Sermon 028 – About the transient nature of this world and importance of the next world
So now, surely this world has turned its back and announced its departure while the next world has appeared forward and proclaimed its approach. Today is the day of preparation while tomorrow is the day of race. The place to proceed to is Paradise while the place of doom is Hell. Is there no […]
Sermon 027 – Exhorting people for jihád
Now then, surely jihád is one of the doors of Paradise, which Alláh has opened for His chief friends. It is the dress of piety and the protective armour of Alláh and His trustworthy shield. Whoever abandons it Alláh covers him with the dress of disgrace and the clothes of distress. He is kicked […]
Sermon 026 – Arabia before proclamation of Prophethood
Alláh sent Muhammad (p.b.u.h.a.h.p.) as a warner (against vice) for all the worlds and a trustee of His revelation, while you people of Arabia were following the worst religion and you resided among rough stones and venomous serpents. You drank dirty water and ate filthy food. You shed blood of each other and cared […]
Sermon 025 – When Amír al-mu’minín received successive news that Mu`áwiyah’s men were occupying cities(1)
and his own officers in Yemen namely `Ubaydulláh ibn `Abbás and Sa`íd ibn Nimrán came to him etreating after being overpowered by Busr ibn Abí Artát, he was much disturbed by the slackness of his own men in jihád and their difference with his opinion. Proceeding on to the pulpit he said: Nothing (is […]
Sermon 024 – Exhorting people for jihád
By my life there will be no regard for anyone nor slackening from me in fighting against one who opposes right or gropes in misguidance. O’ creatures of Alláh, fear Alláh and flee unto Alláh from His wrath (seek protection in His Mercy). Tread on the path He has laid down for you and […]
Sermon 022 – About those who accused him of `Uthmán’s killing
Beware! Satan has certainly started instigating his forces and has collected his army in order that oppression may reach its extreme ends and wrong may come back to its position. By Alláh they have not put a correct blame on me, nor have they done justice between me and themselves. They are demanding […]
Sermon 021 – Advice to keep light in this world
Your aim (reward or punishment) is before you. Behind your back is the hour (of resurrection) which is driving you on. Keep (yourself) light and overtake (the forward ones). Your last ones are being awaited by the first ones (who have preceded). as-Sayyid ar-Radí says: If this utterance of `Alí (p.b.u.h.) is weighed with any […]
Sermon 023 – About keeping aloof from envy, and good behaviour towards kith and kin
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 you […]
Sermon 012 – When (1) Alláh gave him (Amír al-mu’minín) victory over the enemy at the Battle of Jamal
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 […]
Sermon 020 – Death and taking lessons from it
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 […]