Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 160
160 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH Usman ra was afraid of them? And when he was not afraid of them then how can these incidents be counted as going against (security and peace after their fear)? These people (Khulaf a ’) were only afraid that there might be any decrease in the light of Islam, so in spite of these incidents, at last, they established what they wanted to do, and Allah, the Almighty transformed their fear into security. Martyrdom of Hadrat Ali ra The case is the same with Hadrat Ali ra. The fear in his heart was only regarding truthfulness, spiritualism and propagation, so Allah, the Almighty transformed this fear into security. He did not fear how the people would treat him. In spite of the fact that the army of Hadrat Muawiyah ra was sometime many times greater than that of Hadrat Ali ra , even then he was not afraid of it, and continued asserting that he would only accept what the Holy Quran says. He would not accept any thing against the Holy Quran. If the opposition of the people is called fear then one will have to admit that the Prophets (God Forbid) were always afraid of the people because the people did not oppose anyone else as much as they opposed the Prophets. Worldly opposition amounts to nothing. Allah, the Almighty does not say that whatever fear is created, it will be transformed in security. But He says,