The Reality of Khilafah — Page 56
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 56 heard about taqiyyah or the concealment of the truth, except from those who do not care about their relationship with the Lord of Honour. By Allah, even if I was cut to pieces with a knife, I could not compromise my faith for a split second. All those whom Allah has guided through His grace and mercy, and who possess sincer- ity, do not accept hypocrisy or the way of the hypocrites. Has not the story of those people reached you who chose death over a life of false praise and did not for even a moment follow the practice of taqiyyah? Instead, they kept praying: 1 ۤاَنَّبَر ْغِرْفَا اَنْيَلَع اًرْبَص َّو اَنَّفَوَت َنْيِمِلْسُم۰۰ Alas, for the Shiites! They dare to vilify al-Murta da because of their enmity to a s - S idd i q, the pious one. They have lost their minds due to their blind prejudice. They choose to remain blind even with the presence of light, and they do not reflect. I see that their words are a collection of conjecture and their sayings are based on suppositions. They do not even come close in rationale to a true researcher. O you who read this book with full deliberation! If you love the truth and the right way, the verse of Istikhl a f should be sufficient for you to be guided, for it contains a strong proof for those who are just. Do not equate good people with corrupt ones, do not join H u d with ‘ A d, and just think for a moment like a researcher. You do know that news of the future that is given by 1. Our Lord, pour forth upon us steadfastness and cause us to die resigned to You ( S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:127). [Publisher]