The Reality of Khilafah — Page 4
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 4 night, so that their minds become like an injured hoof [causing the camel to fall], and they fall upon their faces in humiliation. Their fanaticism led them to denial. Their anger was aroused towards the very people who were their well-wishers, and so they fled like fugi- tives. They were full of rancour and hatred. They broke the covenant and pact [that they had made with God] and started cursing their well-wishers. They are full of nothing but foolishness and slander. They instigated disorder and enmity, weakening the land with a windstorm of wickedness. They became estranged from the truth and its delights, wandering away from the dwellings of honesty. There have been many evils caused by the duplicity of their nature, and many have been deceived by their treachery. O my Lord! Have mercy on the People of Mu h ammad. Reform them, cleanse their minds, and remove their troubles. O Allah! Bless and prosper Your beloved Prophet Mu h ammad, Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n [the Seal of the Prophets] and Khairul-Mursal i n [the Best of Messengers], and bless his good and virtuous progeny, and his Companions who are the pillars of the Ummah and the faith and religion, and all Your righteous servants. A m i n. Furthermore, my wise brother, you must be aware that this an era tormented by afflictions just as a rotting carcass is devoured by maggots; it is a time when passions ignite like dry wood. The storm clouds of the age have amassed and a hurricane now con- fronts Islam. Times have changed and tribulations have intensified. Liars look upon the truthful with rage—their faces flushed red with anger towards the righteous. Their aggravation spews forth from the enmity they bear towards the truth and the truthful. This is because a truthful person will always expose a perfidious one and safeguard the rest of creation from his evil speech. He will not allow the words