His Last Will and Testament
Imam Ali's (AS) last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) following a fatal blow on his head during
morning prayers by Ibn Muljim (A Kharijite):
My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced
by it. Do not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for the next world. Oppose the oppressor and
support the oppressed.
I advise you, and all my children, my relatives, and whosoever receives this message, to be conscious of Allah, to remove
your differences, and to strengthen your ties. I heard your grandfather, peace be upon him, say: "Reconciliation of your
differences is more worthy than all prayers and all fasting."
Fear Allah in matters concerning orphans. Attend to their nutrition and do not forget their interests in the middle of yours.
Fear Allah in your relations with your neighbors. Your Prophet often recommended them to you, so much so that we thought
he would give them a share in inheritance.
Remain attached to the Quran. Nobody should surpass you in being intent on it, or more sincere in implementing it.
Fear Allah in relation to your prayers. It is the pillar of your religion.
Fear Allah in relation to His House; do not abandon it as long as you live. If you should do that you would abandon your
dignity.
Persist in jihad in the cause of Allah, with your money, your souls, and your tongue.
Maintain communication and exchange of opinion among yourselves. Beware of disunity and enmity. Do not desist from
promoting good deeds and cautioning against bad ones. Should you do that, the worst among you would be your leaders, and
you will call upon Allah without response.
O Children of Abdul Muttalib! Do not shed the blood of Muslims under the banner: The Imam has been assassinated! Only
the assassin should be condemned to death.
If I die of this stroke of his, kill him with one similar stroke. Do not mutilate him! I have heard the Prophet, peace be upon
him, say: "Mutilate not even a rabid dog."
Source: Nahjul Balagha
In the 40th year of Hijri, in the early hours of the morning of 19th Ramadhan, Imam Ali (AS) was struck with a poisoned
sword by the Kharijite Ibn Muljim (may the curse of Allah be upon him) while leading prayers in the Masjid of Kufa. He was
martyred on the 21st day of Ramadhan 40 A.H. and buried in Najaf-ul-Ashraf. He was born in the House of Allah, the
Ka'ba, and martyred in the House of Allah, Masjid-e-Kufa. The Lion of Allah, the most brave and gentle Muslim after the
Holy Prophet (pbuh&hf) himself, began his glorious life with devotion to Allah and His Messenger, and ended it in the service
of Islam.
"And do not speak of those who are slain in the the Way of Allah as dead; nay, they are alive, but you perceive not."
Qur'an 2:154
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and May Allah guide everybody including Degas to follow the teachings of Hazrat Ali (a.s) who followed Prophet Mohammed(s.a.w)'s sunnah.
May Allah gives us taufeeq to have true love of Mohammed o aale mohammed (s.a) in our hearts.
May Allah bless us all with Love of Imam Ali (a.s) and gives us taufeeq to follow his teachings.
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Name :Husseini
Age: ta hashr (forever young, husseini never dies)
Where from: Not disclosed, though searching for jazira-e-khizra every moment of my life and waiting for the final battle, the Call, the destiny!
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Name :Husseini
Age: ta hashr (forever young, husseini never dies)
Where from: Not disclosed, though searching for jazira-e-khizra every moment of my life and waiting for the final battle, the Call, the destiny!
You are expected to treat others with respect on this forum, regardless of their beliefs, views, and religion. You have been warned repeatedly in this respect.
Shape up or ship out.
what are u talking about girl..i m tired of same thing over and over..these people have been given the reason behind it many times..and i only said to mind ur own business..dont misuse ur power ok ..thank u
hi there sheraaz,
i've got to admit the speech is pure (must be the first positive comment you've heard from a sunni in ages, eh?)
now, i remember you gave the example of two men climbing a mountain..one with a rope adn teh other without...you related ALI to teh ROPE--a wasila , right?
well, if we all (you and me) believe that nothing can be done without teh CONSENT of Allah ((and the consent (either yes or no) is always for our benefit)) then lets say you call on Ali for Madad adn Allah doesnt' approve of you committing such an act (this is just an example), how would you distinguish between the ROPE and the TOP???
Like, agar Allah ki "raza' nahi ho to Ali bhi kya karen gay jab kay aap un ko mustaqil call karen gay??
one more thing, you say Ali has a very high 'rutaba' than any of the other family members/sahabas, then that would mean Nabi HIMSELF (pbuh) would have a 'rutaba' HIGHER than Ali, rite? (according to your sayings about how the prophet said Ali would be the next prophet if there was to be one)
Now, if the Prophet is in a HIGHER 'rutaba' then ALi,,,why dont we say Ya NABI madad???
plz think calmly before explaining nething fiercly...
Imam Ali said " I do sajda of Allah not because i m afraid of hell or greedy of heaven, I do it because I find Allah worthy of it"
now we are taking bout the only person who was born in the house of God, who got hit in head while praying in Mosque..how can Allah not love this individual? Imam Ali served all his life for Islam..we only consider him a Wasila..if there is somthing Allah wouldnt want us to do, Imam Ali wouldnt want us to do that either..we love him so much because He loved Islam so much..just that simple
God!
i hope u get it this time onaizah
[This message has been edited by Sherazz (edited November 15, 2000).]
Hey Sheraz, I don't know what kinda answer you gave me that got deleted by the Mod, I'm just glad I didn't read it since it doesn't sound like it was nice.
Why did you get so burned up? I never questioned anything from my Shia brothers/sisters on this forum or in my personal life. This was my first (and last) question. I've got many friends who are Shia.
I just asked a question because it geniunely confused me. I didn't mean to be rude or anything. Sorry if I came across like that.
I'm not like others who's going to declare a sect non-Muslim...only Allah is the judge of that.
I merely asked a question. And if that bothered you, well then, I'll never ask anything related to Shia sect ever again.
There was this person on this forum who was a Ahmedi and boy! Was he attacked!!! But I only asked him a question once about his beliefs and he was very patient about it. Infact he politely explained everything instead of asking me to mind my own business.
Chill out (and develop a little patience)
Allah Hafiz.
Who says nothing is impossible? I've been doing nothing all my life!