Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 161
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 161 Allah, the Almighty will remove that thing from which they were afraid of, and transform their fear into security. I have said before that they were only afraid of the Muslim ummah going astray or being humiliated, so Allah, the Almighty saved the ummah collectively from humiliation due to their watchfulness and blessings of their prayers; and so the religion of Ahl-e-Sunnat wal-Jam a ‘at has always dominated the major part of the world. Allah, the Almighty Safeguards His Khulaf a ’ from Ordinary Fears The interpretation that I have given for this verse—that the fear being mentioned is not an ordinary one but one felt by the Khalifah’s heart— does not mean that they must experience ordinary fears. Indeed, Allah, the Almighty safeguards them from even ordinary fears also excepting that in which there is some wisdom from Allah, the Almighty. As in the time of Hadrat Ali ra fear was created because the condition of common Muslims had deteriorated and in the eyes of Allah, the Almighty they were not worthy for the reward of Khilafat. Therefore, I do not mean that Allah, the Almighty did not save them from ordinary fears, but I mean that the real promise in this verse is concerned only with those matters which are deemed by them to be fearful. The only thing fearful for them was that Ummat-e-Muhammadiyya might go