لطفا منتظر باشید ...
The Infallibles
Force of attraction of
Imam Ali (as) II
Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan al Abdi; was another one of those
lovers of 'Ali. He was one of those who took part on that
night with a few others in the burial of 'Ali. After they had
buried Ali and covered his corpse with soil, Sa'sa'ah put
one of his hands over his heart, threw earth over his head
and said:
May death be agreeable to you, whose birth was pure,
whose patience was firm, whose holy struggle was Great !
You attained your aim and your commerce was fruitful.
You fell down before your Creator, and He Gladly
accepted you and His angels appeared around you. You were
placed near the Prophet, and God gave you a place near him.
You reached the degree of your brother, Mustafa, and you
drank from his overflowing cup.
I beseech God that I may follow you and that I may
act according to your ways; that I may love those who love
you, and be the enemy of those who are your enemy, that
I may be gathered in the pavilion of your friends.
You saw what others did not see, and reached what
others did not reach; you pursued the holy struggle beside
your brother, the Prophet, and you rose up for the religion
of God as was worthy of it, till age-old habits were done
away with, confusion curbed and Islam and the faith put
in order. May the best of blessings be upon you !
Through you the backs of the believers were made
firm, the ways made clear and habits broken. No-one could
amass your virtues and excellences in himself. You answered
the call of the Prophet; you jumped ahead of others in
accepting him: you hurried to help him, and protected him
with your life. You struck with your sword, Dhu'l-fiqar,
in places of fear and savagery, and you broke the back of
oppression. You caste down the structures of polytheism
and vileness, and you pulled down those who were astray
into dust and blood. So may you be well pleased, O Amir
al-mu'minin !
You were the closest of men to the Prophet, you were
the first person to follow Islam. You were overflowing with
certainty, strong of heart and more self-sacrificing than any,
your share in good was greater. May God not deprive us of
retribution for your suffering, and may He not despise
us after you are gone !
By God, I swear that your life was the key to good,
the lock against evil; and your death is key to every evil
and the lock against every good. If the people had accepted
you, blessings would have showered on them from the heaven
and the earth; but they preferred this world to the next.
Ref :
Allama Murtaza Mutahheri
Polarization around the Character of Imam Ali (as)
W.O.F.I.S - First Edition 1981
