality of Khilafah — Page 70
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 70 Allah would quicken the earth after its death. You would see the earth stir and swell with verdure, with every seed sending forth its sprout, and the entire land blooming and turning green. Thus would people become safe after a great ordeal. This is the eternal practice of Allah. Sometimes the disasters are much more severe and exceed all limits, so that a town may be hit by drought for an entire year, with no clouds appearing in the sky, not even those that bear no rain. The land becomes parched and the winter reservoirs dry up. There is not a single drop of rain and the days grow long. The signs of the wrath of the Most Supreme are manifested, fear becomes etched on the faces of people, and they become downcast and start to lose hold of their senses. The land that had been fertile becomes mere dust, the trees are left bare of leaves and fruit, and people become desperate and close to perishing. It is then that Divine attention turns towards them. The earth becomes verdant with rain and people’s faces become radiant with the abundance of fruit. Thus, by the grace of Allah, they become prosperous once again. Such is the example of the people who were visited by the days of misguidance and over- come by erroneous notions until they completely lost the path of the Lord of Majesty. However, one morning, they suddenly received abundant spiritual rain from the clouds of Allah’s mercy. A Reformer was sent to revive their faith and the sceptics who had entertained evil thoughts started to apologise to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. Some people then deny this and say that Allah has not revealed anything to you and you are but an impostor. Then, the spiritual rain falls in torrents, wiping out all doubts and misgivings, and they are forced to turn remorsefully to the right path. As for the