The Reality of Khilafah — Page 33
C H AP T E R ON E—K HIL C H AP T E R ON E—K HIL A A FAH FAH 33 numbers like weeds growing out of the filth. The hearts of the believers were filled with terror and anguish. At this time, Ab u Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, was appointed ruler and the Khalifah of Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n [the Seal of the Prophets]. He was overwhelmed by grief and sorrow when he saw the conduct of the hypocrites, the disbelievers, and the apostates. Tears gushed from his eyes like heavy rainfall and he implored Allah to save Islam and the Muslims. Hadrat ‘ A ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, relates: When my father was appointed Khalifah and Allah entrusted to him the leadership of the Muslims, he faced a storm of ordeals from all sides. He encountered the evil of the false prophets and the treachery of the apostates and hypocrites. The calam- ities that descended on him were such that if the like of them had descended on mountains, they would have broken asunder. However, he was given the patience of the Prophets until the help of Allah came and the false prophets were killed and the apostates destroyed. It was then that disorder disappeared and tribulations vanished. All obstacles crumbled into dust. The matter had been decreed and Khil a fah was established. Allah saved the believers from afflictions and changed their state of fear into a state of peace and security. He established for them their Religion, made a whole world stand firm on the truth, and disgraced those who had made mischief. Allah fulfilled His promise, supported His servant a s - S idd i q, and destroyed the transgressors and the evil-doers. He struck terror into the hearts of the disbelievers. They were defeated and, therefore, retreated and repented. Such was the promise of Allah, the Most Supreme. He is indeed the Most Truthful.