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Fazilat About Hazrat Imam Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s according to Hadith's of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w .Open challenged & Proof to All the world .
Asalamoalaka ya Ameer ul Momineen Imam Ali Ibn Abitalib a.s.
A Tradition from A'isha who was a wife of the Prophet, also confirms the five persons meant in this verse. She says: once the Prophet came wrapped up in a cloak of black hair. After a while Hasan entered and he took him inside the cloak, then Husain came and joined them inside the cloak. Soon his daughter Fatima came and he took her inside also; then Ali entered and he was also taken inside the cloak. When all five of them were assembled under the cloak,
Aa'isha says the Prophet recited (the purification verse) as a further confirmation of the Ahul-Bait's dignity, as the verse had already been revealed earlier concerning these five infallible: "Alit desires to keep away uncleanness from you, People of the Ho use and make you pure as pure can be. "
Another famous narration found in Islamic works, says that after the
revelation of this verse the Prophet while passing his daughter Fatima's (a.s.)
house on his way to the mosque for the dawn prayers, used to call:
Tabrani, quotes the following from Abi Hamra who was a witness to the
Prophet's daily habit: "For six months I regularly saw the Messenger of
Allah who on approaching the door of Ali and Fatima, used to recite this
verse:
The famous scholar Fakhruddin Razi, in his renowned commentary al-Tafsir
al-Kabir', commenting on the verse:"And
enjoin prayer on your followers and steadily adhere to it...
(20:132) says that after its revelation the Prophet used to go to Ali and
Fatima every morning and call them to prayer. And He did this for months.
"...say (0' Muhammad unto
mankind): I do not ask of you any reward for it (preaching the message),
but love for my near relatives Ahlul-Bait'; and whoever earns good, we
give him more of good therein;...
Holy Our'an (42:23)
All commentators, traditionists and biographers are unanimous that the
Prophet while explaining this verse, said that the word near relatives' as
used here refers exclusively to his Ahlul-Bait that is Ali, Fatima, Hasan
and Husain.
The renowned Scholar, Zamakhshari, in his commentary Kashshaf, says "... it is narrated that the idolators gathered at a meeting and said to each other: Will Muhammad ask us for a reward for what he is preaching?' It was then that Allah revealed this verse to the Prophet as an answer'. "Say (0 Muhammad, unto mankind): I do not ask of you any reward for it (for preaching the message), but love form v near relatives (Ahlul-Bait); and whoever earns good, we give him more of good therein..."
Zamakhshari adds: It is also narrated that on the revelation of the
said verse, the Messenger of Allah was asked: Who are your near relatives
whom we must love? He said: Ali Fatima and their two sons (Hasan and
Husain)'.
"Say (0' Muhammad) I do
not ask of you any' reward for it (preaching the message), but love for my
near relatives Ahlul- Bait'...".
The Prophet replied:
"I state aal' Muhammad (s.a.w.) are those whose affairs are completely interwined with his the (Prophet's)... And without doubt no one was so near to the Prophet than Fatima, Ali, Hasan and Husain.
Thus it is an undisputed fact that the words Ahlul-Bait or aal Muhammad
(s.a.w.) refer only to the immediate family of the Prophet; his daughter
Fatima. son-in-law' Ali and grandsons Hasan and Husain and no one else
besides.
Fatima was so dear to him that the Prophet spurned offers for her hand
from many wealthy Arabs and gave her in marriage to his own cousin, Ali
ibn Ahi Talib, whom he himself had brought up. On several occasions the
Prophet singled out Ali's preeminence as well as the position of his
grand-children Hasan and Husain.
Jalaluddin Suyuti relates that the Prophet's elder grandson Imam Hasan
ibn Ali (a.s.) said in one of his sermons:
"I am of the Ahlul-Bait'
whose love Allah has made obligatory for every Muslim .
Muhibuddin Tabari in his book Dhakhai'r aI-Uqba fi Manaqib Dhawi aI-Ourba' quoting Ibn Abbas, the Prophet's cousin and companion says: "On the revelation of ayat al-Ma wadda people asked the Prophet as to who were his relatives whom they were required to love. The Prophet replied: Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husain. (This is also stated by Ahmad in al-Manaqib').
"But whoever disputes with
you (0' Muhammad) in this matter after what has come to you of knowledge,
then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your
women and our selves (anfus) (*) and yourselves, then let us beseech Allah
and invoke His curse upon the liars."
Holy Qur'an (3:6 1) (*) There is no English equivalent for the Arabic word
nafs which is the singular form of anfus, the nearest meaning of which is
like oneself or nearest and dearest of people.
Zamakhshari says in his book ~Al-Kashshaf: That (when this verse was
revealed) the Prophet asked the Christians to a Muhahala (malediction) to
invoke the curse of Allah on the liars. The Christians held a discourse
among themselves that night. in which their leader Abdul Massih stated his
views as follows: "By God, 0 Christians, you know that Muhammad is a
God-sent Prophet, who has brought to you the final message from your Lord.
By God, no nation ever dared to challenge a Prophet for malediction, but
woe befell them. Not only will they perish but their children will also be
afflicted with the curse'. Saying that it is better to reach a compromise
with the Prophet. rather than challenge his truth and perish, Abdul Massih
advised his party to stop hostilities and retain their religion, by
submitting to the Prophet's terms. "So if you persist (for a
confrontation), we will all perish. But if you want to keep your faith you
should refuse (to have a showdown) and remain as you are. Therefore make
peace with the man (the Prophet) and return to your land .
Jalaluddin Suyuti relates that the Prophet's elder grandson Imam Hasan
ibn Ali (a.s.) said in one of his sermons:
"I am of the Ahlul-Bait'
whose love Allah has made obligatory for every Muslim .
Muhibuddin Tabari in his book Dhakhai'r aI-Uqba fi Manaqib Dhawi aI-Ourba' quoting Ibn Abbas, the Prophet's cousin and companion says: "On the revelation of ayat al-Ma wadda people asked the Prophet as to who were his relatives whom they were required to love. The Prophet replied: Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husain. (This is also stated by Ahmad in al-Manaqib').
"But whoever disputes with
you (0' Muhammad) in this matter after what has come to you of knowledge,
then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your
women and our selves (anfus) (*) and yourselves, then let us beseech Allah
and invoke His curse upon the liars."
Holy Qur'an (3:6 1) (*) There is no English equivalent for the Arabic word
nafs which is the singular form of anfus, the nearest meaning of which is
like oneself or nearest and dearest of people.
Zamakhshari says in his book ~Al-Kashshaf: That (when this verse was
revealed) the Prophet asked the Christians to a Muhahala (malediction) to
invoke the curse of Allah on the liars. The Christians held a discourse
among themselves that night. in which their leader Abdul Massih stated his
views as follows: "By God, 0 Christians, you know that Muhammad is a
God-sent Prophet, who has brought to you the final message from your Lord.
By God, no nation ever dared to challenge a Prophet for malediction, but
woe befell them. Not only will they perish but their children will also be
afflicted with the curse'. Saying that it is better to reach a compromise
with the Prophet. rather than challenge his truth and perish, Abdul Massih
advised his party to stop hostilities and retain their religion, by
submitting to the Prophet's terms. "So if you persist (for a
confrontation), we will all perish. But if you want to keep your faith you
should refuse (to have a showdown) and remain as you are. Therefore make
peace with the man (the Prophet) and return to your land .
Zamakhshari continues: "the next day the Prophet. carrying Husain in
his arms, leading Hasan by the hand; followed by his daughter Fatima,
behind whom came Ali, entered the appointed place and was heard saying (to
his AhluI-Bait):
"When unyoke Allah, you all
say: Amen.
The pontiff of Najran on seeing the Prophet and his Ahlul-Bait.
addressed the Christians:
The Prophet told them:
"If you refuse to hold (Mubahala),
then submit, (accept Islam) and you will receive what the Muslims receive,
and contribute what the Muslims contribute. ".
Continuing his comments on the Mubahala verse', Zamakhshari lays emphasis on the position of the Ahlul-Bait by quoting the following narration from the Prophet's wife Aa'isha: He mentioned them Ahlul-Bait before mentioning the word selves' in order to highlight their position and their proximity (to Allah), and to stress their preference to selves', which could be sacrificed for them.. .
There is no stronger evidence than this regarding the merits of the Ahl a1-Kisa` (Ahl al-Kisa is a term denoting those who gathered with the Prophet under his Kisa (cloak) whereupon the verse of purity was revealed: They are Ali, Fatima, Hasan, and Husain, as had been already discussed earlier.). It is the proof of the truthfulness of the Prophet's mission, because nobody however biased has narrated that they (the Christians) dared to accept that (the challenge for Mubahala)
Allama Muhammad Husain Tabataba'i, the renowned modern day exegist, in
his monumental commentary on the Holy Qur'an, Tafsir al-Mizan', referring
to the verse those through whom Allah has cursed their enemies', says that
these are none other than the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) Ali, Fatima,
Hasan and Husain. He adds ...this narration has been related by all
traditionists and recorded by all compilers (of traditions) in their
collections, such as Muslim in his Sahih' and Tirmidhi in his Sahih',
besides historians have confirmed it as welt.
But by taking along only these four and no one else besides the Prophet
was showing the Muslims, that the best example for women is Fatima and the
best example for boys are Hasan and Husain, according to the Qur'an's
wordings, which also delicately used the word our selves for Ali, thereby
pointing to his close proximity with the Prophet, and solving the question
of succession once and for all.
"Surely
Allah and His angels bless the Prophet; 0 you who believe! call for
(divine) blessings on him and salute him with a (becoming) salutation.
Holy Qur'an (33:56)
"Only Allah is your
Guardian and His Apostle and those who believe, those who keep up prayers
and pay the poor-rate while in (Ruku'). And whoever takes Allah and His
Apostle and those who believe as his guardian, then surely the party of
Allah are they that shall be triumphant."
Holy Qur'an (5:55-56)
Zamakhshari, in his Al-Kashshaf, says the following about this verse: "It was revealed in favour of Ali (May Allah enlighten his face) when a beggar asked him (for alms) while he was in the position of Ruku' during prayer, and he gave away his ring (in the some position).
It seems it was loose on his little finger, for he did not exert any effort in taking it off, which would have nullified his prayer. If you ask; How could it be in favour of Ali (May Allah be pleased with him), when the wordings are in the collective form?' I say: The form is collective, though its instigator is a single-man, because this is to encourage people to follow his example and earn a similar reward, and also to draw attention (to the fact that) the believers must be extremely mindful and benevolent, towards the poor, in as much as, if a situation could not be postponed to after the prayer, it may not be delayed till having finished it.
Wahidi, in Asbab al-Nuzul', citing Kalbi's narration concerning the cause for the revelation of this verse says: "The latter part of this verse is in favour of Ali ibn Abi Talib' (May Allah be gracious to him) because he gave a ring to a beggar while in Ruku'during prayer.
"0 Prophet proclaim what has been revealed to you from your Lord, for if you do it not you have not conveyed His message, and Allah will protect you from the (evil designs of) people... Holy Our'an (5:67)
Perhaps the most clear portent of Imam Ali's excellence over the
Muslims after the Prophet, is the above ayah, which marks a decisive phase
in the history of divine revelation. After creating this wide and
wonderful world, the Almighty had sent an unbroken chain of prophets to
guide mankind towards divine bliss. The last and the greatest link in this
eternal chain was Muhammad al-Mustapha (s.a.w.), who was entrusted with
the most comprehensive code of laws capable of solving mankind's needs
till doomsday. Now, there no longer was need of any new messenger. But
nonetheless, the Wise Creator cannot leave mankind's struggle of thousands
of years to the whims and fancies of fallible Arabs, who had spent the
greater part of their lives in idolatry and sin. Therefore to ensure the
safety of Islam and Muslims, Allah sent down this verse, appointing Imam
Ali as the Prophet's vicegerent. Narrators and historians have testified
to that great event. After performing the farewell pilgrimage, as the Seal
of the Prophets was heading towards Madina, the Archangel Gabriel suddenly
appeared, at a place where the routes parted for the different parts of
Arabia. Learning the Almighty's command, the Prophet at once stopped at
the pool Ghadir of Khum, and ordered all those who had gone ahead, and
those that lagged behind to hasten to his station. When the great
gathering of companions was assembled in the midday sun, the Prophet said
he had a most important message to deliver.
Muhammad (s.a.w.) then bent down and lifting up Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.)
in his hands, showed him to the vast crowd and proclaimed those famous
words, which guaranteed the continuation of divine leadership:
"...they fulfil vows and
fear .a day the evil of which shall be spreading far and wide. And they
give food out of love for Him to the poor and the orphan and the captive:
We only feed you for Allah's sake; we desire from you neither reward nor
thanks: Surely we fear from our Lord a stern, distressful day. Therefore
Allah will guard them from the evil of that day and cause them to meet
with ease and happiness;...
Holy Qur'an (76:7-11)
Zamakhshari, in his Kashshaf' commenting on this verse, narrates from
Abdulla Ibn Abbas - that once Hasan and Husain fell sick and the Prophet
together with some of his companions visited his sick grandsons. He
suggested that Ali should make a vow to Allah for his sons' health.
Heeding the Prophet's suggestion Ali, Fatima along with their maid, Fidha,
took a vow that if the boys recovered, they would fast for three
consecutive days. Eventually Hasan and Husain recovered and to fulfill the
vow they also fasted alongwith their parents and maid. Since there was
nothing in the house to eat, Ali borrowed from Sham'un, a Khaibarian Jew,
and three measures of barley. Fatima grounded one measure into flour and
baked it into five loaves (of bread) equal to their number, and placed
before them for breaking the fast. Just then a beggar stopped at their
door and said: ai-Saiaam Alaikum (peace be upon you), 0 Ahlul-Bait of
Muhammad (s.a.w.), (I am) one of the poorest of Muslims (so), feed me, may
Allah feed you of the food of Paradise ! So they gladly gave him all the
food and slept that night, tasting nothing but water.
They fasted again the next day and at sunset as they placed the bread
before them to break the fast, an orphan knocked on the door asking for
food and they cheerfully fed him, themselves going without food for yet
another day. On the third day of the fast, as the breaking time
approached, and the food was spread, a prisoner (of war) suddenly appeared
at their door and the same scenario was repeated, with the Prophet's Ahlul-Bait
passing the third successive night without tasting a morsel of food.
Zamakhshari continues that when dawn broke Ali holding the hands of Hasan
and Husain came to the Prophet's house. The Prophet seeing their pale
countenances and noting that they were trembling from hunger, expressed
dismay and at once accompanied them to their house'. On entering the house
he was shocked to see the sight of his daughter Fatima, sitting
hollow-eyed on her prayer mat, her back stuck to her stomach. It was then
that the angel Gabriel came down with this Sara, saying:
"0 Muhammad, Allah congratulates you for (the sacrifice of) your household. Then he recited the (sura). "
Another famous scholar Sheikh Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabarsi, in his Ma] ma'
al-Bayan' after citing the same narration, adds: All ibn Ibrahim' narrates
from his father who quotes Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq on the authority of
Abdulla ibn Maimun that Fatima had (some) barley from which porridge was
made and placed before them (for breaking the fast). Just then a beggar
came and said, I am a poor man, may Allah have mercy upon you. Ali (a.s.)
got up and gave him one third of the food. Then came an orphan and said,
Tam an orphan, may Allah have mercy upon you. Ali (a.s.) got up and gave
him another third (of the food). Then came a prisoner (of war) and said,
may Allah have mercy upon you. Ali gave him the remaining one-third,
without, they, the Ahlul-Bait tasting anything and going without meals.
Thereby Allah the Exalted revealed the said verses. It is clear that this
surah was revealed in Madina, and as a scholar of the stature Abu Hamza
Thamali testifies, the whole sura was revealed in favour of Ali and
Fatima.
The Almighty says:
.... .you are only a warner,
and (there is) a guide for every people.
Holy Qur'an (13:7)
The Almighty says:
"Is he who is a believer like
him who is a transgressor? They are not equal .
Holy Qur'an (32:18)
he Almighty says: "Is
he, then (to be counted equal to them) who was clear proof from his Lord,
and a witness from Him recites... Holy Qur'an (11:17).
Suyuti in Dur al-Manthur', Fakhruddin Razi in al-Tafsir al-Kabir' and Muttaqi Hindi in Kanz al-Ummal', vol. 1, p. 251, have all narrated, that the words: "He who has a dear proof, means Prophet Muhammad (s.a. w.), while "the Witness from Him" means Imam Ali (a.s.)
The Almighty says: "...Allah it is Who is his Guardian, and Gabriel and the Righteous among the believers..." Holy Qur'an (66:4) All leading scholars are unanimous that the Righteous among the believers is none other than Ali ibn Abi Talib.
The Almighty says:
".. .and that the Retaining
ears might retain it .
Holy Our'an (69:12)
The Messenger of Allah
told Ali: Allah ordered me to bring you nearer not to distance you, and to
teach you so that you would retain it in, as it is Allah s promise to let
you retain it in. Then this verse was revealed:
'...and
that the Retaining ears might retain it'.
"Surely as for those who
believe and do good deeds for them will Allah bring about love.
Holy Qur'an (19:96)
Once the Prophet told Ali:
On the revelation of this verse, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said: "0 Ali, these are you and your followers.
"Do
you consider (the person who undertakes) giving of water to the pilgrims
and the guarding of the Sacred Mosque like him who believes in Allah and
the Last Day and strives in the way of Allah. They are not equal in the
sight of Allah; and Allah does not guide the unjust people. ".
Holy Qur'an (9:19)
Imam Ali answered them that he has been praying towards the Ka'ba six months before anyone else (besides the Prophet) ever bowed in prayer and has never ceased struggling in the way of Allah. It was then that this verse was revealed to the Prophet as a proof of Ali's superiority over all other Muslims.
Narrated by Tirmidhi in Manaqib Ahlul-Bayt, Vol. 2, p.308, citing Umar ibn Abi Salama, the Prophet's adopted son, who said "The verse, 'Allah only wants to remove uncleanness far from you, O people of Ahlul-Bait, and purify you a thorough purifying' was revealed in the house of Umm Salamah. Then the Prophet (s.a.w) called Fatima, Hasan, Husain and Ali, behind himself,covered them with a cover and said: 'O Allah! This is my household, so remove uncleanness from them and purify them a thorough purifying. Umm Salamah said:' Am I with them, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: You are at your place. You are all right.'"
O Messenger of God, convey to mankind the command that God has sent you. If you do not do so, you will not have conveyed the prophetic message. God will protect you from the harm men might cause you.(5:67) "O people, do not turn away from these two legacies. As long as you have recourse to them, you will never go astray the Book of God and my family."
At this point, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, called 'Ali, peace be upon him, to his side. He took hold of his hand and raised it up high, thereby presenting him with all his qualities and attributes to the gathered throng.
Then the Messenger of God asked: "O people, who is more deserving of the believers than their own persons?" They answered: "God and His Messenger know better." He continued: "For whomsoever I was his master 'Ali is now his master."
God, love whomsoever loves 'Ali and be the enemy of whoever is 'Ali's enemy. O God, aid whoever aids him and humble his enemies. O God, make him the pivot of truth."
After completing his speech, the Prophet requested the people to convey what he had said to those who were absent. Today I have perfected for you your religion, completed for you My bounty, and chosen Islam for you as religion. (5:3)
The Prophet left the place where he was standing, while all around the sound of takbir was to be heard as the pilgrims expressed their warm and enthusiastic feelings towards 'Ali, peace be upon him. People came up to him in groups and congratulated him on his appointment as leader, addressing him as their master and the master of every believer, man and woman.
When Hazrat Fatima a.s come of age, there come forward a number of aspirants to ask for her hand in marriage. The Holy prophet was awaiting the Divine order in this respect, till Imam ` Ali a.s approached him and asked for her hand in marriage.
The Holy Prophet come to Hazrat Fatima a.s and asked, " My daughter ! Do you consent to be wedded to ` Ali a.s , as I am so commanded by Allah ? " Hazrat Fatima a.s thereupon bowed her head in modesty.
Umm Salamah narrates: " The face of Fatima a.s bloomed with joy and her silence was so suggestive and conspicuous that the Holy Prophet stood up reciting ` Allahu Akbar' ( Allah is most great ) .
Fatimah's a.s silence is her acceptance." On Friday, l st. dhi'l - hijjah 2 A H , the marriage ceremony took place. All the Muhajirun ( Emigrants) and Ansar ( Helpers) of Medina assembled in the mosque while Imam ` Ali was seated before the Holy Prophet with all the ceremonious modesty of a bridegroom. they
Holy Prophet first recited an eloquent sermon and them announced: I have been commanded by Allah to get Fatimah a.s wedded to ` Ali a.s , and so
I do hereby solemnize the matrimony between ` Ali and Fatimah on a dower of four hundred mithqal of silver. Then he asked Imam ` Ali, " Do you consent to it, O `Ali ? " Yes, I do ,
O Holy Prophet of Allah! " replied Imam ` Ali. Then the Holy Prophet raised his hands to pray thus O my god ! bless both of them , sanctify their progeny and grant them the keys of The beneficence, Thy treasures of wisdom and Thy genius; and let them be a source of blessing and peace to my ummah.
(Badr Battel ) The Prophet (S.A.W) sent a scout party led by Ali (A.S.) to confirm the news and to know the exact strength of the enemies. When Ali (A.S.) confirmed the news, the Prophet (S.A.W) decided to stop them outside Madina and not to allow them to enter the city. But he could muster only 313 soldiers out of which seventy were on camels and two were on horseback.
The Prophet (S.A.W)
marched this small army of 313 towards Badr, a fertile valley, eight miles from
Madina. The flag of this army was given to Ali (A.S.) who was only twenty one
years old and with whom the Prophet (S.A.W) had married his own daughter just a
few days ago.
The Prophet (S.A.W) ordered Ali (A.S.), Hamza (his uncle) and Obaida his cousin to fight with them. The three duels were quick and decisive. Ali (A.S.) killed Al Walid, Hamza killed Shaiba and as Obaida was wounded by Utba, Ali (A.S.) and Hamza pounced upon Utba and finished him.
Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W) because he is always surrounded by his friends and admirers and therefore it is difficult to attack him in such a crowd and for Ali (A.S.) he said, Ali (A.S.) is more alert in the battlefield than any wolf, therefore attacking him is also not possible.
The Prophet (S.A.W) who was earlier
informed by his uncle Abbas from Mecca about the unpending attack (Abbas had not
migrated till then), collected all his men to defend Madina. Though they were
only seven hundred, but the Prophet (S.A.W) took them at the foot of Mount Ohad.
And keeping the hill behind them he divided these men into three groups having
one leader each. Then he made three flags and gave one flag to each of the two
clans of the Mohajirs. Aseer bin Hazeer received the flag on behalf of Aws clan,
and Habab bin Manzar got the flag on behalf of Khazraj clan. Ali (A.S.) as usual
was the chief flag bearer of the entire army, and Hamza was made the commander
of the armoured division.
Talha bin Talha coming out of his army challenged the Prophet (S.A.W) and said, "O Mohammad you say that who ever dies at your hands goes to Hell and who ever dies at our hands goes to Heaven. Now send those who want to go to Heaven." Ali (A.S.) rushed out of his army and gave him such a blow that he reeled and fell.
Finding Talha helpless Ali (A.S.) walked away. His friends pleaded not to leave his bitterest enemy alive. Ali (A.S.) replied, "Enemy or no enemy, now he cannot defend himself, and I do not strike a man who cannot defend himself." But Talha succumbed to injuries Ali (A.S.) had inflicted. Talha’s death brought his four sons and grandsons before Ali (A.S.), but whosoever came forward with the flag of the infidels was killed by Ali (A.S.). When nine flag bearers of the same clan were slain and there was not male left to carry the flag, a woman came forward and took the flag away. (Talha ibn Talha was the traditional flag bearer of Quraish)
Khalid bin Walid who was attacking and pushing the Muslims reached the place where the Prophet (S.A.W) was fighting. He attacked the Prophet (S.A.W) with a javelin and Otba threw a stone cutting the Prophet (S.A.W)’s lips and breaking his two teeth. An arrow was also thrown at him which brought him down from the horse in one of the ditches the enemies had dug. As the Prophet (S.A.W) fell, Khalid bin Walid cried, "The lying Prophet is slain, the lying Prophet is slain." On hearing this cry Ali (A.S.) rushed to search the Prophet (S.A.W).
He saw him lying in the ditch bleeding and Khalid’s men trying to kill him. Ali (A.S.) fought and chased the attackers away.
Then carrying the Prophet (S.A.W) on his back and keeping the attackers at bay with his sword he brought the Prophet (S.A.W) to a safe place near a hillock. Perspiring with rage the Prophet (S.A.W) asked, Ali (A.S.) as to why did he not flee with the others.
Ali (A.S.) replied, "Should I become an
infidel after having embraced Islam? I am pledged to thy obedience I have
nothing to do with the fugitives." The rumour of Prophet (S.A.W)’s death was
carried to Madina by the fleeing Muslims and his daughter Fatema (S.A.) leaving
her one month old child Hasan (A.S.) in Madina rushed to the battlefield to look
after her father.
Leaving the Prophet (S.A.W) on the hillock, Ali (A.S.) returned to the battlefield fighting and calling the Muslims to return and fight. He was also declaring that the Prophet (S.A.W) is very much alive. Hearing the news of the Prophet (S.A.W) still being alive many Muslims returned. Abu Bakr being one of them. [Tareekhul Khulafa, Page 25]
When they saw the Prophet (S.A.W) alive and being nursed by his daughter Fatema (S.A.) they gained courage and organising themselves once again under the command of Ali (A.S.) fought and chased the enemies out of the battlefield. Seventy Muslims died in this battle and the biggest sufferers were the Prophet (S.A.W) and Ali (A.S.).
They not only lost their uncle Hamza but many other brave sons of Bani Hashim.
It is said that it was in this war and this occassion that the cry "La Fata
Illa Ali La Saif Illa Zulfiqar" (There is no youth but Ali (A.S.) and no
sword but Zulfiqar -the sword of Ali (A.S.)) was heard. From that day it has
become a slogan of the Muslims which they pronounce at the time of their
struggle and fight. This slogan gives them determination and courage.
The Prophet (S.A.W) had hardly felt relieved when the news of another impending attack was received. To stop the invaders outside Madina the Prophet (S.A.W) marched his soldiers to Ahmerul Asad.
The flag was again given to Ali (A.S.). But the invaders retreated and the war
was averted.
He Prophet (S.A.W) himself took the task of ejecting them. The flag for this mission was again given to Ali (A.S.). The Prophet (S.A.W) ordered his men to pitch their tents opposite the houses of the Jews. In the night a famous archer named Guzool shot an arrow on the tent of the Prophet (S.A.W). But the Prophet (S.A.W) was not hurt. The Prophet (S.A.W) to avoid trouble ordered to shift the tents to a safer place near a hill. Suddenly the Muslims found Ali (A.S.) missing.
They went to the Prophet (S.A.W) to find out where Ali (A.S.) was. He told them that Ali (A.S.) must have gone for some work. After sometime Ali (A.S.) came with the severed head of Guzool and put it near the feet of the Prophet (S.A.W).
When the Prophet
(S.A.W) enquired Ali (A.S.) said, "I got suspicious of their intentions and I
quietly walked up their houses to watch their activities. I saw this Guzool and
nine of his companions with open swords in their hands preparing to attack you.
I challenged them and succeeded in killing this man. The rest ran away. The Jews
then fled to Khaiber."
In the same year the Prophet (S.A.W)
had to face some small skirmishes like the battle of Zatur Raaqa and the second
battle of Badr. Ali (A.S.) was the flag bearer of all these battles. Husain (A.S.)
the second son of Ali (A.S.) was born in this year.
Amr Ibne Abdawood was so famous for his bravery, valour and courage that his strength was compared to the strength of one thousand people. The terror of his personality had so frightened some of the Muslims that according to Quran, "Their hearts were petrified and were beating so violently that they were thinking of running away." They were so shocked and stunned by his presence that they became motionless as if birds were sitting on their heads. From the entire Muslim army Ali (A.S.) was the only person to accept their challenge.
But the Prophet (S.A.W) did not allow Ali (A.S.) to have a bout with Amr and ordered him to go back to his position, reminding Ali (A.S.) that he was Amr Ibne Abdawood. Amr again repeated his challenge and again it was only Ali (A.S.) to answer his challenge.
The Prophet (S.A.W) again ordered Ali (A.S.) back to his position. When Amr challenged the Muslims for the third time and again no Muslim went forward to accept the challenge, Ali (A.S.) came out from his position to face him.
The Prophet (S.A.W) again reminded Ali (A.S.) that he is Amr Ibne Abdawood. Ali (A.S.) in reply said, "Yes I know he is Amr Ibne Abdawood."
The Prophet (S.A.W) then granting permission to fight Amr tied a turban on Ali (A.S.)’s head (Ali (A.S.) generally went to fight bareheaded) and gave the famous sword Zulfiqar.
As Ali (A.S.) proceeded towards Amr the Prophet (S.A.W) raised his hands and prayed, "O Allah you took away Obaida Bin Harris from me on the day of Badr, Hamza on the day of Ohad, and now it is Ali (A.S.), my brother and my uncle’s son who is left with me.
Protect him O Lord as I have given him under your protection. O Allah don’t leave me alone as You are The Best Protector." Then pointing his finger towards Ali (A.S.) he said, "Here goes the embodiment of faith to face the infidel."
Some of the Muslims were so sure of Ali (A.S.) ’s death that they came down some distance near Ali (A.S.) to have a last view. Ali (A.S.) walked upto Amr and stood in front of him.
Amr : Who are you? Ali (A.S.) : I am Ali. , Amr : Who’s son? Ali (A.S.) : Grandson of Abde Munaf, son of Abu Talib. Amr : Nephew, you better go back and send some of your uncles who are stronger than you. I don’t want to shed your blood as your father was my friend. Ali (A.S.) : But By Allah I will not be sorry to shed your blood. Therefore I request you to embrace Islam. Amr : This is not possible. Ali (A.S.) : Then go away from here. Amr : I will not be able to bear the taunts of the ladies of Quraish. Ali (A.S.) : Then fight with me. Amr laughed and said, "I never expected anyone under the sky who would challenge me."
Then getting down from his horse, as Ali (A.S.) was on foot, he cut the legs of his horse in anger and attacked Ali (A.S.) with a quick blow of his sword. Ali (A.S.) took the blow on his shield, but it was so severe that he got a cut on his forehead. Then Ali (A.S.)’s attack was so instant and so quick that his sword cut Amr’s shoulders and went right down. Amr fell dead and Ali (A.S.) cried Allah-o-Akbar (God is Greatest).
Then
severing his head Ali (A.S.) brought it before the Prophet (S.A.W) and laid it
on his feet. The Prophet (S.A.W) received Ali (A.S.) with joy and said, "Ali
(A.S.)’s one stroke at Khandaq is superior to the devotional prayers of both the
worlds."
Abu Bakr and Umar were so happy to see
Amr killed that both of them rushed to receive Ali (A.S.) and kissed his
forehead. Ali (A.S.) then returned to finish the remaining members of Amr’s
gang, but by then they had fled and were crossing the trenches. Ali (A.S.)
caught them and finished them.
Prophet (S.A.W), "Ali (A.S.)’s fight at Khandaq is equal to the sacrifices my entire nation
will do till the Day of Judgement."
When Amr’s sister came to the
battlefield to see her brother’s corpse she was surprised to see that Ali (A.S.)
had not removed a single thing from Amr’s body (it was a custom among Arabs to
take away all the belongings of the deceased including the clothes) praising Ali
(A.S.) she said, "Whoever has killed my brother belongs to a noble family." Then she composed a verse in praise of Ali (A.S.) which says, "If anyone
other than Ali had killed my brother I would have wept my whole life over the
infamy. But now I will not cry."
After returning from the battlefield the Prophet (S.A.W) sent some three thousand men under the command of Ali (A.S.) to punish the tribe of Bani Quraiza who had broken the pledge with the Muslims and had supported Abu Sufian, just when the Muslims were besieged by him. Ali (A.S.) went straight to their fort and fixed his flag on their gate. An observer from their fort who recognized Ali (A.S.) cried, "The killer of Amr Ibne Abdawood has come", another voice answered,
"He has not killed Amr but broken our backs" and some were cursing the Prophet (S.A.W). Ali (A.S.) in answer to their curses and cries said, "By Allah either will I conquer your fort or die and meet my uncle Hamza.
" The Jews then came out of the fort to fight with Ali (A.S.) and his men. Ali (A.S.) fought and killed all their leaders.
The
Prophet (S.A.W) ordered to kill Hai Ibne Akhtab also who had instigated the Jews
not to leave Madina. When Ali (A.S.) went near Hai he said, "I am happy to be
killed by a noble man like you." Ali (A.S.) replied, "Yes only noble
people kill bad men and bad men harass noble people."
Ali (A.S.) began to write Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Rahim (In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful). When Suhail objected to this beginning and said the agreement should start with, "With Thy Name" only and not Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Rahim.
The Prophet (S.A.W) agreed and asked Ali (A.S.) to change accordingly. Ali (A.S.) cancelled the words Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Rahim and wrote, "With Thy Name". Continuing the agreement Ali (A.S.) wrote,
"...This agreement is between Mohammad (S.A.W) the Apostle of Allah and..." Suhail stopped Ali (A.S.) and told the Prophet (S.A.W) to cancel the words Apostle of Allah after his name, as they (Quraish) do not accept him as the Apostle of Allah.
The Prophet (S.A.W) asked Ali (A.S.) to erase those words and write in its place Mohammad (S.A.W) Ibne Abdullah. Ali (A.S.) refused with apology and said,
"After writing the words `Apostle of Allah' after thy name how can I erase
them." The Prophet (S.A.W) himself erased the words, "The Apostle of
Allah" from the agreement with Ali (A.S.)’s aid and ordered Mohammad (S.A.W)
Ibne Abdullah to be written in its place.
The Prophet (S.A.W) after asking them three
times to slaughter the animals he himself rose and taking the help of Ali (A.S.)
sacrificed all the animals.
The Prophet (S.A.W) was pained to see the state of affairs of the Muslims and their defeat for three consecutive days. Now the victory of the Muslims had become a necessity because the Prophet (S.A.W) feared that the hypocrites of Madina may also raise their heads on hearing the news of these defeats. Addressing the Muslims that evening the Prophet (S.A.W) said, "Tomorrow I shall give the banner to a person, who is brave, who will attack and not run away from the battlefield. He is the lover of Allah and His Prophet (S.A.W) and Allah and His Prophet (S.A.W) also love him. This person will not return from the battlefield without achieving victory." [Bukhari, Vol. 3, Page 33]
I am the city of
knowledge, and Ali is its gate; so, whoever wants to enter the city should come
through
the gate.
Ibn Hajr quotes the Prophet
saying, "Do not deliver an unfinished salawaat for me." Ibn Hajr adds, when the
Prophet was asked what he meant by an unfinished salawaat, the Prophet replied:
"Do not say 'O Allah! send Thy peace and blessings upon Muhammad instead say:
Allah! send Thy peace and blessings upon Muhammad and upon Aali Muhammad".
Mohamad Ibn Majah in his authentic Sunan recorded the following: "Muaweyah came (to Medina) on some of his pilgrimages. Saad Ibn Abu Waqass visited him. People mentioned Ali and Muaweyah spoke ill of him. Saad Ibn Abu Waqass angrily said to him: `Do you say this about a man I heard the Messenger of God saying about him: Whoever I am his Moula, Ali is his Moula?'. . . ."
Messenger of God said to Ali, Fatimah, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein: "I am at peace with whomever you are at peace; and I am at war with whomever you are at war.
Hubshi Ibn Janadah said that he heard the Messenger saying: "Ali is from me and I am from Ali and no one represents me but Ali.
"No one represents me but Ali."
The Messenger of God saying to Ali: `You are to me like Aaron to Moses. But there shall be no Prophet (of God) after me.
"The example of the members of my House is like that of Noah's ark. Whoever embarked on it was safe, and whoever failed to embark was drowned....
The Prophet covered
Ali, Fatimah, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein with a garment and prayed, saying:
"God, these are my family. I ask Thee to honor Mohammad and the family of
Mohammad." In response to his prayer the following revelation came: "God wants
only to keep abomination away from you
and make you, members of the family of Mohammad, spotless."
In compliance with this heavenly command, the Holy Prophet asked all his followers to love them. He stated that he is at peace with whomever they are at peace, and that he is at war with whomever they are at war. He considered them to be similar to the ark of Noah. Whoever embarked on it was safe, and whoever failed to be on it was drowned.
Jaber Ibn Abdullah, a famous companion, reported that the Messenger of God said: "O people, I have left for you that which if you follow you will never go astray: the Book of God and the members of my House who are my "Itrah" (close relative and progeny)
Zeid Ibn Arqam, a well
known companion of Mohammad, reported that the Messenger of God said:
"I have left for you that which if you hold fast you shall not go astray after
me: The Book of God, a rope
extended between Heaven and Earth, and the members of my House who are my Itrah.
Certainly both (the Book of God and the members of my House) shall not part from
each other until they join me on the Day of Judgment. Beware how you will treat
both of them after me.
Zaid Ibn Thabit reported that the Messenger of God said: "I am leaving among you two successors: The Book of God, a rope extended between the Heaven and the earth, and the members of my House who are my Itrah). Certainly they (the Book and the Itrah) will not part from each other until the Day of Judgment."
Zeid Ibn Arqam again
reported that the Messenger of God said on the day of Ghadeer Khum:
"I am about to be summoned by God, and I shall respond. Certainly, I have left
for you the two most
valuable legacies. One of them is bigger than the other: The Book of God, and my
"Itrah," members of my House. Beware how you will treat both of them after me.
They will not part from each other until the Day of Judgment." Then he said:
"Certainly God is my `Moula' (Guardian), and I am the Moula of every believer."
Then he held Ali's hand and said: `Whoever I am his Moula this is his Moula.
'God, love whoever loves him and cast out of Thy favor whoever antagonizes him."
While Mohammad and Khadijah were praying, Ali entered their room. He stood until the Prophet finished his prayer. "To whom do you prostrate?
Ali asked. "We
prostrate to God the One Who commissioned me as a Prophet and commanded me to
invite people to Him," the
Prophet replied. The Messenger recited verses from the Holy Qur'an, then invited his cousin to embrace Islam. Ali was fascinated. He asked the Prophet to give him time to consult his father. He spent his night excitedly and on the following day, he came to declare his Islam. He embraced the new faith without taking the advice of his father Abu Talib, reasoning: "God had created me without consulting Abu Talib. Why should I need his counsel to worship God?"
Mohammad lbn Majah in his Sunan and Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak reported that Ali said: "I am the servant of God and the brother of His Messenger and I am the greatest believer in his Prophet hood. No one says this after me but a liar. I prayed seven years before the rest of the people."
It is reported that Anas Ibn Malik said: "The Messenger was commissioned on Monday and Ali believed in him on Tuesday."
Hazrat Salman Al-Farisi
said that the Messenger of God said: "The first one of you to drink from
the Basin on the Day of Judgment is your first Muslim, Ali, son of Abu Talib."
Imam Ahmad Ibn Hunbul recorded that Maaqal Ibn Yasar said that the Messenger of God said to his daughter Fatima: "Would it not please you that I have married you to the first Muslim in my nation, their most knowledgeable and their wisest?"
The Prophet put his hand on the neck of Ali and said: "This is my brother, my executor, and my successor in you. Listen to him and obey him."
"Be my successor among my people and do good and follow not the path of mischief makers."
What the Prophet said to Ali, many years after this event, supports this understanding and confirms its soundness. Leaving him in Medina when he took his long journey to Tabouk, he said to him: "Ali, will it not satisfy you to be to me like Aaron to Moses except that there will be no prophet after me?"
Ali said that the Messenger accompanied him to the Kaaba (on the night of the Hijrah) to try to destroy Quraish's biggest idol. The Messenger mounted the shoulders of Ali in order to reach the roof of the Kaaba, but he found some weakness in Ali.
He went down and told Ali to mount his shoulders and he did. And the Messenger rose up. Ali felt that if he wanted to reach Heaven he could.
Ali went up to the roof of the Kaaba. He shook the largest idol which was made of copper, being bound to the roof. When he took hold of the idol, the Prophet told him to throw it down. He did and the idol was broken.
Ibn Al-Atheer in his history (Al-Kamil) reported that Gabriel came to the Prophet and told him not to lie on his bed that night and that the Prophet ordered Ali to lie on his bed. He also commissioned him to deliver what was in his possession of the trusts to the Meccans and informed him that the enemies would not harm him. The Prophet took a handful of soil and threw it on the heads of the enemies who were surrounding his house and left unnoticed, reciting the chapter of Yasine. Seeing the bed of the Prophet occupied, the enemies believed that Mohammad was sleeping on his bed. They waited until morning and when Ali rose from the bed, they recognized him. "Where is Mohammad?" they asked. "I do not know," Ali replied. "You ordered him to leave and he left." They beat Ali up, brought him to the Mosque, detained him for one hour, then freed him.
Battle of Ohod. The Prophet told him at that time: "Be cheerful, martyrdom is coming to you." The Prophet confirmed his previous statement saying: "That will be so. How will your patience be at that time?" The Imam retorted: "Messenger of God, this will not be a place of patience. It will be a place of cheerfulness and thanks.
None of the Hashimites other than Ali responded to his call. "Prophet of God," he said, "I shall be your minister."
The Prophet upon hearing this, told the Hashimites: "This (Ali) is my brother, executor, and successor."
The Messenger was the architect and the founder of the Islamic State. His minister Ali was the eliminator of the obstructive forces which stood in the way of its establishment, for he was the hero and the bearer of the banner of the Messenger in every decisive battle.
Ibn Abbas said: "Ali has four distinctions no one shares with him: He was the first male who prayed with the Messenger of God. He was the bearer of his banner in every battle and he was the one who stayed with him at the Battle on the day of Al-Mihras (the Battle of Ohod, where there is gathered water called Al-Mihras), and he is the one who washed his blessed body and laid him in his tomb.
Al-Tabari reported that Abu Rafi said: The Messenger of God witnessed a group of pagans coming to him. He said to Ali: Charge them. Ali charged them and forced them to retreat and killed Amr Ibn Abdullah Al-Jumahi.
The Prophet beheld another group coming and told Ali to charge them and he did. He scattered them and killed Sheibah Ibn Malik, one of the children of Amir Ibn Lu-ay. Amazed by Ali's sacrifice,
Hazrat Gabriel said: "Messenger of God, what a redeemer Ali is!" The Prophet replied: "He is from me, and I am from him." Gabriel said: "And I am from both of you."
They heard at that time a voice saying: "There is no youth (full of manhood) but Ali and no sword comparable to Zulfiqar (Ali's sword).
The Messenger of God said to Ali: "Take care of this regiment." Ali charged the regiment, and it was about fifty horsemen. He fought them while he was on foot until he scattered them. They gathered again and he charged them again. This was repeated several times until he killed the four children of Sufyan and added to them six more. .
Ibn Husham reported that the Messenger fell into one of the pits which were excavated and covered up by Abu Amir, who expected the Muslims to fall in them. The knee of the Messenger was cut. Ali held the hand of the Messenger and pulled him up and Talhah Ibn Obeidullah helped him until the Prophet stood up.
Muslim in his "Sahih" (Authentic) reported that Sahl Ibn Saad said the following: "The face of the Messenger was cut, and one of his teeth was broken, and the protective dress of his head was broken. Fatima, daughter of the Messenger, was washing the blood and Ali was pouring water he brought by his shield from Al-Mihras. Beholding that the water increased the flow of blood, she burned a mat, put some of its ashes on the wound and the blood stopped."
All this was a result
of Ali's endeavor, and by this we can understand the meaning of the declaration
of the Prophet. "The duel of Ali Ibn Abu Talib against Amr Ibn Abd Wodd at the
Battle of the Moat out-
weighs the good deeds of my whole nation until the Day of Judgment."
Hazrat Imam Ali a.s & 14 Masomeen a.s comes to every person (Muslims , Christens , Hindu , Kaafar's or any Sect / fiqa ) at the time of death , when Angel of Death came , They shows his ziyarats to ever one .( Abu Bakr Says I hear from Hazat Muhammad s.a.w Looking Hazrat Ali a.s face is Ibadat.)
Al-Bukhari, and Muslim, inform us in their two Sahihs, (Authentics) of what took place. They recorded that Sahl Ibn Saad, (a prominent companion) said:"The Messenger of God said at Kheibar: I shall give this banner to a man through whom God will bring the victory. He loves God and His Messenger, and God and His Messenger love him."The companions spent the night asking each other:`Who is the man whom the Holy Prophet meant?' They came in the morning to the Messenger and every one of them was hoping that he would be the man of the banner. "Where is Ali Ibn Abu Talib?" the Prophet asked. "He is suffering from inflammation of his eyes," they said. The Prophet sent for him. When Ali was brought to the Prophet he treated Ali's eyes with his blessed saliva and prayed for him. Ali's eyes were cured instantly as if they did not have any inflammation. The Prophet gave Ali the banner and Ali asked: "Messenger of God, shall I fight them until they become Muslims like us?" The Messenger said: "Go on, until you reach their dwelling. Invite them to Islam and inform them of their duty towards God and Islam. By God, if He leads one man through you to the right road, it would be better for you than to own a precious wealth."
Ali went on, carrying the banner, and contrary to the conventional way, he literally led the army. Salamah Ibn Al-Akwa said: "By God, Ali went out with the banner running and panting. We went following him until he planted the banner into a pile of stones near the fortress." A man from the fortress went up and asked Ali: Who are You? And he replied: I am Ali Ibn Abu Talib. The man said: By what was revealed to Moses, you have the upper hand (the name Ali means high). As the Holy Prophet forecast, the Almighty granted Ali the victory. He conquered the enemy before he returned to the Prophet.
Salama also said: "Marhab (the outstanding warrior of the Kheiberites) came out boasting and challenging. Ali dealt him a blow with his sword, splitting his head, and victory was accomplished."
"We went with Ali Ibn Abu Talib when the Messenger of God sent him with his banner. When he came near the fortress, the dwellers of the fortress came out and he fought them. A man from them hit Ali and made him lose his shield. Ali took a door at the fortress and shielded himself with it. He kept it in his hand until the battle ended. I found myself with seven men trying to move that door, but we could not."
When the Messenger conferred on Ali the ranks of brother, executor and successor, he was speaking by the order of God, and God chooses for these ranks only the one who merits them. The Holy Prophet, on the other hand, did not bestow upon Ali all these honors because of his promised assistance, but because Ali was meritorious. Had the mission of the Messenger been in no need of Ali's endeavor and sacrifice, the Messenger would not have chosen a brother or an executor or a caliph other than him, for Ali was the most resemblant to the Messenger in ethics, righteousness and knowledge. He was the first Muslim and most obedient to God and His Messenger, and therefore, he was beloved by God and His Messenger. No shining evidence beyond the declaration of the Holy Prophet at Kheibar is needed: "I shall give the banner to a man through whom God will bring victory. He loves God and His Messenger and God and His Messenger love him."
Prophet was presented with a grilled bird. He prayed, and in his prayer he said: "God, send me your most beloved from among your creatures to eat with me this bird." Ali alone came and ate with him.
Prophet issued a brotherhood between Abu Bakr and Omar; between Abu Bakr and Kharijah Ibn Zeid; between Omar and Atban Ibn Malik; between Abu Ruwaim Al-Khath-ami and Bilal; between Oseid Ibn Hudheir and Zeid Ibn Haritha; between Abu Obeidah and Saad Ibn Maath; between Abdul-Rahman Ibn Ouf and Saad Ibn Al-Rabi. Then he held the hand of Ali Ibn Abu Talib, saying: This is my brother. Thus, the Messenger of God and Ali became brothers.
"The Prophet, after the
Hijrah said to the Muslims: Be brothers in God. Every two should be brothers.
Then he held Ali Ibn Abu Talib's hand and said: This is my brother. Thus, the
Messenger of God, the leader of the Messengers, the Imam of the righteous, the
one who has no equal among the servants of God (he) and Ali Ibn Abu Talib became
brothers. Al-Hamzah, Lion of God and of His Messenger and Zeid Ibn Haritha
became brothers and Abu Bakr and Kharijah Ibn Zuhair became brothers. Omar Ibn
Al-Khattab and Atban Ibn Malik became brothers. . . .
Messenger of God said to Ali: "You are my brother in this world and in the Here- after."
The Messenger came out while his face was glittering. Abdul-Rahman Ibn Ouf asked him: What is the good news? The Messenger said: "A good tidings came to me from my Lord concerning my brother and cousin and my daughter. That God had married Ali to Fatima a.s "
"You are my brother, my companion and my associate in Paradise."
He said to him on another occasion: "As to you, Ali, you are my brother and the father of my children. You are from me and to me."
At another time the Messenger told Ali: "You are my brother and my minister, you pay my debt, and fulfill my promise.....
Al-Bukhari, and Muslim, inform us in their two Sahihs, (Authentics) of what took place. They recorded that Sahl Ibn Saad, (a prominent companion) said: "The Messenger of God said at Kheibar: I shall give this banner to a man through whom God will bring the victory. He loves God and His Messenger, and God and His Messenger love him."The companions spent the night asking each other: `Who is the man whom the Holy Prophet meant?' They came in the morning to the Messenger and every one of them was hoping that he would be the man of the banner. "Where is Ali Ibn Abu Talib?" the Prophet asked. "He is suffering from inflammation of his eyes," they said. The Prophet sent for him. When Ali was brought to the Prophet he treated Ali's eyes with his blessed saliva and prayed for him. Ali's eyes were cured instantly as if they did not have any inflammation.
The Prophet gave Ali the banner and Ali asked: "Messenger of God, shall I fight them until they become Muslims like us?" The Messenger said: "Go on, until you reach their dwelling. Invite them to Islam and inform them of their duty towards God and Islam. By God, if He leads one man through you to the right road, it would be better for you than to own a precious wealth."
Ali went on, carrying the banner, and contrary to the conventional way, he literally led the army. Salamah Ibn Al-Akwa said: "By God, Ali went out with the banner running and panting. We went following him until he planted the banner into a pile of stones near the fortress." A man from the fortress went up and asked Ali: Who are You? And he replied: I am Ali Ibn Abu Talib. The man said: By what was revealed to Moses, you have the upper hand (the name Ali means high). As the Holy Prophet forecast, the Almighty granted Ali the victory. He conquered the enemy before he returned to the Prophet.
Salama also said: "Marhab (the outstanding warrior of the Kheiberites) came out boasting and challenging. Ali dealt him a blow with his sword, splitting his head, and victory was accomplished."
"We went with Ali Ibn Abu Talib when the Messenger of God sent him with his banner. When he came near the fortress, the dwellers of the fortress came out and he fought them. A man from them hit Ali and made him lose his shield. Ali took a door at the fortress and shielded himself with it. He kept it in his hand until the battle ended. I found myself with seven men trying to move that door, but we could not."
When the Messenger conferred on Ali the ranks of brother, executor and successor, he was speaking by the order of God, and God chooses for these ranks only the one who merits them.
The Holy Prophet, on the other hand, did not bestow upon Ali all these honors because of his promised assistance, but because Ali was meritorious.
Had the mission of the Messenger been in no need of Ali's endeavor and sacrifice, the Messenger would not have chosen a brother or an executor or a caliph other than him, for Ali was the most resemblant to the Messenger in ethics, righteousness and knowledge.
He was the first Muslim and most obedient to God and His Messenger, and therefore, he was beloved by God and His Messenger.
No shining evidence beyond the declaration of the Holy Prophet at Kheibar is needed: "I shall give the banner to a man through whom God will bring victory. He loves God and His Messenger and God and His Messenger love him."
Prophet was presented with a grilled bird. He prayed, and in his prayer he said: "God, send me your most beloved from among your creatures to eat with me this bird." Ali alone came and ate with him.
Prophet issued a brotherhood between Abu Bakr and Omar; between Abu Bakr and Kharijah Ibn Zeid; between Omar and Atban Ibn Malik; between Abu Ruwaim Al-Khath-ami and Bilal; between Oseid Ibn Hudheir and Zeid Ibn Haritha; between Abu Obeidah and Saad Ibn Maath; between Abdul-Rahman Ibn Ouf and Saad Ibn Al-Rabi. Then he held the hand of Ali Ibn Abu Talib, saying: This is my brother. Thus, the Messenger of God and Ali became brothers.
"The Prophet, after the
Hijrah said to the Muslims: Be brothers in God. Every two should be brothers.
Then he held Ali Ibn Abu Talib's hand and said: This is my brother. Thus, the
Messenger of God, the leader of the Messengers, the Imam of the righteous, the
one who has no equal among the servants of God (he) and Ali Ibn Abu Talib became
brothers. Al-Hamzah, Lion of God and of His Messenger and Zeid Ibn Haritha
became brothers and Abu Bakr and Kharijah Ibn Zuhair became brothers. Omar Ibn
Al-Khattab and Atban Ibn Malik became brothers. . . .
Messenger of God said to Ali: "You are my brother in this world and in the Here- after."
The Messenger came out while his face was glittering. Abdul-Rahman Ibn Ouf asked him: What is the good news? The Messenger said: "A good tidings came to me from my Lord concerning my brother and cousin and my daughter. That God had married Ali to Fatima a.s "
"You are my brother, my companion and my associate in Paradise."
He said to him on another occasion: "As to you, Ali, you are my brother and the father of my children. You are from me and to me."
At another time the Messenger told Ali: "You are my brother and my minister, you pay my debt, and fulfill my promise...."
When Fatimah was moved
to the house of her husband, Ali, the Messenger said to Om Aiman: "Call for me
my brother." She said (jokingly): He is your brother and you marry him your
daughter?"
He said: "Yes, Om Aiman. She called Ali for him and he came...."
When the Messenger was on his deathbed, he said: "Call for me my brother. They called Ali and he came. He said: "Come close to me," and Ali did.
The Prophet reclined on Ali, and kept speaking to him until his holy soul departed his body.
The Prophet bestowed a unique honor upon Ali, by choosing Ali to be his son-in-law. He married him to his daughter, Fatima Al-Zahra (the Lady of light), for whom her father testified that she is the leader of the women of Paradise, or the leader of the women of the believers. He also said: "Fatima is a portion of me, whoever exasperates her exasperates me." Ayeshah, wife of the Prophet, also said about Fatima: "I have never seen a more resemblant to the Prophet in manner of speaking than Fatima, daughter of the Messenger of God. Whenever she came to him, he used to welcome her, stand for her, kiss her, take her hand and seat her in his place." Ayeshah said also about Fatima: "I never witnessed a person truer than Fatimah after her father." Holy Prophet said: "An Angel came from Heaven to give me the good tidings: That Fatima is the leader of the women of Paradise, and that Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein are the leaders of the youth of Paradise."
Ibn Abba said that: Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein became ill. Ali and Fatima vowed to God the fast of three days of thanks if their two sons would be cured. The two sons also followed them in their vows, and so did their maid Fiddah. The two children were cured and the family fasted three consecutive days. There was no food for the family in the three days except small amounts of barley bread. When the time of breaking the fast came (in the evening), a needy person came to their door, seeking food. The family gave him all they had. On the following evening, an orphan came asking for food and the family did what it had done the first night. On the third evening a captive came, asking for food. The family did what it had done the first two days. About this event, the Almighty revealed the chapter of "Time" or "Man" in which we find the following verses: "The righteous shall drink of a cup, whereof the mixture is Kafur, a spring wherefrom the servants of God drink, making it gush for them abundantly. They fulfill the vow and fear a day where the evil is wide-spreading. And feed with food for the needy wretch, the orphan, and the captive for love of God. (saying): We feed you for the sake of God only: We look for no reward nor thanks from you: we fear from our Lord a day of frowning and of fate. Therefore, God has warded off from them the evil of that day, and has made them find brightness and joy. And has awarded them for all that they endured, a Paradise and a silk attire. . . ." (See Quran Saroot Dahr )
For Ali was the brother of the Messenger: his wife was the daughter of the Messenger; and their two children, by the testimony of the verse of "Mubahalah," are called sons of the Messenger.
The members of this family were the ones whom the Messenger brought with him when the Almighty God commanded him to invite the Christian delegation of Naj-ran for "Mubahalah" (prayer by two opposite parties, asking God to punish their wrong side). Presenting them on that occasion was a shining evidence that they were the highest among the Muslims in righteousness, and presenting , Ali particularly showed that the relation between the Messenger and Ali had passed the boundary of brotherhood and reached the degree of unity.
"The Messenger told the
Christian delegation: God has commanded me to call upon you to share with
me a prayer for punishment. They said "Abu Al-Qasim" (the Prophet's code name),
we shall think of the matter, then we will come to you." They had a conference
headed by their counselor, Al-Aquib. When they asked him his advice, he said:
"By God, you have known that Mohammad is a Messenger of God. He told you the
exact truth about your man, the Messiah. By God, whenever people challenge a
prophet and share with him a prayer for punishment, their grown-ups will not
last and their small ones will not grow. It will be your annihilation if you
accept his challenge. If you insist on keeping your religion, make
peace between you and the man and go back to your country.
"When the Christian delegation came back to the Messenger, they found him on his way to the proposed prayer, wearing a garment made of black hair, carrying Al-Hussein on his arm and leading Al-Hassan by his hand, with Fatima walking behind him and Ali walking behind her. The Prophet said to the four members of his family: "When I pray, say: `Amen.'" Looking at the Prophet and his family, the priest of the delegation said to his group: "Christians, I see faces whose prayer will be answered even for removal of a mountain. Accept not their challenge. If you do, you will perish and the Christians will not live on this earth." The delegation heeded the warning of their priest and said to the Prophet: "Abu Al-Qasim." we have decided not to make prayer of "Mubahalah" with you.
Muslim in his Sahih recorded that Saad Ibn Abu Waqass reported that after the revelation of the following verse: "And whoso disputes with thee concerning him (Jesus) after the knowledge which had come to thee, say (unto them): Come! We will summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves. . . ." The Messenger of God invited Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussein, then he said: "God, these are the members of my family."
"Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me but Ali."
One of the two is bigger than the other: The Book of God and my Itrah (members of my house). Beware how you shall treat them after me, for they shall not part with each other until they join me on the Day of Judgment." Then he said: "Certainly God is my "Moula" (Guardian) and I am Moula of every believer. Whoever I am his Moula this Ali is his Moula. God, love whoever loves him and be hostile to who-ever is hostile to him."
"I am only a mortal human. The Messenger of my Lord is about to come to me and I shall respond (to His invitation by departing from this world)." Then he declared that Ali, like the Prophet, has more right to the believers than the believers have to themselves, and that Ali is the Guardian of every believer.
The Imam Ali reported that the Prophet declared on the day of Ghadeer Khum: "Whoever God and His Messenger are his "Moula," This (Ali) is his Moula. I have left for you what if you hold fast, you will never go astray. The Book of God is His rope being held by His hand and your hands, and the members of my House."
Zeid Ibn Thabit reported that the Messenger of God said: "I am leaving in you two caliphs. The Book of God and my Itrah. Beware how you treat them after me. They will not part with each other until they join me on the Day of Judgment."
Omar said: "A man like Ali is entitled to be proud. By God, without his sword the pillar of Islam could not have been erected. He is the highest magistrate in the nation, its earliest Muslim, and its most honorable."
Omar told Ibn Abbas the following: "There were high words from the Messenger of God (concerning Ali). But those words did not constitute a clear evidence for his leadership, nor did they eliminate all excuses (for those who did not side with him). The Messenger was trying to give Ali the leadership. He wanted to record his name when he was in his ailment, but I prevented him from doing that, for the interest of Islam. By the Lord of the Ka-abah, Quraish will never rally around him. Had he come to power after the death of the Prophet, the Arabs would have revolted against him. "
Assuming the Messenger said that Abu Obediah was the trustworthy of this nation, the Messenger also said: "Ali is from me and I am from Ali, and no one is qualified to represent me but Ali."
The Messenger did not commission Abu Obediah nor any one else from among the companions to deliver what he had of trusts to the Meccans at the time of his Hijrah. He entrusted only Ali to do this on his behalf. He entrusted him also to deliver the chapter of Bara-ah to the pilgrims, and ordered him to take that chapter from Abu Bakr after he commissioned him with its delivery. Gabriel told the Prophet: "No one should deliver on your behalf except yourself or a man from the members of your House."
Ayeshah, Al-Zubeir, and Talhah knew that the Messenger said on the day of Ghadeer Khum about Ali: "God, love whoever loves him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him.''
And the Messenger also said to Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein "I am at peace with whomever you are at peace, and I am at war with whomever you are at war."
Ayeshah at that time informed Om Selemah that she said to Ali Ibn Abu Talib: "I have only one out of every nine days with the Messenger; why don't you leave me alone with my day?" The Messenger turned to her angrily and his face was reddened, saying to her: "Go away! By God, whoever hates Ali from the members of my family or from other families, would be out of the Faith."
And the third item of which Om Selemah reminded Ayeshah was that they were with the Messenger on a journey. Ali used to mend the shoes of the Holy Prophet and wash his garments. The shoes of the Holy Prophet during that journey needed to be mended. He took them and started to patch them and sat in the shade of a tree. Abu Bakr and Omar asked permission to see the Prophet. Om Selemah said: Ayeshah and I left and sat behind the curtain. The two men entered and chatted with the Prophet for a while. Then they said: Messenger of God, we do not know how long you will be with us. We wish that you would inform us of a person whom you want as your successor. He said to the two men: "I see his place. And if I inform you of him, you shall part with him as the children of Israel parted with Aaron, son of Imran." When the two men heard these words, they left without comment. When we came out to the Messenger, you said to him (and you were our most courageous to ask him):
Whom would you choose as your successor to lead them? He said: "The patcher of the sole." Then you and I went to see who was the patcher of the sole, and we found Ali patching the sole of the Prophet. You said to the Messenger of God: I do not see but Ali, and he said: "He is the one." Ayeshah acknowledged all of what Om Selemah re-minded her of. Then Om Selemah told her: I am Om Selemah. Yesterday you were agitating against Othman and saying about him the worst words. You named hi Naathal (a name of a heavily bearded Arab Jew). And you know the place of Ali Ibn Abu Talib from the Messenger of God .
Om Selemah said: The Prophet one time mentioned the travels of some of the mothers of the believers and Ayeshah laughed, and he looked at her and said: Humaira, you should not be that lady. Then he turned to Ali saying: "If you have to deal with her, be kind to her."
It is reported by Ibn Majah that the Messenger said:" God commanded me to love four persons, and He informed me that He loves them. When he was asked: Who are they? The Prophet said; Ali is from them (repeating that three times) and Abu Zaharr, Salman, and Al-Miqdad."
Abdullah lbn Mas-ood was consulted: Whom should we follow when the Muslims are divided? He said: "Follow Ammar. He will never part with the truth..." The Prophet told Ammar: "Ammar, be cheerful, the aggressor party will kill you.'' He also said: "Paradise longs for three persons: Ali, Ammar, and Salman."
If Ibn Saba were in existence and if he had met Abu Zaharr and Ammar (as Saif's report alleged), it would be logical to assume that he did not teach the two companions anything and that he learned from them. If he had spoken of Ali's executor ship and his succession to the Messenger, he would be only following the two companions. Ibn Saba did not hear the Messenger, but Abu Zaharr and Ammar heard him saying at Ghadeer Khum: "Who-ever I am his "Moula" (leader), Ali is his Moula."
These two companions, no doubt, understood from the statement of the prophet that the Messenger was appointing Ali his successor.
"I bear witness that I have heard this hadith from the Messenger of God as I bear witness that Ali Ibn Abu Talib fought them and I was with him. He ordered his companions to seek that man, and he was brought out and I saw him exactly as the Holy Prophet described him."
Ali said: "Seek that defective man." They sought him, but they did not find him. Ali had to seek him by himself until he came to a group of corpses lying one above another. He commanded his men to bring those dead men out. They did and found the man they were seeking down at the bottom. The Imam exclaimed: "Allahu Akbar." Then he said: "God has fulfilled His Promise, and Hi Messenger has delivered."
Holy Messenger Mohammad. He him- self was a ruler by Divine selection. The evidence of this is that God Himself commanded the believers to obey the Messenger and said: "O you who believe, obey God and obey the Messenger and the people of authority from among you. If you dispute among yourselves about a matter, return it to God and the Messenger if you be-live in God and the Hereafter. That is best and most suitable for a final determination.
The Holy Prophet said: "I shall be the first among you to come to the Basin of the Water on the Day of Judgment, Whoever comes to me will drink, and whoever drinks will never become thirsty. Groups will come to me on that day, I know them and they know me. Then, they will be separated from me."
The Holy Prophet informed his followers of the existence of a man who was the treasurer of the knowledge of the Holy Prophet, and he declared to them that if they want to reach the knowledge of the Holy Prophet, they should take that knowledge from that treasurer. He said (and Ibn Abbas reported): "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is the gate (door) of that city. Whoever wishes to enter that city, he should come through its gate." Or he said; Whoever wants that city should come to the door." Jabir Ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari reported that the Messenger said "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate; whoever wants the knowledge should come to the gate."
It suffices to Memion the hadith of Om Selemah, wife of the Holy Prophet who said: "I heard the Messenger of God saying: Ali is with the Qur'an and the Qur'an is with Ali. They do not part with each other until they meet me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment)."
Al-Hakim recorded that
Anas Ibn Malik reported that the Holy Prophet said to Ali: "You shall inform my
nation about the truth and what they dispute about after me": He said this is an
authentic hadith according to the stipulation of the two Sheikhs (Al-Bukhari,
and Muslim).
Al-Termathi in his authentic Sunan recorded that the Messenger of God said: "God, have Thy mercy on Ali. God, make the right and the truth with Ali in all situations."
Abu Na-eem recorded that Ibn Masood said: "The Holy Qur'an. . . has outward and inward meanings, and Ali Ibn Abu Talib has the knowledge of both.
Imam Ahmad reported that the Messenger said to his daughter Hazrat Fatima Al-Zahra a.s : "Are you not satisfied that I have married you to the one who is the earliest in Islam among my followers, their most knowledgeable, and their greatest in wisdom?"
The Messenger saw that Ali and the rest of the members of his House were the ones who possessed the needed qualifications.
"Ali gathered people at Al-Rahbah, then he said to them: `I ask in the name of God any Muslim who heard the Messenger of God saying on the Day of Ghadeer Khum what he said, to stand up. Thirty men stood up (and Abu Na-eem said: Many People stood and testified) that the Messenger of God held the hand of Ali and said to people: "Do you know that I have more authority over the believers than they have over themselves? They said: Yes, Messenger of God. He said: "Whoever I am his Moula (Guardian), this Ali is his Moula. God, love whoever loves him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."
Abu Al-Tufail said: I left the place with some doubt. I met Zaid Ibn Arqam and told him what I had heard Ali saying. Zaid said: What do you doubt? I heard the Messenger of God saying that to him."
Therefore, he declared to the Muslims that Ali to him is like Aaron to Moses,
And that he is the Moula (guardian) of every believer.
He informed them also that he is leaving in them that which if they uphold they will never go astray, the Book of God and the members of his House. He told them that God informed him that the Holy Qur'an and the members of his House will not part with each other until the day of judgment. Beware, he said to the nation, how you treat them after me.
Ali, in addition to his close relationship to the Prophet and his special position, had the most brilliant record in the defense of Islam along with a profound knowledge and a righteousness of the highest degree. His two sons, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein, were declared by the Messenger of God to be the two leaders of the youth of Paradise,
The Holy Prophet saw through the light of God what will happen after him. This saddened him, and so he on an occasion embraced Ali and wept. When Ali asked him: Messenger of God, why do you weep? The Holy Prophet said: "Because of the grudges in the hearts of men which they will show you only after me."
It is recorded that Omar said: "No one should give a verdict at the Mosque of the Prophet while Ali is present."
"Hazrat Ali a.s not
been present, Omar would have perished (spiritually)." And Omar said about
Ali: "By God, no pillar of Islam could have been erected without the sword of
Ali."
"There are a hundred thousand soldiers and a similar number of their sons and their servants who do not know Ali and his relationship."
Holy Prophet said about Ali in front of the thousands of Muslims on the day of Ghadeer Khum when he declared that Ali is their Moula, then he said: "God, love whoever loves him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."
Messenger of God said to Ali: "Are you not satisfied to be to me like Aaron to Moses, but there shall be no Prophet after me?"
Abdullah Ibn Omar, well known and righteous, refused to assist Ali or to elect him though he reported that the Messenger said: " . . . Whoever dies while he does not owe any allegiance to a caliph, he would die a pre-Islamic death."
Holy Prophet spoke to them saying, (and the Imam Ali reported it): "O children of Abdul-Muttalib, by God, I know of no young man from among the Arabs ever brought his people better than I brought to you. I have brought to you the best for you in this world and in the Hereafter.
Certainly, God has commanded me to invite you to it. Who is among you that will be my minister in this mission and he will become my brother, my executor and my successor among you?" The audience kept silent. Ali said, "Prophet of God, I will be your minister in this mission." He held my neck and said: "This is my brother, my executor, and my successor among you. Listen to him and obey him." The group laughed, saying to Abu Talib: "He commanded you to listen to your son and to obey him!"
The high ranks which were bestowed upon him were only by the order of God and as a reward from God to Ali for his promise of assistance which the Almighty knew that it will be implemented with unparalleled sincerity. All that indicates that Ali, while he was in his childhood, was above the rest of men and his brilliant future made him the candidate whom the Almighty chose to succeed His Messenger.
"... O people, understand my word, for I have delivered the Message. I have left for you what if you fortify yourselves with, you will never go astray, a clear instruction: The Book of God, and `Sunnah' of His Prophet..."
Holy Prophet announced
the names of the members of the House who lived with him. We have
mentioned in the second chapter that Saad Ibn Abu Waqass reported that the Holy
Prophet on the day of
Mubahalah (contesting prayer) said: "God, these (Ali, Fatimah, Al-Hassan, and
Al-Hussein) are the members of my house."
Om Saleem, the flesh of Ali is from my flesh and his blood is from my blood, and he is to me like Haron to Moses.''
"And I have left for
you what you will not go astray if you fortify yourselves with: The book of God,
and you
shall be questioned about it."
"Whoever knows me, I am the one whom he knows, and whoever does not know me, I am Abu Zaharr. I heard the Prophet saying: The position of the members of my House among you is the position of Noah's ark and his people. Whoever embarked on it was saved, and whoever failed to embark on it was drowned."
Al- Bukhari recorded that Saad Ibn Abu Waqas reported the following: "The Messenger of God took a journey to Tabook, and he appointed Ali to succeed him in Medina. Ali said to the Prophet: `Do you leave me with the children and the women?' The Messenger replied: `Are you not satisfied to be to me like Haron to Moses, except that there shall be no Prophet after me?'"
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Sa-eed Al-Khidri reported that the Messenger of God said: "I am about to be summoned by God and I shall respond. I am leaving in you the Two Valuables: The Book of God and the members of my House. The Almighty informed me that they will never part with each other until they join me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment). Beware how you shall treat them after me."
Imam Ahmad in his Musnad recorded that Abu Bakr said: The Prophet sent me with the chapter of Bara-ah to the people of Mecca: "No pagan should make a pilgrimage after this year. No naked shall circumnavigate around the Ancient House. No one shall enter Paradise except a Muslim soul. Any Pagan community that has between them and the Messenger of God a peace accord, the accord will end by the end of the specified period (without extension), and God and His Messenger are clear of the pagans." Abu Bakr traveled on for three days, then the Prophet said to Ali: "Follow him and send Abu Bakr back to me, and go on to deliver the message yourself." Ali did that and Abu Bakr came back to the Prophet. He wept and said: Messenger of God, did anything happen concerning me? The Prophet said that nothing happened but good. "But I am commanded that no one should deliver it except myself or a man from me."
The Messenger spoke about Ali's leadership on an occasion other than the occasion of Ghadeer Khum. Al- Termathi in his authentic Sunnan recorded that Imran Ibn Hossain reported that four men complained about Ali to the Messenger of God, and the Messenger was angry and said to them: "What do you want from Ali? What do you want from Ali? What do you want from Ali? Ali is from me and I am from him. And he is the Wali (Guardian) of every believer after me."
The Imam Ali in one of his sermons reported that the Holy Prophet told him during the period of the commencement of his prophet hood: "Ali, you hear what I hear, and you see what I see, but you are not a prophet, and you are on the right path."
Imam Ahmad recorded through his channel to Sa-eed Ibn Jubair that Ibn Jubair said that Ibn Abbas reported that Buraidah Al-Aslami said: "I went with an expedition under Ali's leadership to Yemen, and I noticed from him an unfriendly attitude. When I came to the Messenger of God, I mentioned Ali and spoke ill of him. I noticed the face of the Messenger was changing. He said: Buraidah, do I have more authority over the believers than they have over themselves? I said: Yes, Messenger of God. He said: Whoever I am his , Moula' Ali is his `Moula.'"
"Certainly God has chosen Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people. Off springs, one is from the other. And God hears and knows all things."
"Certainly God wants only to remove all abominations from you, ye members of the House, and to make you pure and spotless" was revealed and Ali, Fatima, Hassan, and Hussein were with him, he took the surplus of his cloak and covered them with it. Then he stuck his hand out and turned it towards the sky and said: "God, these are the members of my House and the closest to me. I ask Thee to remove all abomination from them, and to make them pure and spotless. . ."
Imam Ahmad in his
Musnad (part 4, page 437) reported this hadith with little difference in
wording, and
he said that the Prophet said: "Leave Ali alone, leave Ali alone, leave Ali
alone. Ali is from me and I am from him. And he is the `Wali' (Guardian) of
every believer."
Al-Tabari recorded that Ibn Abbas reported that the Messenger said to Ali on the day of brotherhood (this was eight years before the occasion of Tabook): ". . . Ali, were you angry with me (showing his love to Ali as a brother shows his love to his brother) when I made brotherhoods between the Meccans and the Medinites and I did not make a brotherhood between you and any of them? Are you not satisfied to be to me like Haron to Moses, except that there shall be no Prophet after me?"
Om Selemah (wife of the Messenger) said: "The Messenger of God held the hand of Ali at Ghadeer Khum and lifted it. . . Then he said: `Whoever I am his "Moula" Ali is his "Moula" '. Then he said: `O people, I am leaving in you the Two Valuables: The Book of God, and the members of my House. They will never part with each other until they join me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment).'"
He also prayed for the members of his House in his daily prayers, and he taught the Muslims to say when they pray for him: "God, I ask Thee to honor Mohammad and the members of his House as Thou have honored the members of the House of Abraham. Certainly Thou art The Praised, the Glorious."
Al-Hakim recorded that
Abdullah Ibn Jaafar Ibn Abu Talib reported that his father said:
"When the Messenger of God witnessed the mercy of God coming down, he said:
`Call for me, call for me.' Safiyah said: `Whom should we call for you,
Messenger of God?' He said: `Members of my House: Ali, Fatima, Hassan and
Hussein.' They were brought to him. He then covered them with his garment, then
raised his two hands, and said: `God, these are the members of my House. I ask
Thee to honor Mohammad and the members of the House of Mohammad.' God revealed
the following verse: `Certainly, God wants to remove the abomination from you,
members of the House, and to purify you and make you spotless."
Whoever I am his Moula Ali is his Moula, nothing could be meant by the word Moula but the leader (the guardian), or the one who was given by God the right to administer the affairs of the Muslims. The Messenger declares that Ali is like him in that.
Al-Bukhari also reported that Saad said: "The Prophet said to Ali: Are you not satisfied to be to me like Haron to Moses?''
Then he said: "Certainly God is my `Moula' (Guardian), and I am the guardian of the believers. Do you not know that I have more authority over you than you have over yourselves? We said: Yes. He said this three times. Then he held your hand, Commander of Believers (the reporting companions were addressing the Imam Ali), and lifted it and said: `Whoever I am his Moula (Guardian) this is his `Moula' God, love whoever loves him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him.'
The Imam Ali said to the testifying companions: You have told the truth, and I am among those who bear witness to that."
Abdullah Ibn Omar said to him: "The Messenger of God sent Abu Bakr and Omar with the chapter of Bara-ah to the people of Mecca. The two men went on and suddenly a man overtook them. They asked: Who is this? He said: I am Ali. Abu Bakr, give me the written message which you have. Abu Bakr said: What happened concerning me? Ali said: By God, I did not know but good. Ali took the written message and went on, and Abu Bakr and Omar went back to Medina and said: Messenger of God, what happened to us? He said nothing but good, but I am told: No one should deliver for you but you, or a man from you."
Al-Nisa-i in his book
"Al-Khasa-is Al-Alaweyah" (Distinctions of Ali) reported that the Messenger of
God
sent the chapter of Bara-ah to Mecca with Abu Bakr. Then he ordered Ali to
follow him. He told him: Take the written message from Abu Bakr and go to the
people of Mecca. Ali reached Abu Bakr and took the message from him. Abu Bakr
sadly went back and said to the Messenger: Did any Revelation come down
concerning me? The Prophet said: No, but I am commanded that either I should
deliver it, or a man from the members of my House.
Imam Ahmad in his
Musnad reported that Zeid Ibn Thabit reported that the Messenger of God said: "I
am
leaving in you two caliphs: The Book of God, and the members of my House. Beware
how you shall treat them after me, for they will never part with each other
until they join me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment)."
Al-Hassan Ibn Badr,
Al-Hakim in his book Al-Kuna, Al-Shirazi in Al-Alqab, and Ibn Al-Najjar reported
that
the Messenger said to Ali while Abu Bakr, Omar, and Abu Obeidah Ibn Al-Jarrah
were with the Prophet: "Ali, you are the first of the believers in belief and
their first in Islam, and you are to me like Haron to Moses..."
Muslim in his Sahih
reported that Zeid Ibn Arqam said: "The Messenger of God stood at Ghadeer Khum
(between Mecca and Medina), delivering to us a sermon. He praised the Almighty
and preached and reminded us. Then he said: `O people, I am only human, the
Messenger of my Lord is about to come to me, and I shall respond. I am leaving
in you "Al-Thaqalain" (The Two Valuables). The first of the two is the Book of
God. The guidance and the light are in it. Follow it and adhere to it. He urged
people to follow the Book of God and induced them to do so. Then he said: "And
members of my House. Remember God in dealing with the members of my House.
(Repeating this three times.)"
Asma Bint Omais (wife of Jaafar Al-Tayyar) said: "I heard the Messenger of God saying to Ali: You are to me like Haron to Moses, except that there shall be no Prophet after me."
Al-Termathi recorded through his channel to Anas Ibn Malik that Anas reported: The Prophet sent Bara-ah with Abu Bakr, then he called him and said: No one ought to deliver this except a man from the members of my House. He called Ali and gave him the chapter."
Ibn Husham in his Biography of the Prophet recorded that Mohammad Al-Baqir reported the following: "When Bara-ah was revealed to the Messenger, he sent Abu Bakr to lead the people in pilgrimage. The Prophet was told: Messenger of God, it would be good if you send Bara-ah with Abu Bakr so that he will announce it. The Prophet said: No one should deliver for me but a man from the members of my House. Then he called upon Ali Ibn Abu Talib and said to him: Take the verses at the beginning of Bara-ah . . . Ali went on, riding the camel of the Messenger, "Al-Adba," until he reached Abu Bakr on the road. Abu Bakr said: Are you a commander or commanded? Ali said: I am commanded, and they went on and Abu Bakr led the people in the Hajj, Pilgrimage... When the Day of Arafat came, Ali stood up and announced to the people what the Messenger ordered him to announce..."
"The Messenger and the people departed for military operations in Tabook. Ali said to him: I will depart with you. The Prophet said to him: No. Ali became sad. The Messenger said to him: Are you not satisfied to be to me like Haron to Moses, except that you are not a prophet? It would not be proper that I leave unless you are my successor."
Al-Hakim recorded also that Zeid Ibn Arqam said that the Prophet said on that day: "O people, I am leaving in you two elements if you follow you shall not go astray. They are the Book of God and the members of my House."
"When the Messenger of
God was coming from the Valedictory Pilgrimage, he stood at Ghadeer Khum.
and said: I am about to be summoned (by God) and I will respond (to His call). I
am leaving in you the Two Valuables: One of them is bigger than the other: the
Book of God, and the members of my House. Beware how you shall treat them after
me, for they shall not part from each other until they join me at the basin (on
the Day of Judgment) . . ."
The Imam Al-Nisa-i in his Al-Khassa-iss Al-Alaweyah (the distinctions of Ali) reported that when Jaafar Ibn Abu Talib and Zeid Ibn Haritha and Imam Ali disputed each other about the guardianship of the orphan of Hamzah, the Prince of Martyrs, the Messenger said: "Ali, you are to me like Haron to Moses..."
It seems that this event was well known. Omar did not deny it when Ibn Abbas reminded him of it. Ibn Abbas reported the following: "... Omar said to me: Ibn Abbas, I see your man (Ali) is treated unjustly . . . I said: Ameer Al-Mumineen, give him his right. He pulled his hand from my hand and went on speaking to himself, then he stood waiting for me. When I came to him; he said: Ibn Abbas, I think they (the Qureshites) did not give him the leadership only because they thought he was too young for that... I said: By God, neither God nor His Messenger considered him too young when they ordered him to take the chapter of Bara-ah from your man. He (Omar) turned his face away from me and sped up and I went back."
"The Messenger said to Ali: It would be necessary that I stay, or you stay (in Medina). So he left him in Medina. When the Messenger departed, some people said: He left Ali behind him only for something he hated about him. When this word reached Ali, he followed the Messenger (and informed the Messenger about what people were saying). The Messenger laughed and said: Ali, are you not satisfied to be to me like Haron was to Moses, except that you are not a prophet? Ali said: Yes, Messenger of God. The Messenger said: It is as I told you."
"I came to Mecca and met Saad Ibn Abu Waqas, I asked him: "Did you hear any recommendation for Ali?" He said: I witnessed four for him, if one of them were for me, I would prefer it to having the whole world, living in it as long as Noah lived. The Messenger sent Abu Bakr with Bara-ah to the pagans of Quraish. He traveled a day and night, then the Prophet said to Ali: Follow Abu Bakr, take Bara-ah from him, and deliver it, and send Abu Bakr back to me. Abu Bakr came back crying. He said: Messenger of God, did any revelation come down concerning me? The Prophet said: None but good. No one should deliver for me except myself or a man from me, or he said: from the members of my House..."
"Ibn Husham recorded in his Biography of the Prophet that the Prophet said to Ali on that day: "Ali, are you not satisfied to be to me like Haron was to Moses, except that there shall be no prophet after me?
Al-Termathi recorded that Zeid Ibn Arqam reported that the Messenger of God said: "I am leaving in you what if you follow, you will never stray after me. One of them is bigger than the other. The Book of God, a robe extended from Heaven to earth, and the members of my House. They will never part with each other until they join me at the basin (on the Day of Judgment). Beware how you shall treat them after me."
Muslim in his Sahih through channels to Saad Ibn Abu Waqas recorded that the Messenger said to Ali on that day: "Are you not satisfied that you are to me like Haron to Moses, except that there shall be no prophet hood after me?"
Abbas stated that this was by order from God.) That man was Ali Ibn Abu Talib. Let us try to understand what the Messenger meant by his saying "No one should deliver for me except a man from me (or from the members of my House)."
The Messenger used to say: "Let the present inform the absent."
The Messenger informed us that the members of his House during his lifetime were only four: Ali, Fatima, and their two children (Al-Hassan, and Al-Hussein). We have mentioned in the second chapter, vol. 1 of this book, several hadiths which indicate this. Of those hadiths is what Muslim reported through Saad Ibn Waqas: When this verse, `Let us invite our sons and your sons . . . ,' the Messenger called Ali, Fatima, and Hassan and Hussein, and said: God, these are the members of my House."
"And the Prophet said to Ali: "You are to me like Haron to Moses except that there shall be no Prophet after me." The saying of the Prophet to Ali: You are to me like Haron to Moses .
Holy Prophet except one person: That is Ali Ibn Abu Talib. Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein were still children and Fatima was a grown lady. Thus, when the Messenger said: "No one performs for me except a man from the members of my House," he had meant only Ali. Therefore, he sent him with the chapter of Bara-ah
The Holy Prophet never said to any one of these temporary deputies what he said to Ali: "You are to me like Haron to Moses...
Al-Termathi in his authentic "Sunan" recorded that Zaid Ibn Arqam reported that the Messenger said: Whoever I am his Moula, Ali is his Moula.
Imam Ahmad reported in
his Musnad through his channel to Abdul-Rahman Ibn Abu Leila that he said:
"I witnessed Ali at Al-Rahbah, asking people to testify. He said: I ask in the
name of God whoever heard
the Messenger of God saying on the Day of Ghadeer Khum: "Whoever I am his Moula,
Ali is his Moula to
stand up and testify. Abdul-Rahman said: Twelve companions who had attended the
Battle of Badr stood up and I remember as if I am looking at one of them, and
they said: "We testify that we heard the Messenger of God saying on the Day of
Ghadeer Khum: Do I not have more authority over the believers than they have
over themselves? . . ." We said: Yes, Messenger of God. He said: Whoever I am
his Moula, Ali is his `Moula.' God, love whoever loves him, and be hostile to
whoever is hostile to him.
Ali is to slander the Messenger and to love him is to love the Messenger, and to be hostile to him is to be hostile to the Messenger.
"The Messenger of God said: `Whoever obeys me obeys God, and whoever disobeys me disobeys God; and whoever obeys Ali obeys me; and whoever disobeys Ali disobeys me.'"
As to the last content, "Whoever I am his Moula, Ali is his Mouls," it was reported by tens of his companions.
Hubshi Ibn Janadah reported the following: "I heard the Messenger of God saying: Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me except Ali." Al-Termathi in his authentic Sunan reported this hadith and said this is good, unusual, and authentic.
Prophet said the following: ". . . O people, I am leaving in you two elements, you will never go astray if you follow them. They are the Book of God and the members of my House, my Itrah.' Then he said: Do you know that I have more authority over the believers than they have over themselves, (repeating that three times)? They said: Yes. The Messenger of God said: Whoever I am his Moula, this Ali is his Moula."
The Messenger himself asked his Lord to love whoever loves Ali and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him.
It is reported by Zeid Ibn Oufa that the Messenger of God said to Ali on the day of brotherhood (in the first year after the Hijra): "By the One Who sent me with the truth, I only preserved you for myself. You are to me like Haron to Moses, except that there shall be no prophet after me, and you are my brother and my heir...
Imam Ahmad also reported in his Musnad (part 5, page 356) that the Messenger said to Buraidah: "Speak not ill of Ali for he is from me and I am from him, and he is your `Wali' after me."
Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying " (33:33) The Identity of Ahlul-Bayt: Umm Salama, the wife of our beloved Prophet says, "Ayah 33 of surah 33 (Al-Ahzaab) was revealed to the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) when he was at my house. After this revelation, the Messenger of Allah called upon Ali, Fatima, Al-Hasan and Al-Husain to come to him and be under the mantle with him; then he proclaimed "O' Lord, these are my Ahlul-Bayt, I implore thee to cleanse them of all stigmas, and to purify them."
Tibari, the great historian, writes in his interpretation of the Holy Qur'an that Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) said, "This Ayah was a revelation about me, Ali, Fatima, Al-Hasan and Al-Husain.
Imam Ali and Om Selemah, wife of the Messenger who said: "The Messenger held the hand of Ali at Ghadeer Khum. He raised it until we witnessed the whiteness of his armpit, and said: Whoever I am his Moula Ali is his `Moula'. Then he said: `O people, I am leaving in you `Al-Thaqalain' (The Two Valuables): `Kitabullah' (the Book of God) and my Itrah (my close relatives). And they will not part with each other until they join me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment)."
Ibn Jareer, Ibn Asim, Al-Mahamili in his Amali and Ibn Rahawaih recorded that Ali reported that the Messenger of God said: "Whoever God and His Messenger are his "Moula" (Guardian), this Ali is his Moula. I have left in you what if you adhere to, you will never go astray: the Book of God, His robe in His hand and in your hands, and the members of my House."
The Messenger s.a.w said , Hazrat Ali a.s , is your Olil-Amr .
Abu Sa-eed Al-Khidri reported that the Messenger said: "I am about to be summoned (by God to depart from this world), and I shall respond. I am leaving in you the Two Valuables: The Book of God, and the members of my House. The Book of God is a rope extended between heaven and earth, and the members of my House. The Almighty informed me that they shall never part with each other until they join me at the Basin. Beware how you shall treat them after me."
Follow Allah & his Rasool s.a.w & Olil-Amr .( Ali a.s & his 11 son's , total 12 Imams)
Athafer Al-Seirafi reported that he was with Al-Hakam Ibn Oyainah at the house of the Hazrat Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir a.ss (the father of Hazrat Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq a.s ). Oyainah asked Hazrat Imam Al-Baqir a.s about some Islamic rules. Abu Jafar a.s told his son to bring the book of Ali. He brought a huge book and Al-Baqir a.s opened it and looked at it until he found the subject in question. Abu Jafar a.s said: This is the writing of Ali and the dictation of the Messenger of God. Then he looked at Al-Hakam and said: "Abu Mohammad a.s , go, you and Selemah and Al-Miqdad wherever you want, right or left. By God, you will not find more reliable knowledge at any place than that of a people Gabriel used to come to."
It is reported that Al-Imam Al-Sadiq said: "My statement is the statement of my father. The statement of my father is the statement of my grandfather. The statement of my grandfather is the statement of Al-Hussein. The statement of Al-Hussein is the statement of Al-Hassan. The statement of Al-Hassan is the statement of Ameer Al- Mumineen, Ali. The statement of Ameer Al-Mumineen is the statement of the Messenger of God, and the statement of the Messenger of God is a Revelation of God."
"And I shall question you when you join me on the Day of Judgment about The Two Valuables. Beware how you shall treat them after me: The bigger Valuable is the Book of God, a robe whose end is in the hand of God and the other end is in your hands. Hold it firmly. Do not go astray and do not deviate. The smaller Valuable is the members of my House. The Almighty informed me that they will not part with each other until they join me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment)."
". . . The Messenger said to Ali on the Day of Ghadeer Khum, after praising the Almighty and exalting Him: Do you know that I have more authority over the believers than they have over themselves? We said: Yes. He said: God, whoever I am his `Moula,' Ali is his Moula. God, love whoever loves him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him. . ."
For the Almighty says: "O you who believe, obey God and obey the Messenger and Olil-Amr (men of command) from among you."
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says , Hazrat Ali a.s , Olil-Amr in you .
Prophet said that to obey Ali is to obey God and His Messenger; to disobey Ali is to disobey God and His Messenger; to part with Ali is to part with God and His Messenger and to speak ill of Ali is to speak ill of God and His Messenger.
And Abu Zaharr is the one who said while he was holding the door of the Kaaba: "Whoever knows me, I am the one whom he knows, and whoever does not know me, I am Abu Zaharr. I heard the Prophet saying: "The position of the members of my House among you is the position of Noah's ark among his people. Whoever embarked on it was saved and whoever did not embark on it was drowned."
"When the Messenger of
God returned from the Valedictory Pilgrimage and stopped at Ghadeer Khum, he
ordered the Muslims to clean under the trees at that place and said: `I am as if
I were summoned and I responded. I have left in you "Al-Thaqalain," one of them
is bigger than the other: The Book of God, and my "Itrah" (the close relatives).
Beware how you will treat them after me; for they shall not part with each other
until they join me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment). Then he said:
Certainly, God is my Guardian, and I am the Moula (Guardian) of every believer.
Then he lifted the hand of Ali and said: Whoever I am his Moula (Guardian), this
is his "Wali" (Guardian), God, love whoever loves him, and be
hostile to whoever is hostile to him."
Messenger said to Ali: "Ali, whoever parts with me parts with God, and whoever parts with you parts with me."
Messenger of God said: "Whoever obeys me obeys God, and whoever disobeys me disobeys God. And whoever obeys Ali obeys me, and whoever disobeys Ali disobeys me."
Selman Al-Farisi was one of the men about whom the Messenger said: "Paradise longs for three men: Ali, Ammar, and Selman."
"We came with the Messenger of God in his Valedictory Pilgrimage, and he stopped at the road and called for a congregational prayer. Then he took the hand of Ali and said: Am I not the Guardian who has more authority over the believers than they have over themselves? They said: Yes. He said: Do I not have more authority over every believer than he has over himself? They said: Yes. He said: This is the `Wali' (Guardian) of whoever I am his Moula (Guardian). God, love whoever loves him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."
Al-Miqdad Ibn Al-Aswad, who is one of the four men whom the Prophet was commanded to love. "God commanded me," he said, "to love four, and informed me that He loves them." People asked him: Messenger of God, who are they? He said: Ali is from them (repeating that three times). And Abu Zaharr and Selman and Al- Mi-qdad."
Muslim recorded in his Sahih that Abu Hurairah reported that a Beduin said to the Prophet: Advise me of a deed which if I do, I will be admitted to Paradise. The Messenger said: Worship God, ascribing no partner to Him, offer the prescribed prayer, the prescribed charity, and fast the month of Ramadan. The Beduin said: By God, in whose hand is my soul, I shall not add to this, nor shall I subtract from it. When he turned his back, the Messenger said: Whoever desires to look at a man from the people of Paradise should look at this man (Ali) .
Ghadeer Khum. At that place, the Almighty revealed to him: `O Messenger, deliver what has been revealed to you from your Lord . . . A caller summoned the pilgrims for prayer. Then the Prophet stood up and held the hand of Ali and said: Whoever I am his Moula, Ali is his Moula. God, love whoever loves him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."
The Messenger did not say "Ali is your Ameer after me,"
Messenger said to Bure idah and other companions according to various hadiths: "Ali is from me and I am from him, and he is your Wali after me, or that he is the Wali of every `Mu'min' (believer) after me."
Hazrat Abu Zaharr reported that the Messenger said: "Ali, whoever obeys me obeys God, and whoever obeys you obeys me, and whoever disobeys me disobeys God, and whoever disobeys you disobeys me."
Messenger concerning Ali and that the Messenger took the hand of Ali and said "Whoever I am his Moula Ali is his Moula."
Prophet asked him what was meant by (homes). He replied, "The homes of the Prophets." Then Abu Bakr asked him if the residence of Fatima (A.S.) was among such homes. Prophet Muhammad replied, "Yes, and it is one of the best among them."
On the day of Judgment Allah Tal ah will asked about the Waliyat of Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s. ?
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says to Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s. , The person who will loved you , he will be with us .
It is Narrated by Hazrat Jabir Ibn e Abdullah Ansari r.a said , We were all present in the company of Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w, Sahaba was discussed in between them about paradise , Hazrat Rasool s.a.w says , The person who will enter in the paradise first , He is Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s , Abu Dajana r.a Ansari said, ya Hazrat Rasool s.a.w , you was told us no one enter in paradise before me as well as the Prophet a.s , you also told us that no one enter in paradise before your ummat enter in , beside of that other ummat will not enter . He s.a.w said yes Abu Dajana , it is sure , do you did not know , One of Allah Tal ah flag is made form Noor , Jis ki Umodeet Yaqoot ki ha , & it is written with Noor La Illaha Illaha Muhammad Rasool Allah s.a.w , The Ahal ul Bait of Muhammad s.a.w is high ranked from all creatures .The flag who will picked up on the day of judgment they are Imams , Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w hit on Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s , Rasool Allah s.a.w informed this Ali a.s , after listening this Hazrat Ali a.s says I praise to Allah Almighty because of you , he Makirum us & Sharaf us , Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says , O Ali a.s ! I gave you Bashrat / Good News the person who will loved you , Allah Tal ah will gave alive again with us .
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says , Hazrat Gabreil a.s told me , Hazrat Ali a.s & his shia's will enter paradise first .
He is that person where Star is Landed .
I am like sun , He (Ali a.s) is like moon .
He is that person , on his finger ordered , Sun returns back .
He is that person who talks with the Sun .
While making compensation for their losses the Commander of the Faithful also kept in view the spiritual and moral harm sustained by them and gave money to those persons, who had become terror-stricken by Khalid's attacks and consoled them. When the Prophet came to know about the righteous behavior of the Commander of the Faithful, he said 'O Ali! I am not going to exchange this performance of yours with a large number of red-haired camels.
O Ali! you have gained my pleasure. May Allah be pleased with you! O Ali! You are the guide of the Muslims. Lucky is he, who loves you and follows your path, and unfortunate is he, who opposes you and deviates from your path.Your position to me is the same as it was of Harun to Musa, except that no Prophet will come after me".
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says , Allah Tal ah has create me first than Ali a.s . than Hazrat Fatima a.s .
The news of the dreadful crime committed by Khalid reached the Prophet and he was extremely annoyed. He immediately appointed Ali to go to the said tribe and to pay them the damages of war and the blood-money after a very careful computation.
Ali reckoned their losses so minutely that he paid the price of even a wooden vessel in which the dogs of the tribe drank water and which were broken during their encounter with Khalid. Then he called all the afflicted chiefs and asked them whether the entire war damages and the blood-money of the innocent victims had been fully paid and all of them replied in the affirmative. Thereafter, keeping in view the fact that they might possibly have sustained some loss of which they might not be aware, Ali gave them some money gratuitously and then returned to Makkah and submitted his report to the Prophet.
The Prophet praised Ali for his performance and facing the Qibla raised his hands and said by way of supplication: "O Allah! You are aware that I am disgusted with Khalid's crime and I never ordered him to wage war".
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says , to Hazrat Ali a.s peoples are from different trees & we are only in one tree .
He is that person who pray Namaz , & in Rakoo , He gave Zakat .
Hazrat Gabreil a.s told me that I would like to informed to All black & white Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s is My Brother , My Wasi , My Caliph , & He is the Imam of all the creatures after me .He is my Sarkar , He like to me Haroon a.s which has ranked in the period of Musa a.s but after there is No Nabi , after Allah & Rasool s.a.w , He is your Mola .
Ans bin Malik says: "For a period of six months the Prophet used to come out from his house at the time of Fajar (dawn) and proceeded to the mosque and regularly stopped at that time in front of the house of Fatimah and said: "O people of my household! Attend to prayers. Allah desires to keep every sort of uncleanliness away from you Ahlal Bayt (People of the Household)"
He is that person who pray Namaz , & in Rakoo He gave Zakat & all in situation & He pray towards only Allah .(Quran Saroot ul Maida : 55) this ayat is on him in hiss fazilat .
Then a man (from amongst Quraysh) shouted: "O Muhammad! Send our equals to fight with us!" The Prophet turned his face to 'Ubaydah, Hamzah and Ali and said: "Get up". The three brave men covered their heads and faces and of they went to the battlefield. All the three persons introduced themselves. 'Utbah accepted all of them for a combat and said: "Yes, you are our equals".
All the time in difficult situation Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s with me .
That night the Prophet displayed such devotion and sincerity, as is not displayed in the present societies in spite of their growth and evolution. Holding the hand of his daughter he gave it in the hand of Ali and informed her of the virtues of her husband. He also made a mention of the sublime personality of his daughter and said that if Ali had not been born there was none else to match her. Then he divided the domestic affairs and the duties of life between them. He entrusted the household affairs to Hazrat Fatima a.s and made Hazrat Ali a.s responsible for outdoor duties. The marriage took place after the Battle of Badr.
All the time in Hard Condition, Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s with me .
He is the person , all the time he gave intension to me .
In Quran , Allah has ordered me , I gave you Ordered that delevier My massage (Allah) to his all peoples about Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s , if you do not do like that , you do not do any work of Rasalat , Allah will save you all calamities of peoples ..(Quran Saroot ul Maida : 67)
Waliat Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s Ordered is given by Allah Tal ah .It is selected by Allah Tal ah .
Waliat Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s Ordered is given by Allah Tal ah .It is selected by Allah Tal ah .It is Mohajr o Ansar or Tabeen or Citizen or Sahra peoples , It is Arabic or Non Arabic , Azad or Gulam , white or black , on every person who believe on Allah , must & should obeyed to him (Hazrat Imam Ali a.s)
Hazrat Imam Ali a.s every decision is write & correct & Every his ordered must be obeyed as justice . The person who disobeyed him he is Mardood .& Who followed him they are in best condition & in his Ramat .
The person who will accept them , & who will listen them & follow him , Allah will forgave them .
According to this report Allah addressed the Archangels Jibreel and Mika'il that night and said: "If I decide to grant one of you life and the other death which of you would be ready to accept death and leave life for the other?" Neither of them agreed to this proposal. The Almighty then said: "Now Ali has preferred death for himself and sacrificed his life for the Prophet". Then He ordered them to descend to earth and undertake the safety and protection of Ali.
After Me s.a.w , it is Allah Ordered , Ali a.s is your Imam & Wali .
"O Allah! Love those, who love Ali and be inimical to those who are inimical towards Ali. O Allah! help Ali's friends; humiliate his enemies and make him the pivot of truth".
The Prophet, therefore, called Ali and said to him: "O Ali! I am sending you to Yemen so that you may invite its inhabitants to Islam and inform them about the Command of Allah as well as about the things, which are lawful, and which are unlawful. At the time of your return to Madina you should collect zakat from the people of Najran as well as the taxes which they are liable to pay and should deposit the same in the public treasury.
Ali replied to the Prophet most respectfully in these words: "I am a young man and have never arbitrated throughout my life and have never occupied the seat of justice".
The Prophet placed his hand on Ali's chest and prayed for him in these words: "O Allah! Guide the heart of Ali and protect his tongue from errors". Then he said: "O Ali! Do not quarrel with anyone and try to guide the people to the right path with logic and good behavior. By Allah! If Allah guides someone to the right path through you, it is much better than that on which the sun shines".
In the end the Prophet made four recommendations
to Ali:
(1) Make prayer and glorification of Allah your profession, because prayer is
usually accepted. (2) Be thankful to Allah in all circumstances, because
thankfulness increases blessings. (3) If you conclude an agreement with an
individual or a group of persons, honor it. (4) Desist from cheating others,
because the deceit of the evil-doers returns to themselves".
At this moment the Prophet pronounced Takbir loudly and then added: "I thank Allah for His having perfected His religion and for having completed His favour and for His having been pleased with the mastership and succession of Ali after me". Then the Prophet stepped down from the platform and said to Ali: "Sit in a tent so that the chiefs and distinguished personalities of Islam may shake hands with you and congratulate you".
I Transfer all of my Knowledge to Hazrat Imam Ali a.s .
"When Ali reached Quba, his feet were bleeding. The Prophet was informed that Ali had arrived, but was not in a position to come up before him. The Prophet immediately went to the place where Ali was, and took him in his lap, and when he saw the swollen feet of Ali tears began to flow from his eyes".
"Ali stayed in Makkah for three days after the migration of the Prophet and during this period he returned to their owners the things which they had entrusted (to the Prophet)"
All of My Knowledge is given & transfer to Hazrat Imam Ali a.s .Allah which has given me , I gave all of Knowledge to Imam Ali a.s nothing is hidden from him .
The Prophet agreed to meet the request of Ali and said: "You should wait a little so that I may mention the matter to my daughter". When he spoke about it to Fatimah she remained absolutely quiet. The Prophet then said: "Allah is Great! Silence means consent".
In those days, however, Ali owned nothing except a sword and a coat-of-mail. He was advised by the Prophet to sell the coat-of-mail to meet the expenses of marriage. He gladly sold his coat-of-mail and brought the proceeds of sale to the Prophet. The Prophet gave a handful of the money to Bilal, without counting it, to purchase some scent for Zahrah. He entrusted the remaining amount to Abu Bakr and Ammar to procure, from the bazaar of Madina, the necessities of life for the couple. They got up as ordered by the Prophet and purchased the following things (which were in fact the dowry of Zahrah) and brought them to the Prophet.
O Peoples ! do not leave him & do not far away from him & nor say no about his waliayat , Ali a.s is the right person , who work on truth & will show you write path .& will saved you from evils , & saved peoples to going wrong path .
Ali a.s is that person , No one Men ready to pray with his Nabi on the days of darkness , He a.s is the person who Ibdat with me .
O peoples ! accpet the Ranks of Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s .
"Tomorrow I shall give this standard to a person who loves Allah and the Prophet and who is loved by Allah and the Prophet and Allah will accomplish conquest of this fort at his hands. He is a man who has never turned his back towards the enemy and does not flee the battlefield".
And as quoted by Tabarsi and Halabi he used the words 'Karrar Ghayr-i Farrar' which mean one who attacks the enemy and does not run away (i.e. he is quite the opposite of the aforesaid two commanders).
The silence of the anxiously waiting persons was broken by the Prophet's words "Where is Ali?" He was informed that he was suffering from an ailment of the eyes and was resting in a corner. The Prophet said: "Bring him".
Tabari says: "Ali was mounted on a camel and was made to alight before the tent of the Prophet". This sentence shows that the ailment of the eye was so severe that it had made the commander incapable of movement. The Prophet drew his own hand on his eyes and prayed for him. This action and this prayer had an effect like the breath of Prophet 'Isa, for thereafter the eyes of Ali, the great commander of Islam, had no complaint throughout his life.
The Prophet ordered Ali to advance. He reminded him in this connection that before resorting to fighting he should send his representatives to the chiefs of the fort and should invite them to embrace Islam. In case, however, they declined to do so he should inform them of their obligations under the banner of the Government of Islam viz. that they should disarm themselves and lead a free life under the protection of Islam on payment of jizyah.
In case, however, they refused to accept any of these proposals he should resort to fighting. And the last sentence which the Prophet uttered as a guideline to Ali was this: "If the Almighty Allah guides even one person through you it is better than that you should be possessing red-haired camels and should spend them in the path of Allah".
When Ali was appointed by the Prophet to conquer the Forts of Watih and Sulalim (the same forts which the two earlier commanders had failed to conquer and had dealt an irreparable blow to the prestige of the army of Islam by showing a clean pair of heels) he put on a strong coat of mail and fastened his sword, Zulfiqar, to his belt. He then proceeded to the fort with the special courage which behoves the champions in the field and installed the standard of Islam, which the Prophet had given him, at a place near Khayber. In the meantime the Gate of Khayber was opened and the brave men of the Jews came out. First of all Marhab's brother came forward. His formidable mien and yelling voice was so terrifying that the soldiers, who were behind Ali, stepped back involuntarily. However, Ali stuck to his place like a mountain. Soon after Ali struck Harith down, his wounded body lay on the ground, and he breathed his last.
"The doors and walls of Khayber testify that I am Marhab. I am an experienced warrior and am equipped with weapons of war. If time is victorious I too am victorious. Warriors who face me in the battlefield are coloured with their blood" .Ali also recited epic verses in reply and cast his own position as a soldier, and the strength of his arms, and said: "I am the same person whom his mother called Haidar (lion). I am a valiant person and a lion of the jungles (of bravery). I have powerful hands and a strong neck. In the battlefield I strike the people with awe like a lion".
The epic verses from both the sides came to an end. The thunderous sound of the blows of swords and spears of the two warriors created a peculiar awe in the minds of the on-lookers. Suddenly the sharp and knocking sword of the hero of Islam struck the head of Marhab and cut his shield, helmet, stone-cap and head up to teeth into two parts. This blow was so severe that some Jewish soldiers, who were standing behind Marhab, ran away and took refuge in the fort, and some others who did not flee fought hand to hand with Ali and were killed. Ali pursued the fleeing Jews up to the gate of the fort. During this struggle one of the Jewish soldiers struck the shield of Ali with his sword and it (i.e. the shield) fell down from his hand. Ali immediately turned to the fort, pulled off its gate and used it as a shield till the end of the fight. And when he threw it on the ground ten strong soldiers of Islam including Abu Raf'e tried to turn it upside down but failed to do so.
Shaykh Mufid quotes the story of pulling off the Gate of Khayber from the Commander of the Faithful on the authority of a special source in these words: "I pulled off the gate of Khayber and used it as a shield. After the end of the combat I placed it like a bridge on a ditch which had been dug by the Jews. Then I pitched it into the ditch". A person asked him: "Did you feel it heavy?" Ali replied: "I felt it to be as heavy as my shield".
The historians have quoted very surprising things about the gate of the fort of Khayber and its peculiarities and the valour which Ali displayed in conquering this fort. The fact is that such feats cannot be performed with the usual human strength. However, Ali has explained the matter himself and has thus removed all doubts and suspicions. For, in reply to an enquiry made by a person, he said: "I didn't pull off that gate with human strength. I did it with the strength granted me by Allah, and on account of my firm faith in the Day of Judgment".
Prophet, because he said about Ali: "I shall give this standard to a man at whose hands victory will be accomplished"
Allah has given to him a high Rank , please accept Him Allah has selected Him .
The famous historian Halabi says: "There is no doubt about the fact that Marhab was killed at the hands of Ali''
Ibn Athir says that the biographers and traditionalists consider Ali to be the killer of Marhab and repeated narrations have been quoted confirming this fact.
For the Prophet had said about Ali: "Who does not run away" i.e. he is a commander who does not run away, whereas the two earlier commanders had actually run away and had vacated the entrenchments. The aforesaid two writers have not, however, mentioned this point and have narrated the event in such a way as if they performed their duty fully but could not succeed in conquering the fort.
One day Mu'awiyah criticized Sa'd Waqqas for not cursing Ali. He said in reply: "Whenever I am reminded of three virtues of Ali, I earnestly desire that I might have possessed at least one of them:
1. On the day on which the Prophet appointed him as his representative in Madina and himself departed for the Battle of Tabuk, he said to Ali: "You enjoy the same relationship with me which Harun enjoyed with Musa except that no prophet will come after me.
2. On the Day of Khayber the Prophet said: "Tomorrow I will give the standard to a person who is loved by Allah and the Prophet." All the great officers and commanders of Islam were anxious to acquire this honour. On the following day, however, the Prophet called Ali and gave him the standard and Allah granted us a great victory which was solely due to the self-sacrifice of Ali.
3. When it was decided that the Prophet should engage in Mubahilah (cursing) with the leaders of Najran, he held the hands of Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, and Husayn, and said: "O Allah! These are the members of my family''.
We were stationed opposite a bigger force and the strong forts of the Jews. Their warriors came out of the forts and challenged their adversaries to fight and killed some persons every day. In the meantime the Prophet ordered me to get up and proceed towards the fort. I faced their champions and killed some of them and pushed back others. They took refuge in the fort and shut its gate. I pulled off the gate and entered the fort alone. None opposed me and in this matter there was none who assisted me except Allah"
"O Allah! Love those, who love Ali and be inimical to those who are inimical towards Ali. O Allah! help Ali's friends; humiliate his enemies and make him the pivot of truth".
On the day of departure from Khayber an unexpected arrow hit a slave who was responsible for fastening the camel-litters for the Prophet and he died instantly. Persons appointed for the purpose made investigations but no result was achieved. Ali said: "May he be blessed with Paradise". However, the Prophet said: "I don't concur with you in the matter, because the cloak on his body is a part of war booty and he committed a breach of trust, and it will encircle him in the shape of fire on the Day of Judgment" In the meantime one of the companions of the Prophet said: "I have taken two shoe-laces out of the booty without permission''. The Prophet said: "Return them; otherwise they will be fastened to your feet on the Day of Judgment in the shape of fire".
The Prophet took sixteen steps forward to receive Ja'far bin Abu Talib, kissed his forehead and said: "I don't know for which thing I should be more happy-whether for that I have met you after so many years or for that Allah has opened the forts of the Jews for us through your brother Ali" . Then he added: "Today I wish to give you a gift". People thought that the gift would be just like other material gifts consisting of gold or silver. Suddenly, however, the Prophet broke the silence and taught him a prayer which later became known as the 'Prayer of Ja'far Tayyar.
"The first person amongst you who assists me will be my brother and successor". When Ali stood up and acknowledged his prophet hood he turned to those present and said: "This young man is my brother and successor."
The brave commander returned to Madina, crowned with laurels. The Prophet, accompanied by some of his companions, received him. On seeing the Prophet he dismounted immediately. The Prophet, while patting the back of Ali said to him: "Mount the horse. Allah and His Prophet are pleased with you".
At that moment tears trickled down his cheeks on account of excessive joy and the Prophet then uttered his historical sentence about Ali: "If I had not been afraid that a group of my followers might say the same thing about you as the Christians say about Prophet 'Isa, I would have said something about you, as a consequence of which the people would have taken the dust lying under your feet as an article of blessing from wherever you might have passed''.
As written by most of the historians, the Prophet directed Ali to write the Peace Pact; and said: "Write: In the name of Allah, the Rahman (Beneficent) the Rahim (Merciful)" and Ali wrote it.
Suhayl said: "I am not acquainted with this sentence. Write: "In Your name O' Allah!" The Prophet agreed that the sentence as uttered by Suhayl might be written. Ali wrote it accordingly. Then the Prophet asked Ali to write: 'This is the pact which Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has concluded with Suhayl, the representative of Quraysh'.
Suhayl said: "We don't formally recognize your Prophet hood and if we had recognized you as a Prophet we wouldn't have waged war against you. You should write your own name and that of your father and should omit this title from the pact".
Some of the Muslims were not agreeable that the Prophet should surrender to Suhayl to this extent. However, the Prophet agreed even to this by keeping in view some higher interests, which will be explained later and asked Ali to delete the phrase 'Messenger of Allah'. At this stage Ali submitted with due reverence:
"It is not possible for me to take the liberty of deleting your title of 'Messenger' and 'Prophet' from beside your sacred name". The Prophet asked Ali to put his (the Prophet's) finger on the word so that he might delete it personally. Ali put the Prophet's finger on the word and he deleted the title 'Messenger of Allah'
Zayd bin Harith did not equal Ja'far Tayyar. Ibn Athir says in Usudul Ghabah about Ja'far: "He resembled the Prophet in temperament and features, and declared his faith in the Prophet only a short time after Ali. One day Abu Talib saw Ali offering his prayers standing on the right side of the Prophet. He then said to his son Ja'far: "You too should go and offer prayers standing on the Prophet's left side".
Ja'far was the same person who returned from Ethiopia at the time of the conquest of Khayber and the Prophet, on hearing of his arrival, went twelve steps forward to receive him, put his hand round his neck, kissed his forehead, wept for joy and said: "I don't know for which event I should feel more happy-for your return from Ethiopia or for the conquest of Khayber, and that too at the hands of your brother, Ali".
Ja'far was the same distinguished person, who was remembered by the Commander of the Faithful after his death for his bravery and valour. When Ali came to know that 'Amr As had taken the oath of allegiance to Mu'awiyah and they had settled that if they gained victory over Ali the Governorship of Egypt would be given to 'Amr, he (the Commander of the Faithful) felt uncomfortable and remembered his uncle, Hamzah and brother, Ja'far and said: "If these two persons had been alive, our victory would have been ensured".
Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s Iman towards you from Allah Tal ah .The person who ignore his Waliayt , his Tobaa or sin will not be forgave .or nor Haq will forgave him .
"You are the man nearest to me in this city, because you are my kinsman. I, therefore, request you to intercede with the Prophet on my behalf ". Ali replied:
"We don't at all interfere in matters in which the Prophet has taken a decision". Having been disappointed from Ali's side, he turned to Hazrat Lady Fatimah Zahrah a.s , the wife of Ali and daughter of the Prophet, and saw that her two sons Hasan and Husayn were nearby. In order to arouse her sentiments, he said to her:
"O Prophet's daughter! It is possible that you may direct your children to provide refuge to the people of Makkah and to become the chiefs of Arabia, till the earth and time exist". Zahrah, who was aware of the evil intentions of Abu Sufyan, said at once: "This matter rests with the Prophet, and my children don't enjoy any such position at present ".
He turned to Ali again and said "Dear Ali! Guide me in this matter". Ali replied: "There is no way out, except that you should go into the mosque and proclaim security for the Muslims". He said: "If I do so, will it be of any use?" Ali replied: "Not much, but I can't think of anything else at present".
Abu Sufyan, who was aware of the truthfulness, uprightness and purity of Ali, went to the mosque and put his suggestion into practice. He then left the mosque and proceeded to Makkah. In connection with the report which he gave to the chiefs of Quraysh about his performance at Madina, he also mentioned the advice given by Ali and said: "As suggested by Ali, I went into the mosque and proclaimed security for the Muslims".
Those present said to him: "Ali's suggestion was nothing more than a jest because the Prophet didn't pay any heed to your providing security to the Muslims and a one-sided declaration is useless". Then they held more meetings to find out some other means to pacify the Muslims.
Ali said: "By Allah! Our Prophet never tells a lie. You must surrender the letter, or else we shall recover it from you by all possible means".
Ali, the Commander of the Faithful, who was acquainted with the temperament of the Prophet and the method of arousing his sentiments, said to the two persons: "Go and sit before the Prophet and utter the same sentence which the brothers of Joseph uttered while offering apology".
At this moment the Prophet pronounced Takbir loudly and then added: "I thank Allah for His having perfected His religion and for having completed His favour and for His having been pleased with the mastership and succession of Ali after me".
Then the Prophet stepped down from the platform and said to Ali: "Sit in a tent so that the chiefs and distinguished personalities of Islam may shake hands with you and congratulate you".
The two shaykhs (Abu Bakr and Umar) congratulated Ali before all others and called him their maula.
It has been ordered !Allah Tal ah which has gave you order about Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s , who disobeyed , On the Day of Judgment , He (Allah) will gave him strong to strong bad punished him which ever not be ended .
O Peoples ! accept the Fazilat of Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s after Me , He is the best of all in all Creatures in this world , Remember Always this Allah has gave you bread because of us & because goodness of us this world is establish or Abad .
"He said to Ali: Stand up for I have selected you to succeed me and to guide the people after me".
"Of whomsoever I am the maula Ali is his maula. You love him sincerely and follow him".
Curse & curse on that person , Curse less on that person who do not accept my this words (about Ali a.s) It is reported by Hazrat Gabriel a.s from Allah gave me News , The person who dislike or hate with Ali a.s , & will not accept his (Ali a.s ) Governorship , the person I curse on him & I will gave him punished . So every person should get a eye on his Last .
O peoples ! Ali a.s is Janab Billah , the person who ignored him & Quran says (Saroot Zumar Ayat 56)
"Who enjoys more rights over the believers than themselves?" All of them said, "Allah and His Prophet know better". Then the Prophet said: "Allah is my maula (master) and I am the maula of the believers and I am more deserving and enjoy more rights over them than they themselves. Yes, O people! Of whomsoever I am the maula this Ali is also his maula.
Prophet organized a force and selected Ali to be its commander and gave the standard in his hand. Ali entered his house and asked his wife Fatimah to give him the piece of cloth, which he used to tie on his head in critical circumstances. The Prophet's daughter wept bitterly to see that her dear husband was proceeding on a very dangerous mission. The Prophet consoled her and cleared up the tears from her eyes. Then he accompanied Ali up to the Masjidul Ahzab. Ali mounted on a piebald horse, and wearing two garments woven in Yemen, and carrying in his hand a spear, made in Hind, set off. He completely changed his itinerary, so much so that the soldiers began thinking that he was proceeding towards Iraq.
The Prophet saw him off saying, "He is an attacking commander who never flees the battlefield".
O Peoples ! Ali a.s & my Ahal ul Bait a.s is as a Sakal e Asgar & Quran Sakal e Akbar , these both gave News both of them & they will not be separated from each other till they reach to me on Hoz e Kausar .
They are the selected person from Allah on the Earth & they are Ameen from God .
The Commander of the Faithful became aware of the Prophet's departure to perform Haj. He also proceeded to Makkah along with his soldiers to perform Haj and took thirty-four sacrificial animals with him. He also brought with him the pieces of cloth which he had collected from the people of Najran the prescribed tribute. While on his way he delegated the command of the soldiers to an officer of his and himself hurried to Makkah. He met the Prophet, who was extremely pleased to see him and asked him: "How did you make your intention?" He replied: "At the time appropriate for ehram I put on ehram with your intention and said 'O Allah! I too am putting on ehram with the same intention with which Your Prophet has put it on'. Then he informed the Prophet about the sacrificial animals which he had brought with him. The Prophet said: "The obligation of both of us in this matter is one and the same and we must remain in the state of ehram till the sacrificial animals are slaughtered". Then he ordered Ali to go back to his soldiers and bring them to Makkah.
When Ali rejoined his soldiers he found that all the pieces of cloth, which he had collected from the people of Najran in accordance with the agreement concluded on the day of Mubahilah, had been distributed amongst the soldiers and they were wearing them by way of ehram. Ali was very much displeased on account of this action which had been taken by his representative during his absence and said to him:
"Why did you distribute the pieces of cloth amongst the soldiers before I delivered them to the Prophet?" He replied: They insisted that I should lend the pieces of cloth to them and take back after the Haj ceremonies had been performed". Ali said to him: "You were not authorized to do so". Then he took back the pieces of cloth from them, packed them and delivered them to the Prophet in Makkah.
People, for whom justice and discipline is painful, and who wish that events should always take the turn liked by them, went before the Prophet and expressed their annoyance at Ali's taking back the pieces of cloth from them. The Prophet asked one of his companions to go to the complainants and convey to them his message: "Desist from speaking ill of Ali. He is dauntless in enforcing Divine laws and is not a flatterer''
Some of the biographers have stated thus: "On the day the Prophet's temperature became very high and he was confined to bed, he went to the graveyard of Baqi at midnight, accompanied by his servant Abi Muwayhabah to seek forgiveness for those buried there. Some historians believe that on the day the Prophet felt unwell he caught the hand of Ali and proceeded to the graveyard of Baqi along with a group of persons, who were following them, and said to those accompanying him:
"I have been ordered by Allah to seek forgiveness for the people of Baqi". When he set his foot in the graveyard he greeted those buried there, and spoke thus: "I send my greetings to you, who are buried under earth. May the condition in which you are, be happy and wholesome for you. Disturbances have appeared like the parts of a dark night and are united with one another".
Then he sought forgiveness for the people of Baqi. Thereafter he turned to Ali and said: "The key of the treasures of the world and prolonged life in it has been presented to me and I have been given a choice between them and meeting Allah and entry into Paradise but I have preferred meeting Allah and entry into Paradise. (As quoted by the narrators of Tabaqat etc. he turned his face to Abi Muwayhabah)
O peoples ! Yes Always Remember , there is no Ameer ul Momineen a.s except Ali a.s
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w raised Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s hands as he reached to his Knee .
As has been stated above the Prophet, while confined to bed, asked his companions to bring him pen and paper so that he might dictate a will and the same should be recorded. He also told them that the will would ensure their not going astray at anytime. (As is clear, the reason mentioned by the Prophet for writing the will was that people might not go astray). Later, on account of differences between those present, the Prophet abandoned the idea of writing the will. It may possibly be asked: "On what subject did the Prophet want to write a will?" Reply to this question is quite clear, because, keeping in view the basic facts mentioned at the beginning of this discussion, it must be said that the aim of the Prophet in writing the will was nothing except confirming the Caliphate and succession of Ali, the Commander of the Faithful, and making it obligatory for the people to follow the members of his household. This conclusion can be arrived at by studying the Hadith Thaqalayn which has been accepted by the Sunni and the Shi'ah traditionalists unanimously, because he spoke thus with regard to the will which he wanted to execute: "I am writing this document to ensure that you do not go astray after me".
"After all that has been said, do you want to bring pen and paper? l recommend only that you should behave well with my progeny". Having said this he turned his face from those present and they too got up and dispersed. Only Ali, Abbas and Fadl remained there.
Then the Commander of the Faithful added: "If you recite the first sentence he will certainly give you a reply in the second sentence, because he is a person who is not at all willing that anyone should be more affable than him". They acted as advised by Ali and the Prophet also forgave them like Joseph. Both of them then put on the requisite dress for jihad and remained steadfast in their faith till the end of their lives. To make amends for his past Abu Sufyan recited a laudatory poem, the first verse of which is, "By your life! The day on which I carried the standard on my shoulder so that the army of Lat (an idol in Makkah) might be victorious over the army of Muhammad, I was like a perplexed night-traveler who gropes in the dark, but now is the time when I should be under the auspices of the guidance of the Prophet.
Ibn Hajar Askalani has given another version of making amends for the matter and it is not incompatible with the former. He says: "One day, while the Prophet was unwell and his bed was encircled by his companions, he turned his face towards them and said: "O people! The time of my death has arrived and I will be leaving you soon. Be it known to you that I am leaving the Book of Allah and my progeny and Ahl al-Bayt amongst you . Then he held and raised the hand of Ali and said Ali is with the Qur'an and the Qur'an is with Ali and they will not separate from each other till the Day of Resurrection"
One day he was ordered by Allah to warn his near ones of Divine torture and to invite them to Islam before extending an invitation to the public. In a meeting in which forty-five elders of the family of Bani Hashim were present he said: "The first person amongst you who assists me will be my brother and successor". When Ali stood up and acknowledged his prophet hood he turned to those present and said: "This young man is my brother and successor."
"He said to Ali: Stand up for I have selected you to succeed me and to guide the people after me".
"Of whomsoever I am the maula Ali is his maula. You love him sincerely and follow him".
One day Ka'b Ahbar asked the Second Caliph "What did the Prophet say just before his death?" The Caliph pointed to the Commander of the Faithful, who was also present in the meeting, and said: "Ask him". Ali said: "While the head of the Prophet was resting on my shoulder, he said: "Prayers. Prayers." Ka'b Ahbar then said: "This has been the way of the previous Prophets also''
Imam Ali bathed the sacred body of the Prophet and shrouded him, as the Prophet had directed that his body should be bathed by one, who was nearest to him and such a person could be no one except Ali.
Then he opened the Prophet's face while he was bitterly weeping, said, "O Prophet of Allah! I love you more than I have loved my parents. Your death put an end to the prophethood, to revelation, and to the messengers from the Lord. While death of other Prophets had not resulted in this way. Your death caused a grief that every other grief was forgotten. The grief of your separation became common sorrow and everybody felt it. If you had not ordered us to be patient and not to lament and bemoan loudly, we would have kept weeping and lamenting ceaselessly, though all this lamenting could not have compared with the actual loses of your separation. But death is an inevitable event, nobody can turn death back and nobody can stop it from coming. Please remember us before Allah".
During the last moments of his life the Prophet opened his eyes and said: "Call my brother so that he may come and sit by my side. All those present understood that he meant no one other than Ali.
Ali sat by the side of his bed but felt that he wanted to rise from his bed. He, therefore lifted the Prophet from his bed and made him rest on his own chest.
Soon afterwards signs of death began to appear in his sacred body. Some one asked Ibn Abbas: "In whose lap did the Prophet breathed his last?" Ibn Abbas replied: "The Prophet departed while his head was in the lap of Ali."
That person added: "A'isha claims that when the Prophet breathed his last his head was resting on her bosom. Ibn Abbas contradicted her claim and said: "The Prophet breathed his last in the lap of Ali and Ali and my brother Fadl bathed his body.
This prediction of the Prophet (S.A.W) became the cause of sleepless nights for many. Victory was now certain and guaranteed, who ever carries the flag will not die, and return victorious. So why not have it. Next morning, when the Prophet (S.A.W) rose to speak to the Muslims, many of them who had desired to be "that lucky person" sat erect so that the Prophet (S.A.W) may not overlook him. Umar speaking of his own feelings on that night said, "That was the day when I desired to be that man the Prophet (S.A.W) had predicted, and it was on that day that I dreamt of becoming the Amir (ruler)." [Izalatul Khefah, Vol. 2, Page 49] When Ali (A.S.) was told about the Prophet (S.A.W)’s prediction he said, "O Allah if you do not want to oblige anyone, no one can, and when you want to oblige anyone, who can stop You."
Next morning the Prophet (S.A.W) summoned Ali (A.S.) from his sick bed, and after curing his conjunctivitis by applying his saliva, gave him the flag of Islam and ordered him to proceed to the battlefront. Ali (A.S.) asked, "Have I to fight till they embrace Islam?"
The Prophet (S.A.W) replied, "No teach them Islam and show them their duties
towards Allah. If they don’t agree ask them to have peace. By Allah if you
succeed in converting even one Jew to Islam, it will be more than finding a red
camel, which I am sure you will sacrifice it in the name of Allah."
Ali (A.S.) wearing a red gown, went near the fort of the Jews and posted his flag on a stone. A Jew priest watching Ali (A.S.) from the fort asked,
"O Flag bearer who are you and what is your name." When Ali (A.S.) gave his name he declared to his people, "Beware I swear on Torat that you will be conquered." [Mir Dariyun Naboowa, Vol. 2, Page 30]
Haris Judah brother of Marhab rushed out of the fort and killed some Muslims. Ali (A.S.) challenged him and finished him then and there. Seeing his brother dead Marhab himself came out of the fort with his crack force and began to speak of his valour, strength and courage. "I am the one whose mother has named him Marhab.
" In reply Ali (A.S.) said, "I am the person whose mother has given him the name of Asad (Lion) and I am as dangerous as the Lion of the forest." Marhab taking the initiative attacked Ali (A.S.), but Ali (A.S.) avoided the blow and tendered such a fierceful blow on his head that it cut his helmet, turban and rested on his teeth. Marhab fell dead and his companions fled back to the fort. Ali (A.S.) followed them and took the fort by storm, broke the gate single handed and carried his army inside the fort, and within hours the flag of Islam was flying on the biggest fort of Arabia.
Seeing Ali (A.S.) returning victorious the Prophet (S.A.W) rushed out of his tent, to receive him. He embraced him and kissed his forehead, and said,
"Ali I have received the news of your great achievement, O Ali which is worthy of my thanks and this is the obligation
O Ali no Muslims can forget. Allah has appreciated your services and I am very much pleased with you."
Hearing these words of compliment from the Prophet (S.A.W) of Islam Ali (A.S.) began to cry.
The Prophet (S.A.W) asked him if these tears were of joy or sorrow? Ali (A.S.) replied that these were the tears of joy.
"Why should I not be happy when you are pleased with me." The Prophet (S.A.W) remarked,
"Not only that I am pleased with you, even Allah is pleased with you.
O Ali (A.S.) I am afraid I cannot speak much about you because I am afraid the Muslims on hearing my views may give you the status the Christians have given to Jesus.
But know this that you are to me as Haroon was to Moosa. You will fight for my cause and you will be the nearest to me on the Day of Judgement.
You will be next to me on the fountain of Kausar. Enmity against you is enmity against me.
A war against you is a war against me.
You flesh is my flesh, your blood is my blood.
Who obeys you obeys me.
Truth is on your tongue, in your heart and in your mind."
Abu Sufian who was then the governor of Mecca rushed to Madina to apologise for the killings and ask for forgiveness of the Prophet (S.A.W). But the Prophet (S.A.W) did not believe his words and ordered his men to march towards Mecca. Saad Ibne Ebada was given the command of the advance force when the Prophet (S.A.W) learned from his uncle Abbas that Saad and his men were contemplating to loot Mecca in retaliation of the massacre of Bani Khuzza, he removed him from the command and gave it to Ali (A.S.).
Ali (A.S.) took his men to Marruzaharan near Mecca and camped there for the final attack. Abu Sufian seeing his end near him immediately embraced Islam, but the Prophet (S.A.W) did not believe his words again and ordered the Muslims to surround Mecca, and enter from four different points.
Ali (A.S.) who was also commanding a large
cavalry along with being the flag-bearer of the Muslims army was ordered to
hoist the flag on Mount Hajun and wait for the Prophet (S.A.W). The other
officers were also asked not to attack the Meccans first.
Ali (A.S.) as ordered reached Mount Hajun without harming anybody and hoisted the flag of Islam on it. Other generals too led their army peacefully and gathered near Ali (A.S.).
When the
Prophet (S.A.W) arrived, he removed his armour, but the dress of a pilgrim and
wore a black turban and proceeded towards Kaaba with Ali (A.S.) to offer
prayers.
There were three hundred and sixty idols inside the Kaaba representing the different pagan Arab gods. Pictures of Prophet (S.A.W) Ibrahim and his son Ismail and of angels in females form were posted on the walls of Kaaba. The Prophet (S.A.W) after obliterating these pictures broke all idols. The idol of Hubal the so-called god of Mecca could not be broken by the Prophet (S.A.W) or Ali (A.S.) as it was fixed at a high place.
The Prophet (S.A.W) made Ali (A.S.) stand on his shoulders to break it.
Not one person from the whole of Mecca came forward to stop Mohammad (S.A.W) and Ali (A.S.) from breaking their gods.
The whole of Mecca was at his mercy. While the Prophet
(S.A.W) and Ali (A.S.) were breaking the idols the Muslims were celebrating the
victory of Islam on the infidels.
When the Prophet (S.A.W) learned about the killings of Muslim by Khalid, he was so angry and agitated that thrice he prayed, "O Allah I deplore Khalid’s action."
Then he sent Ali (A.S.) to compensate the survivors for their losses and to return all that Khalid had looted. Ali (A.S.) enquired from every person of Bani Jazhima of his or her’s losses and sufferings and gave all what they asked for.
When every person was paid to his satisfaction and there was still some money left, Ali (A.S.) redistributed it to all of them. When the Prophet (S.A.W) was informed about the way Ali (A.S.) handled the sufferers of Bani Jazhima he appreciated Ali (A.S.)’s generosity.
The people of Tayef who were known for their bravery and courage attributed this strength and success to an idol called "Al-Lat". The Prophet (S.A.W) in order to correct them and show them that the hand-made idols cannot have power to give anything and are themselves perishable, sent some of the Muslims to break the idol. But the people of Tayef did not allow the Muslims to break the idol and chased them away.
The Prophet (S.A.W) then sent Ali (A.S.) who on entering the city broke not only Al-Lat but destroyed all the pagan symbols.
This greatly hurt the feelings of Bani Khusham
whose leader Shahab came out to challenge Ali (A.S.) and was slain. Seeing their
leader killed the members of Bani Khasham surrendered. Then came the tribes of
Bani Thakeef and Bani Hawazin but they too were defeated by Ali (A.S.). Ali (A.S.)
then marched towards Tayef and the people of Tayef too surrendered before him.
In the year 9 A.H. the tribes of
Wadi-ul-Ramal attempted to attack Madina. The Prophet (S.A.W) sent two
expeditions to check them but they failed. The Prophet (S.A.W) then deputed Ali
(A.S.) to tackle them. Ali (A.S.) went and finished them.
When Ali (A.S.) was returning from this expedition he saw the Prophet (S.A.W) waiting outside Madina to receive him. Ali (A.S.) immediately jumped from his horse and came to the Prophet (S.A.W) on foot.
The Prophet (S.A.W) was so happy with the victory that Ali (A.S.) had
achieved that he made Ali (A.S.) mount the horse again and said, "O Ali,
Allah and His Prophet have accepted your services" On hearing these words
Ali (A.S.) wept in joy.
The Prophet (S.A.W) was now compelled to fight on both the fronts. He therefore appointed Ali (A.S.) as the governor of Madina with the permission to lead the prayers and perform all other duties the Prophet (S.A.W) himself performed. The Prophet (S.A.W) had hardly gone some distance when the hypocrites led by Abdulla Ibne Ubay started spreading another rumour that the Prophet (S.A.W) had deliberately avoided Ali (A.S.) as he had some doubts about his integrity.
Ali (A.S.) felt very sad at this news. He rushed towards the Prophet (S.A.W) to confirm it. On meeting the Prophet (S.A.W), Ali (A.S.) said, "You are leaving me behind in the company of women and children?"
The Prophet (S.A.W) consoled Ali (A.S.) and condemned the rumour mongers and the liars.
He warned Ali (A.S.) to be vigilant against these hypocrites and enemies of Islam who were looking for an opportunity to revolt against him and this was the reason why they did not want him to be there in Madina, and that is the reason why he (Prophet) had kept himy back in Madina so that he may keep them in check and also look after the Muslim families.
The Prophet (S.A.W) further assuring Ali (A.S.) of his confidence and love for him said, "When they can call me an epileptic, magician, neoromant and liar they can also cast aspersions on you.
O Ali, you are to me what Haroon was to Moosa"
[Sahih Bukhari]. Ali (A.S.) returned convinced to Madina and the Prophet (S.A.W)
proceeded towards Tabuk where he stayed for twenty days till the governor of Ila
approached him and signed a peace treaty.
Then Ibne Kawwa quired, "what about those verses of the Holy Qur'an which were revealed to the Holy Prophet in your absence? Imam (a.s.) replied: "Yes, when I was not with Holy Prophet (saw), he memorised the verses and when I was back in his presence he would say: "O Ali, after you left, the Almighty Allah revealed such and such verses. Then, he would recite for me and explain me about its Ta'weel."
The Messenger did not say "Ali is your Ameer after me,"
Messenger said to Bure idah and other companions according to various hadiths: "Ali is from me and I am from him, and he is your Wali after me, or that he is the Wali of every `Mu'min' (believer) after me."
Hazrat Abu Zaharr reported that the Messenger said: "Ali, whoever obeys me obeys God, and whoever obeys you obeys me, and whoever disobeys me disobeys God, and whoever disobeys you disobeys me."
Messenger concerning Ali and that the Messenger took the hand of Ali and said "Whoever I am his Moula Ali is his Moula."
Prophet asked him what was meant by (homes). He replied, "The homes of the Prophets." Then Abu Bakr asked him if the residence of Fatima (A.S.) was among such homes. Prophet Muhammad replied, "Yes, and it is one of the best among them."
On the day of Judgment Allah Tal ah will asked about the Waliyat of Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s. ?
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says to Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s. , The person who will loved you , he will be with us .
It is Narrated by Hazrat Jabir Ibn e Abdullah Ansari r.a said , We were all present in the company of Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w, Sahaba was discussed in between them about paradise , Hazrat Rasool s.a.w says , The person who will enter in the paradise first , He is Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s , Abu Dajana r.a Ansari said, ya Hazrat Rasool s.a.w , you was told us no one enter in paradise before me as well as the Prophet a.s , you also told us that no one enter in paradise before your ummat enter in , beside of that other ummat will not enter . He s.a.w said yes Abu Dajana , it is sure , do you did not know , One of Allah Tal ah flag is made form Noor , Jis ki Umodeet Yaqoot ki ha , & it is written with Noor La Illaha Illaha Muhammad Rasool Allah s.a.w , The Ahal ul Bait of Muhammad s.a.w is high ranked from all creatures .The flag who will picked up on the day of judgment they are Imams , Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w hit on Hazrat Ali Ibn e Abi Talib a.s , Rasool Allah s.a.w informed this Ali a.s , after listening this Hazrat Ali a.s says I praise to Allah Almighty because of you , he Makirum us & Sharaf us , Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says , O Ali a.s ! I gave you Bashrat / Good News the person who will loved you , Allah Tal ah will gave alive again with us .
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w says , Hazrat Gabreil a.s told me , Hazrat Ali a.s & his shia's will enter paradise first .
He is that person where Star is Landed .
Ibn Abba said that: Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein became ill. Ali and Fatima vowed to God the fast of three days of thanks if their two sons would be cured. The two sons also followed them in their vows, and so did their maid Fiddah. The two children were cured and the family fasted three consecutive days. There was no food for the family in the three days except small amounts of barley bread. When the time of breaking the fast came (in the evening), a needy person came to their door, seeking food. The family gave him all they had. On the following evening, an orphan came asking for food and the family did what it had done the first night. On the third evening a captive came, asking for food. The family did what it had done the first two days. About this event, the Almighty revealed the chapter of "Time" or "Man" in which we find the following verses: "The righteous shall drink of a cup, whereof the mixture is Kafur, a spring wherefrom the servants of God drink, making it gush for them abundantly. They fulfill the vow and fear a day where the evil is wide-spreading. And feed with food for the needy wretch, the orphan, and the captive for love of God. (saying): We feed you for the sake of God only: We look for no reward nor thanks from you: we fear from our Lord a day of frowning and of fate. Therefore, God has warded off from them the evil of that day, and has made them find brightness and joy. And has awarded them for all that they endured, a Paradise and a silk attire. . . ." (See Quran Saroot Dahr )
'O Jabir, verily my legatees and the leaders of the muslims after me are firstly ali followed by Hassan, Hussein, Ali-ibn-Hussein, Muhammad-ibn-Ali famous as 'Baqir'. very soon you shall meet him and when you do so, send my greetings to him. after him shall come Jafer-ibn-muhammad, Musa-ibn-Jafar, Ali-ibn-Musa, Muhammad-ibn-Ali, Ali-ibn-Muhammad, Hassan-ibn-Ali and the 'Qaim' successively. his name shall be the same as my name and his agnomen too shall be the same as mine. he is the son of Hassan-ibn-Ali and the one through whom god shall relieve the east and west. he shall remain hidden from his friends such that they will not remain steadfast in his imamate except those whom god has tested their hearts through faith.
It is Narrated by Sahahba Akram r.a , that we heard from Holy Prophet s.a.w that , O Ali , You and your Shia are the best of the created beings.
For Ali was the brother of the Messenger: his wife was the daughter of the Messenger; and their two children, by the testimony of the verse of "Mubahalah," are called sons of the Messenger.
The members of this family were the ones whom the Messenger brought with him when the Almighty God commanded him to invite the Christian delegation of Naj-ran for "Mubahalah" (prayer by two opposite parties, asking God to punish their wrong side). Presenting them on that occasion was a shining evidence that they were the highest among the Muslims in righteousness, and presenting , Ali particularly showed that the relation between the Messenger and Ali had passed the boundary of brotherhood and reached the degree of unity.
"The Messenger told the
Christian delegation: God has commanded me to call upon you to share with
me a prayer for punishment. They said "Abu Al-Qasim" (the Prophet's code name),
we shall think of the matter, then we will come to you." They had a conference
headed by their counselor, Al-Aquib. When they asked him his advice, he said:
"By God, you have known that Mohammad is a Messenger of God. He told you the
exact truth about your man, the Messiah. By God, whenever people challenge a
prophet and share with him a prayer for punishment, their grown-ups will not
last and their small ones will not grow. It will be your annihilation if you
accept his challenge. If you insist on keeping your religion, make
peace between you and the man and go back to your country.
"When the Christian delegation came back to the Messenger, they found him on his way to the proposed prayer, wearing a garment made of black hair, carrying Al-Hussein on his arm and leading Al-Hassan by his hand, with Fatima walking behind him and Ali walking behind her. The Prophet said to the four members of his family: "When I pray, say: `Amen.'" Looking at the Prophet and his family, the priest of the delegation said to his group: "Christians, I see faces whose prayer will be answered even for removal of a mountain. Accept not their challenge. If you do, you will perish and the Christians will not live on this earth." The delegation heeded the warning of their priest and said to the Prophet: "Abu Al-Qasim." we have decided not to make prayer of "Mubahalah" with you.
Muslim in his Sahih recorded that Saad Ibn Abu Waqass reported that after the revelation of the following verse: "And whoso disputes with thee concerning him (Jesus) after the knowledge which had come to thee, say (unto them): Come! We will summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves. . . ." The Messenger of God invited Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussein, then he said: "God, these are the members of my family."
"Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me but Ali."
It is Narrated by Sahahba Akram r.a , that we heard from Holy Prophet s.a.w that ,Holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: 'the night when i was being taken towards the heaven .... (and he narrated the same tradition so far as Allah says): 'o Muhammad, do you wish to meet them? i replied: 'yes my lord'. then Allah said: "look towards the right of 'Arsh' (throne)." as i looked i suddenly saw Ali, Hassan, Hussein, Ali-ibn-Hussein, Muhammad-ibn-Ali, Jafar-ibn-Muhammad, Musa-ibn-Jafar, Ali-ibn-Musa, Muhammad-ibn-Ali, Ali-ibn-Muhammad; Hassan-ibn-Ali and muhammad-ibn-hassan mahdi. amongst them, perhaps mahdi appeared like a sparkling star. thereafter He said: 'O Muhammad, they are my Hujjats (proofs) upon my servants and they are your legatees.'
Selman Al-Farisi was one of the men about whom the Messenger said: "Paradise longs for three men: Ali, Ammar, and Selman."
"We came with the Messenger of God in his Valedictory Pilgrimage, and he stopped at the road and called for a congregational prayer. Then he took the hand of Ali and said: Am I not the Guardian who has more authority over the believers than they have over themselves? They said: Yes. He said: Do I not have more authority over every believer than he has over himself? They said: Yes. He said: This is the `Wali' (Guardian) of whoever I am his Moula (Guardian). God, love whoever loves him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."
Al-Miqdad Ibn Al-Aswad, who is one of the four men whom the Prophet was commanded to love. "God commanded me," he said, "to love four, and informed me that He loves them." People asked him: Messenger of God, who are they? He said: Ali is from them (repeating that three times). And Abu Zaharr and Selman and Al- Mi-qdad."
Muslim recorded in his Sahih that Abu Hurairah reported that a Beduin said to the Prophet: Advise me of a deed which if I do, I will be admitted to Paradise. The Messenger said: Worship God, ascribing no partner to Him, offer the prescribed prayer, the prescribed charity, and fast the month of Ramadan. The Beduin said: By God, in whose hand is my soul, I shall not add to this, nor shall I subtract from it. When he turned his back, the Messenger said: Whoever desires to look at a man from the people of Paradise should look at this man (Ali) .
Ghadeer Khum. At that place, the Almighty revealed to him: `O Messenger, deliver what has been revealed to you from your Lord . . . A caller summoned the pilgrims for prayer. Then the Prophet stood up and held the hand of Ali and said: Whoever I am his Moula, Ali is his Moula. God, love whoever loves him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."
The Glorious Quran Chapter 2 Verse 207
And among men there is who sells himself (soul ) seeking the pleasure of God;
and verily, God is affectionate unto His (faithful) servants.
It is held unanimous by the Scholars of the two Islamic schools, that this verse
was revealed for Imam Ali ( as ), when he readily slept in the bed of the
Prophet ( pbuh&f ) , when the latter to thewill of God had to migrate from Mecca
to Medina. The one who would agree to offer himself instead of the Holy Prophet
( pbuh&f ) who was wanted by the enemy must essentially have
The safety of the Prophet ( pbuh&f ) preferred to his own safety
Implicit faith in the duty of a man to earn the pleasure of the Almighty Allah
and His Prophet Muhammad ( pbuh&f ), at any cost, even at the cost of his own
life
The courage of surrendering himself willingly with the utmost peace of mind, to
sleep under the swords, ready to fall upon him
The confidence and faith in God's protection
And on the night of Hijrah, Allah the glorious revealed to Jibrail and Mikail I
have established brotherhood between you two and have ordained the life of one
longer than the life of the other. Now, are you willing to make a present of the
extra length of life to the other?
But each prefered the longer life for himself. Then Allah revealed
Why not follow the example of Ali ibn Abu Talib. I have established brotherhood
between him and Muhammad (pbuh&f). He is now sleeping on the bed of Muhammad in
order to save his life by sacrificing his own. Now descend both of you to the
earth and protect him from his enemies.
Both the angels descended. Jibrail took up his position near Ali's head and
Mikail near his feet.Jibrail was crying out aloud Excellent. Excellent. O son of
Abu Talib! There is none like you. Allahis making boast of you before the
angels.
And it was on this very occasion that the above verse was revealed.