The Reality of Khilafah — Page xii
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— xii One of the ways he would accomplish this was by exonerating the Companions ra who were maligned as a result of sectarian differences. Specifically, the Promised Messiah defends the hon- our and dignity of Ab u Bakr ra, ‘Umar ra, and ‘Uthm a n ra from the unwarranted attacks of Shi‘ahs, while upholding the great status of ‘Al i ra and the Ahlul-Bait. For those who persist to slander the Companions, the Promised Messiah challenges them to a Prayer Duel, stating that if the result goes against him, he will concede that he is false and he will also offer a prize of 5,000 rupees. None came forward. Similarly, the book was written in the most elegant Arabic as a challenge to his critics to author a book of comparable degree. A twenty-seven day period was given to write a similar book, with a cash prize of 27 rupees—one rupee per day—but, again, all critics fell silent with no one rising to accept the challenge. Al- Ha j Munir-ud-Din Shams Additional Wak i lut-Ta s n i f, London February 2022