The Reality of Khilafah — Page 72
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 72 Furthermore, when we examine the Holy Quran, we find it sup- porting this statement. Allah says: 1 َّنِا َعَم ِرْسُعْلا اًرْسُي۰۰َّنِا َعَم ِرْسُعْلا اًرْسُي۰۰ َّنِا َعَم ِرْسُعْلا اًرْسُي۰۰َّنِا َعَم ِرْسُعْلا اًرْسُي۰۰. There are surely glad tidings in this for those who purify them- selves, and an indication that if people encounter a period of hard- ship and limitation, they will thereafter experience a time of ease and abundance. After facing the tribulations of the world and of the faith, they will see prosperity and ease. Likewise, Allah says of those who seek guidance: 2 اَّنِا ُنْحَن اَنْلَّزَن َرْكِّذلا َو اَّنِا ٗهَل َنْوُظِفٰحَلاَّنِا ُنْحَن اَنْلَّزَن َرْكِّذلا َو اَّنِا ٗهَل َنْوُظِفٰحَل۰۰ Ponder over this verse if indeed you can ponder. It refers to the advent of a Mujaddid [Reformer] at a time when corruption has set in. This is a phenomenon well known to the men of knowledge. Safeguarding of the Quran is meaning- less without protecting its fragrance at a time when the stench of injustice is widespread, and without keeping the Quran in the hearts of people when the furious wind of tyranny is blowing. This is a truth that is not hidden from the people of knowledge and insight. It is not possible to preserve the Holy Quran in the hearts of people without the mediation of a man who is free from all impurity, gifted with heightened senses, and enlightened with the spirit that is breathed into him by the Lord of all people. Such a 1. Surely there is ease after hardship. Aye, surely there is ease after hardship ( S u rah al-Inshir ah , 94:6–7). [Publisher] 2. Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian ( S u rah al- H ijr, 15:10). [Publisher]