would say that "My father Abdel
Aziz, whenever he used to talk
about Ali ibn Abi Talib, he would
get nervous. So I used to say to my
father, 'My father, whenever you
speak about any man you are calm
except Ali ibn Abi Talib, why?' To
which my father would say to me,
'If the people knew the merits of Ali
ibn Abi Talib, they would not have
us as leaders.' "
But Umar bin Abdel Aziz got so
affected by Imam Baqir (a.s) and a
personal tutor that he, a Bani
Ummayad Calipha, was the one who
stopped the cursing of Imam Ali (a.s)
on the Mimbar. After Imam Ali (a.s)
and three Imams (a.s) after him, the
cursing of Imam Ali (a.s) was stopped.
Imagine, how much the ignorance had
spread among the people.
O
ne day, when Umar bin Abdel
Aziz became Calipha, he said to
Imam Baqir (a.s) "O
Muhammad ibn Ali, you are the one
who Rasool Allah sent his Salams
to. I want to ask you a question,
what three pieces of advice do you
give me now that I have become
Calipha?"
Umar bin Abdel Aziz could have gone
to anyone else, but Baqir al Uloom, the
man who splits knowledge is there
anyone better to learn about Rasool
Allah than him? Imam Baqir (a.s) gave
him three pieces of fantastic advice.
He said, "When you celebrate or
have an extrava