Continued...
So now the real question for
many is... once Ramadan is
over, will the Ansar of Imam
Ahmad al-Hasan (AS) face the
the same imprisonment that
they faced last year? The
Egyptian Revolution was
successful in the fall of Hosni
Mubarak, but were the Egyptian people successful in demanding
their rights and demanding their freedom? Is Egypt really
democratic? And can freedom and "democracy" even co-exist?
Democracy imposed by force is not freedom, nor will it
guarantee peace.
Unmatched Wisdom
From the Mouth of
Ameer al Momineen
by: Laila Ali
When we read the beautiful words of Ali
a.s, we find that even his advice and
recommendations are like a balm that
heals everything.
And so the Great Egyptian Democracy and Freedom Experiment
has been launched by our brother Ansaris of Egypt. Indeed,
freedom is for all. Egypt cannot possibly claim to stand for
democracy and freedom, unless they stand for democracy and
freedom for all people, of all religions. As we approach the end
of this Holy month, we ask you to
please take part in this experiment.
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" Anyone who loves us Ahlul Bayt must
be ready to face a life of austerity."
"Daughters are advantages and sons are
graces. You will be rewarded for the
advantages and asked about the graces."
"If problems are added to each other, they
will give birth of relief."
His words echo the deep wisdom only
Ameer ul Momineen can posess and an
insight only the Wali of Allah could have.
"The Imam(A.S.) was asked about the
evidence on the existence of the One
Allah. He answered: "The evidence is the
need of the creatures to Him."
When somebody asked Imam Ali (as) to
how he was getting on, he replied: “What
do you want to know about a person
whose life is leading him towards
ultimate death, whose health is the first
stage towards illness, and whom society
has forced out of his retreat”.
Sohayl bin Hunayf Ansari was a favourite
companion of Imam Ali. At the time of
Imam Ali’s return from Siffin, he died at
Kufa of the wounds sustained in the
battle. His death left Imam Ali very sad
and he said: “Even if a mountain loves
me it will be crushed into bits”. (it means
people are tested with my love, and to
prove it they have to pass through loss
and calamities).
The world is like a serpent, so soft to
touch, but so full of lethal poison.
Unwise people are allured by it and
drawn towards it, and wise men avoid it
and keep away from its poisonous effects.
There are many persons whom constant
grants of His Bounties turn them wicked
and fit for His punishment and there are
many more who have become vain and
self- deceptive because the Merciful
Allah has not exposed their weaknesses
and vices to the world and the people
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speak highly about them. All this is an
opportunity. No trial of the Lord is more
severe than the time He allows (in which
either you may repent or get deeper into
vices).
Imam Ali was following a funeral and as
it was passing along a road, somebody
laughed loudly ( a sign of discourtesy and
lack of manner ). Hearing this laugh,
Imam Ali remarked, "Some of us feel
that death is meant for everybody except
themselves or it is destined to others and
not to themselves or those whom we see
dying around us are only travelers going
on a journey and will come back to us. It
is a sad sight to see that in one moment
we commit them to earth and in the next
we take hold of the things left by them as
if we are going to remain permanently in
this world after them. The fact is that we
forget sensible advice given to us and
become victim of every calamity."
Blessings are for the man who humbles
himself before Allah, whose sources of
income are honest, whose intentions are
always honorable, whose character is
noble, whose habits are sober, who gives
away in the cause and in the Name of
Allah, the wealth which is lying surplus
with him, who controls his tongue from
vicious and useless talk, who abstains
from oppression, who faithfully follows
the traditions of the Holy Prophet and
who keeps himself away from innovation
in religion.
Jealousy in woman is unpardonable, but
in man it is a sign of his faith in religion
(because Islam has permitted polygamy
and prohibited polyandry).