making such a decision? If we
begin to issue our own
categories of what is to be hated
and what is to be overlooked,
then how can we call that
Submission? We cannot.
My Master Ali a.s said, "Only
he who has the power to punish
can pardon." - So who are we to
play judge and jury, when we
ourselves carry such mountains
of sins that if we paid attention
to and remembered, we would
not be able to show our faces in
public.
You know, I often wonder who
Ali a.s was... I cannot even
comprehend how amazing Ali
a.s is and then I cannot
comprehend how when the
Prophet s.a.w passed away and
only 4 were with Ali a.s,
Salman pbuh, Abu Dharr pbuh,
Miqdad pbuh and Zubayr l.a.
Zubayr l.a later went against
Imam Ali a.s and died as an
infidel. So in actuality there
were 3 with Ali a.s, who stayed
true to their promise. Zubayr l.a
broke his Oath of Allegiance
with Imam Ali a.s,
Astagfarullah, Mola Ali Waaris.
Now, Imam Ali a.s, is the
Master of Universe, and an
Imam a.s has ilm of the
unknown and much other
knowledge from Allah swt.
When Zubayr l.a came to give
his Oath of Allegiance to Imam
Ali a.s, did Imam Ali a.s not
know that this man would one
day break it and become an
enemy of Islam? Yes, he did.
Did Imam Ali a.s treat Zubayr
l.a any different? No, he did
not.
Did he allow the future
treachery of Zubayr l.a affect
his treatment towards him? No.
Such is the justice of Ali a.s! So,
if we follow Ali a.s, should we
not use this example of Ali a.s
and show mercy?
So much hatred was spread
about Imam Ali a.s, to the point
where people questioned if Ali
a.s even prayed! It became a
trend that on the Juma
Khutbah, Ali a.s would be
cursed. The trend of cursing Ali
a.s on the pulpit continued for
70 years. May the curse of Allah
swt be upon the ones that stood
against our Master Ali a.s,
InshaAllah,Mola Ali Waaris.
I came across something
recently about the lonliness of
Ali a.s, that broke my heart.
How Ali a.s would walk past
people, and these people would
not even respond to his Salam.
Can you imagine the lonliness
of Ali a.s? Impossible. How did
Ali a.s spend those 25 years?
God Knows.
And throughout out that whole
time, Ali a.s helped the
usurpers and murderers of his
wife and child. So much so, that
Umar ibn Khattab l.a says how
"If Ali (a.s) wasn't there, Umar
would have
perished" (Tadkhiratul
Khawwas, by Sibt Ibne Jauzi,
page 127).
This is one of the points that
other Sects come and argue
with us on, that if Abu Bakr l.a,
Umar l.a and Uthman l.a had
done such big atrocities to Ali
a.s and Fatima a.s, then why
did Ali a.s help them? Well, if
you are shocked at why Ali a.s
helped his enemies, then know
that Allah swt is All Merciful
and if Allah swt is Merciful to
His enemies so much so that He
Gives them Rizq, Feeds them,
Clothes them and Shelters
them, then why would the Lion
of Allah swt not show Mercy to
his enemies?? Ali a.s is the
Justice of Allah swt. Such is my
Master Ali a.s! Let us go one
step further. Ibne Muljim l.a
who was the murderer of Ali
a.s, days before he carried out
his heinous crime, he came to
Imam Ali a.s to borrow money.
Imam a.s gave to him. I ask
you, did Ali a.s withdraw his
mercy from this criminal
knowing that days from now,
he is going to carry out the
most disgusting crime in
history? No. He gave. He gave
without question.
And on the 19th of Ramzan, O
Followers of Ali a.s, you know
where I am going with this. On
the morning of the 19th of
Ramzan, on his way to Masjid e
Kufa, Ali a.s saw the cursed
Ibne Muljim l.a laying on his
stomach sleeping. What did Ali
a.s do? The Mercy of Allah swt
woke Ibne Muljim l.a and told
him to get up, it is time to pray.
He woke up the one who
would be cursed for eternity,