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vomit out the whole of it.’ [6].
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stipulations: ‘And migration stands
as its original position. Allah has no
need towards him who secretly
2 – (the praised type) and it is the
{then death overtakes him/then he
accepts belief or him who openly does
raising of the Spirit from the body, the realizes death}: meaning, that his
so. Migration will not apply to any
Messenger of Allah (pbuh & his
spirit has migrated towards Allah and
one unless he recognizes the proof (of
family) said: ‘Whoever wishes to look left his body, migrated in the vast
Allah) on the earth. Whoever
towards a dead [man] walking upon
Earth of Allah, and migrated in the
recognizes him and acknowledges
Earth, let him look towards Ali ibn
path of Allah, or say migrated in the
him would be a muhajir (immigrant)
Abi Talib (pbuh).’ And Ali ibn Abi
Guardian of Allah, to Allah.
…’ [Nahj Al Balagha: Sermon 188]
Talib (pbuh) said: ‘Verily I was only
{his reward has already become
a neighbor [to you], my body has
[4] – The Holy Qur’an Surat Anincumbent upon Allah .}, for he
neighbored you for days ’ [7],
Nisā' (The Women): 100
migrated towards Allah, so His
meaning that his spirit is attached to
reward is upon those who migrate to [5] – From Muhammad son of Al
the higher assembly, rather whoever
Him.
Fadeel, from Abi Al Hassan Al Madi
dies by this praised death is alive
(pbuh) regarding the speech of the
even if his body died. And it has
Almighty: {They have taken their
passed through in the speech of Amir
oaths as a cover, so they averted
Al Mu’minin (pbuh) that the
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[people] from the way of Allah.} – The
Messenger of Allah (pbuh & his
_________________________________ Holy Qur’an Surat Al-Munāfiqūn
family) said: ‘O' people take this
(The Hypocrites): 2, he (pbuh)
saying from the Seal of the Prophets
[1] – The Holy Qur’an Surat Ansaid: ‘… and the way is the
(pbuh) that he who dies from among
Nisā' (The Women): 97 – 99
Vicegerent, indeed, it was evil that
us is not dead, and he who decays
they were doing…’ [Al Kafi: V. 1, P.
(after dying) from among us does not [2] – The Holy Qur’an Surat An432 – 433, Hadith No. 91]
really decay. Do not say what you do Nisā' (The Women): 97
not know, because most of the Truth
[6] – Nahj Al Balagha: Sermon 86
[3] – From a Sermon of Amir Al
is in what you deny. [Accept the
Mu’minin (pbuh) regarding the
[7] – Al Kafi: V. 1, P. 299, Hadith No. 6
necessity of migration and its
argument] of one against whom you
have no argument.’
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