Obey the Khulafa with True Sincerity — Page 11
God's appointed khulafa? After all, if worldly courts can issue judgments, surely God can too? A person who gives verdicts on behalf of God carries in their hand a sword, which though it cannot be seen, strikes hard and causes lasting ruin. Whereas the sphere of a secular court is limited to this world, [the court of] God is convened in the next life. His punishment, though seemingly unobservable, is severe. Therefore, show restraint in your written and spoken words. And if you do not refrain from objecting to the khilafat estab- lished by God, you will be granted no respite, and divine wrath will fall upon you in ways you cannot imagine. May Allah the Exalted enable you to rec- ognise your status and the status of the one He has chosen for you. A person does not attain [spiritual] rank because of who they are. The Holy Prophetsa was not superior -11-