Hakam and Adl: The One to Unify the Ummah — Page 10
Hakam & Adl: The One to Unify the Ummah 10 َِ مَالئ ب � ْ ش �َ ِل رَب الختف د ُد ْ دَرْمِیَان احلئ ش ْ وُبرکب � ِی ل (That is to say that his heart was well and truly set upon Khilafat, but the Khilafat of Hazrat Abu Bakr ra impeded him, i. e. it was the desire of Hazrat Ali ra [to attain Khilafat]). However, I say that they can only attain the truth if they abandon this way of theirs and affiliate themselves with me. If this does not convince them, then at least let it be known that everyone shall eventually die, and death can never purify the filth [of this life]. (In other words, one can never rid themselves of the filth they carry into the hereafter). If foul language and abuse are loathsome even in the sight of a noble individual, then how can one stand before God, the Holy, for worship?’ If a person commits wrongful acts and injustices, his worship to God Almighty cannot be deemed true