Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 165
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 165 Hadrat Muawiyah, he sent a notice to the king that if he attacked the Muslims then from the side of Hadrat Ali ra , he would be the first General to come out to fight against him. When this message reached the Roman king, he at once gave up his plans for war. This incident shows that there was a great fear of the Khulaf a ’, because when the Roman king came to know that Muawiyah would come to fight against him under the command of Hadrat Ali ra , he was amazed and took heed that the war would not prove beneficial for him. True Khulaf a ’ are the Standard Bearers of Real Unity The Sixth sign of Khulaf a ’ mentioned by Allah, the Almighty is that: This means that the Khulaf a ’ will worship Allah, the Almighty and will not associate any partners with Him. Allah, the Almighty will create extraordinary courage and bravery in their hearts, and the fear of anyone other than Allah, the Almighty will not be present in their hearts. They will not do anything due to fear of the people, but will trust in Allah, the Almighty, and will work for His pleasure alone. It does not just mean that they will not worship idols, for idol-worship is not practiced even by ordinary Muslims; so then how could it be said about Khulaf a ’ that they will not worship idols? Therefore, this verse