knowing that moments later
this is the man that would
strike him with the poisoned
sword. If you and I know that
our murderer was infront of us,
would we do that? Or would
we want to eliminate this threat
there and then? Mola Ali
Waaris. And despite this
knowledge, Ali a.s him woke
up, and moments later he went
and struck Ali a.s with the
poisoned sword. Even then did
the mercy of Ali a.s stop? No.
When Ibne Muljim l.a struck
him, he saw what he had done
and panicked, Ali a.s told the
ones around him to give Ibne
Muljim l.a a drink as he is
panicking. SubhanaAllah! This
is our Master Ali a.s!
And we have examples such as
these, yet we pick and choose?
Astagfarullah,Mola Ali Waaris.
We hear how Imam Zain ul
Abideen a.s after Karbala, was
feeding the poor throughout
the night,as all the Imams a.s
do. And he came across one of
the criminals from Karbala, on
the streets. When Imam Zain ul
Abideen a.s reached to give
him food, the man noticed the
marks on the Blessed wrists of
our Innocent Imam a.s from
where the chains had been put
on him from Karbala to Shaam.
The criminal recognized it was
Imam Zain ul Abideen a.s and
remembered his own
disgusting crimes in Karbala.
This man was a part of the
murder of Imam Hussain a.s
and the other members of Ahlul
Bayt a.s, he was part of
torturing the Ahlul Bayt a.s and
withholding water from them.
Imam Zain ul Abideen a.s knew
who this person was, but did he
withhold his mercy? No. He
still gave.
When we call ourselves
"Followers of Ahlul Bayt a.s",
we cannot forget these
examples when dealing with
our opponents or those who we
wish to hate.
Have we ever sat and recalled
our own sins? How many sins
have we committed that if we
remembered them, we would
never be able to show our face
in public? How many sins do
we conceal? How many
injustices have we done? In the
very first issue of "The Mahdi
Times" Sadik al Husaini wrote
about a conversation he had
with Imam Ahmed al Hassan
a.s in which Imam a.s said to
him how the most Injustice has
been done against God. Even
questioning or having an
opinion over the Decision of
God is a massive injustice
When we remember our own
sins and how lowly we are,
then how can we even look at
another person and speak
about that persons mistakes?
Yes, speaking about an enemy
of Allah swt and Criminals of
Ahlul Bayt a.s are in a different
category, but to judge one
another is rather hypocritical
when we keep in mind that
mountains of sins we carry on
our own backs.
"O son of Adam, when you see
that your Lord, the Glorified,
bestows His Favors on you
while you disobey Him, you
should fear Him (take warning
that His Wrath may not turn
those very blessings into
misfortunes)." Imam Ali a.s
"Take warning ! He has not
exposed so many of your sinful
activities that it appears as if
He has forgiven you (it may be
that He has given you time to
repent)." Imam Ali a.s
We must repent and remember
to reach out of our comfort
zone. Love for the Sake of Allah
swt and remember the rights of
the Believers. A verse that
pushes me out of my comfort
zone and forces me to smack up
the Ego Monster is; "You will
not attain true goodness until
you give of what you
love." (Surah Al 'Imran: 92)
And we must give in our love,
mercy, compassion and
understanding and follow the
example of Ahlul Bayt a.s for
they are the Mercy of Allah swt
and the Best example for us,
InshaAllah, Mola Ali Waaris.
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