Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 152
152 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH This is a great proof of true Khilafat. When we consider it then it looks to be a great sign of Allah, the Almighty for the truth of Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n. It is remarkable that Hadrat Abu Bakr ra and Hadrat Umar ra belonged to the families that did not have strong tribal support, but those of Hadrat Usman ra and Hadrat Ali ra were tribal. Ban u Umayyah was in favour of Hadrat Usman ra and Ban u ‘Abb a s in favour of Hadrat Ali ra , and both of them had a great strength in Arabia. At the time of the downfall of Khilafat the majority of the Muslims had lost their faith and stopped committing acts of goodness. Ban u Umayyah took control of the Muslims after the martyrdom of Hadrat Usman ra and Hadrat Ali ra , and those who belonged to Hadrat Usman ra praised him and condemned Hadrat Ali ra in their rule. In this period there were few who appreciated Hadrat Abu Bakr ra and Hadrat Umar ra. After this the circumstances changed and Ban u ‘Abb a s came to power in place of Ban u Umayyah. These were the people that belonged to Ahl-e-Bait , and used all their energies to praise the virtues of Hadrat Ali ra while condemning Hadrat Usman ra. In short, Ban u Umayyah continued condemning Hadrat Ali ra , while on the other hand Ban u ‘Abb a s kept condemning Hadrat Usman ra. In this way, for many centuries, one group of Muslims remembered the virtues of the one and the other group counted those of the other one. After the first four Khulaf a ’ there came two periods of Islamic history when there was