one of his comrades said on that occasion, “I wish my brother so-and-so had been present and he too would have seen what success and victory Alláh had given you,” whereupon Amír al-mu’minín said: “Did your brother hold me friend?” He said: “Yes,” Then Amír al-mu’minín said: In that case he …
If you could see that has been seen by those of you who have died, you would be puzzled and troubled. Then you would have listened and obeyed; but what they have seen is yet curtained off from you. Shortly, the curtain would be thrown off. You have been shown, provided you see and …
Amír al-mu’minín was delivering a lecture from the pulpit of (the mosque of) Kúfah when al-Ash`ath ibn Qays (1) objected and said, “O’ Amír al-mu’minín this thing is not in your favour but against you.” (2) Amír al-mu’minín looked at him with anger and said: How do you know what is for me and …
By Alláh, even if I had found that by such money women have been married or slave-maids have been purchased I would have resumed it because there is wide scope in dispensation of justice, and he who finds it hard to act justly should find it harder to deal with injustice. Back to list …
Sermon 015 – After resuming the land grants made by `Uthmán ibn `Affán, he said: Read More »
al-mu’minín sent `Abdulláh ibn `Abbás to az-Zubayr ibn al-`Awwám with the purpose that he should advise him back to obedience, he said to him on that occasion: Do not meet Talhah (ibn `Ubaydilláh). If you meet him you will find him like an unruly bull whose horns are turned towards its ears. He rides …
Sermon 031 – When before the commencement of the Battle of Jamal Amír Read More »
Among(1) all the people the most detested before Alláh are two persons. One is he who is devoted to his self. So he is deviated from the true path and loves speaking about (foul) innovations and inviting towards wrong path. He is therefore a nuisance for those who are enamoured of him, is himself …
You were the army of a woman and in the command of a quadruped. When it grumbled you responded, and when it was wounded (hamstrung) you fled away. Your character is low and your pledge is broken. Your faith is hypocrisy. Your water is brackish. He who stays with you is laden with sins …
The responsibility for what I say is guaranteed and I am answerable for it. He to whom experiences have clearly shown the past exemplary punishments (given by Alláh to peoples) is prevented by piety from falling into doubts. You should know that the same troubles have returned to you which existed when the Prophet …
Sermon 016 – Delivered when allegiance was sworn to him at Medina Read More »
They (1) thunder like clouds and shone like lightning but despite both these things they exhibited cowardice, while we do not thunder till we pounce upon the foe nor do we show flow (of words) until we have not virtually rained. (1). About the people of Jamal (i.e. the enemy in the battle of Jamal) …
