Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 175
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 175 are today, spitting in the scarf of the king of Iran”. When the people asked the reason he said that in the age of the Holy Prophet sa , sometimes he had to starve so much that he became unconscious due to the pangs of hunger, and people took it to be the epileptic fits, and started striking sandals on his head. But the time had come when his condition was that he was spitting on the royal scarf of a king. 31 The sign of: was made visible very clearly by Allah, the Almighty through Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n. And they never allowed any fear to enter their hearts except that of Allah, the Almighty. Bold Defences by Hadrat Usman ra and Hadrat Ali ra Similarly the way a modest and soft-hearted man like Hadrat Usman ra , faced the internal conflict with such confidence and certitude is remarkable. He is generally considered to be weak, but during the time of his Khilafat he worked with such bravery and courage that it astonishes the reader. Similar is the case of Hadrat Ali ra , who was not disturbed by any opposition, even though he faced both internal and external threats. For him the only 31 Bukh a r i , Kit a b-ul-E‘iti sa m bil-Kit a bi was-Sunnah, B a bo m a Zakaran- Nabiyyu sa , by Muhammad bin Ism a ’ i l Abu Abdullah Al-Bukh a r i Al-Ju‘f i , publisher, D a r ibni Kath i r Al-Yam a mah, Beirut.