you. They do not provide for the Hereafter.
They have to pass through a long journey over
a very difficult road towards a sad
destination.” Zirar says that when he stopped,
there were tears in the eyes of Muawiya who
said, ‘May peace of Allah be upon Abul Hasan
Ali bin Abi Talib, he was undoubtedly like that.
Now tell me, Zirar! How do you feel his
separation?’ Zirar replied, “My sorrow and
grief is like that of woman whose only child
has been murdered in her lap”.
And what made you frightened?" Abu Dharr
said to the Imam a.s, "O Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib,
I saw Salman doing such and such a thing, and I
was amazed by that."
With this remark Zirar walked out of the
court of Muawiya and left the city.
Just as there are 10 levels, 10 being the highest
and 1 being the lowest. Salman a.s was at level
10. Imagine that. These are the Companions
which became Family! Allahu Akbar!
SUBHANALLAH!!
How the Imams a.s stood firm on their beliefs
in the face of the Ignorant Tyrants and how
they stayed away from the Dunya and kept
their eyes on the Akhirat. And they were
Imams a.s, closest to Allah swt, they could have
had anything that they wanted, yet they
rejected the Dunya over and over again.
I often wonder about Salman Muhammadi a.s,
who BECAME part of the Ahlul Bayt a.s, how
he raised himself to that level, Subhanallah.
He knew such alchemy and
his learning's elevated his rank and status. He
worked for his position and rank. Imam Ali a.s
said, "I swear by Allah that if Abu Dharr knew
what was in the heart of Salman, he would
have killed him."
Remember Abu Dharr once came to Salman
a.s while he was cooking in a cooking pot;
while they conversing with each other, the
cooking pot overturned and its front side fell
down on the ground, but not a drop of its
curry or cooking fat fell down; Abu Dharr was
highly amazed at seeing this; Salman picked up
the cooking pot and placed it on the fire the
second time, and they began conversing once
again; while they were talking to each other,
the pot overturned again, and nothing of the
curry or cooking fat spilled.
Abu Dharr then left in the state of great
astonishment, and while he was in his
thoughts, he suddenly met Imam Ali a.s at the
door. When Imam a.s saw Abu Dharr's state of
amazement, he said to him, "O Aba Dharr,
what made you leave the presence of Salman?
Thereupon Amir al Muminin a.s said to him,
"O Aba Dharr, If Salman were to tell you what
he knows, you would have said, 'May Allah swt
Have mercy on the killer of Salman'."
Subhanallah! How a normal human being, can
become part of the Ahlul Bayt a.s!
We must never forget that we have to work
for our rank. For what use is knowing, without
implementing? And surely Iblis l.a was from the
non working scholars.
We must know who the Imam a.s is, and how
can we know him? Well, he has given us many
books. And each book is a treasure and every
letter in those books testifies to his
knowledge and Imamat. The latest addition to
the translated material, which is now available
online is "The Sealing Prophecy" by Ahmed a.s.
This book delves into exploring what is meant
by a SEAL and it echoes the importance of
visions among other subjects. I must say it is
truly a gem from the Imam a.s, May Allah swt
Grant him Success in the Lands, Inshallah, Mola
Ali Waaris.
"...The one who hears about the fire,
knows as much as he has heard about
it, and the one who sees it, knows as
much as he has seen of it. As for the
one whom a part of him burns by the
fire, knows it in Truth, but as much as
he burnt by it. As for the one who
burns by the fire completely, knows it
in Truth and complete to the level
where you can not distinguish him from
the fire, as he becomes a part of it,
{Blessed is whosoever is in the fire and
whosoever is around it. And Praise be
unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.}
Quran 27:8
{As for these examples, We cite them
for mankind, and none will grasp their
meaning but the wise.} Quran 29:43..."
The Sealing Prophecy" Ahmed al
Hassan a.s