The Truth Unveiled — Page 62
62 62 Islasm ntals eriosP urPsb since he is not from the Quraish, whereas it is necessary for such Khulafa to be from the Quraish. However, this statement of mine is not against the teachings of Islam; in fact, it accords completely with the Hadith 1 ٍ َئِمَّۃ ُ مِن ْ قُرَیْش ل َ ا. Alas, Muhammad Husain strayed from the teachings of Islam through this rebel - lious article. Previously, he himself had said that the Sultan is not the Khalifah of the Muslims or their religious leader. Now, in his enmity for me, the Sultan of Rome has become his Khalifah and religious leader, and in his passion he has paid scant regard to the British Empire and disclosed whatever was hidden in his heart by declaring the one who rejects the Khilafat of the Sultan of Rome to be a disbeliever. And all this passion was ignited because I praised the British Empire and said that they not only supported the Muslims in worldly terms, but also went further to support their faith. So, in order to incite rebellion he rejects the fact that any religious support has been afforded to us by the British and insists that the Sultan of Rome is the only patron of Islam. But this is manifest dishonesty. If this government is not our protector in religious matters, how then are we safe from the attacks of our enemies? Is there anyone who is unaware of our religious circumstances during the time of the Sikhs when the blood of Muslims would be shed for merely hearing the call to prayer? It was impossible for a Muslim cleric to convert a Hindu to Islam. Would Muhammad Husain care to answer where the Sultan of Rome was at that time? What help did he bestow upon us during this time of peril? So how can he be our religious leader and the true Khalifah of God? Ultimately, it was the British who 1. Imams will be from among the Quraish. [Publisher]