Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 121
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 121 followers are few and the self-proclaimed authorities in interpretation abound. When everybody considers himself a great mind, Khalifah while sitting on his mat will order the people to do such and such thing and the people will ask him first to prove the command from the Holy Quran and A ha d i th , and then they will obey, otherwise not. It is evident that there is no religious matter that is unanimously believed by the whole world. There is always a debatable point in every matter. There is a famous story that an illiterate person was fond of attending the company of learned people. As he had no knowledge of religion, wherever he went the people would throw him out. Once he told his friend that he was fond of attending the meetings of Ulema, but the people did not let him do so. What should he do? He advised him to wear a long robe and turban. The people would consider him a great scholar from his appearance, and they would not stop him from attending the meetings of Ulema. After entering a meeting, if somebody asks about something, he should tell him that it was a controversial issue. Some have written this and others opposite of it. As there is disagreement in most of the matters, no one would realize that he knows nothing. Therefore, he wore a long robe and a large turban, took a staff in his hand and started attending the meetings of Ulema. In the meetings, he would sit with his head bowed down. The people would seek his opinion on the topic under discussion. He would nod and say that it was useless