The Reality of Khilafah — Page 22
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 22 Spirit as He aids all His chosen ones. The sign of their truthfulness and purity shone like the brightest of lights. It is abundantly clear that they were among the truthful. Allah was pleased with them and they were pleased with Him. He gave them what He did not give to any other. Were they then hypocrites? Certainly not. Their good deeds were clear for all to see and they were pure. Try as one might to search for any wrongdoing on their part, no blemish can be found to stain them, for he who attempts to find a fault or fail- ing in them will be unsuccessful. By Allah, they were among those forgiven by the Almighty. The Quran praises and lauds them, guaranteeing them the glad tidings of gardens beneath which streams flow. It declares that they are ‘those on the right hand’, ‘the foremost’, ‘the chosen ones’, and ‘the righteous’. It invokes peace and blessings on them and bears witness that they were accepted by Allah. They were undoubtedly the people who abandoned their loved ones for the sake of Islam and courted the hostility of their people for the sake of the Best of Mankind. They rushed into danger to please their Lord, the All-Knowing. The Quran bears witness that they gave precedence to their Protector and cherished His Holy Book with the highest reverence. They spent their nights worshipping their Lord, prostrating and standing. So what decisive proof do you possess in opposition to the Quran? O ye who doubt! Doubt can- not be equal to certainty. Do you stand by what has been refuted by the Holy Quran? Provide us with proof if you have any and do not follow the suspicions of those who harbour doubts. By Allah! They were men who courted the paths of death to help the Best of all Creatures. For the sake of Allah, they