Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 171
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 171 Companions ra –including Hadrat Umar ra and Hadrat Ali ra , who were renowned for their courage and bravery–met Hadrat Abu Bakr ra and asked him to stop the departure of the army for some time till the revolt was suppressed. After that it might be allowed to proceed because sending it now was very risky, and there would not be any arrangement for the protection of Medina, especially at the time of the advancement of the enemy toward them. Hadrat Abu Bakr ra angrily said, “Do you want the son of Abu Qahafa to stop the army that was ordered to advance by the Holy Prophet sa. I cannot stop it any way. If the whole of Arabia has rebelled, even so let it be, and if there is no arrangement for the protection of Medina, even then let it be. I swear on the oath of God that if the army of the enemy were to enter Medina and drag the corpses of Muslim women like dogs before them even then I’ll send the army whose departure is ordered by the Holy Prophet sa. Leave me if you are afraid of the armies of enemy. I’ll alone face all the enemies. ” It is another great proof of: 29 “They will worship Me, and they will not associate anything with Me. ” 29 T a r i khul Khulaf a’ , p. 74, by Jal a luddin Abdur Rehman bin Abu Bakr As-Suy uti , publisher Nur Muhammad, A ss a h ul Ma ta bi‘, K a rkh a nah Tij a rat Kutub, A r a m B a gh, Karachi.