Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH): “Don’t\nbe the slave of others; Allah has created you free…” (1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best introduction about a person\nor a thing can be given by the best introducer; and certainly the best\nintroducer for Imam Ali (PBUH) is the Holy Quran and the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT).\nThe Holy Quran recognizes Ali (PBUH) as the Wali (Master); whose Mastership is\nthe final step for the perfection of religion, the completion of Allah’s (SWT)\nfavor on mankind, and the formation of an Islam, which Allah (SWT) is content\nwith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his words about Imam Ali (PBUH),\nProphet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) has said, “No one other than me and Ali was\nable to know Allah in the deserving manner; and no one other than me and Allah\nwas able to know Ali in the deserving manner.”(2) Furthermore, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP)\ndescribes Imam Ali’s (PBUH) comprehensiveness as such, “Whosoever wants to\nobserve the knowledge of Adam, the understanding of Nuh\/Noah, the patience of\nIbrahim\/Abraham, the asceticism of Yahya\/John, and the braveness of Musa\/Moses\nshould look at Ali.” (3) The following narration illustrates the narration\nof the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) about the rank of Imam Ali (PBUH),\n“Ali’s rank with respect to mine is similar to my rank with respect to\nAllah.” (4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Sadiq (PBUH) recognizes the\n“Mastership of Ali” as a better quality than being of “Ali’s\nprogeny”. He said, “The fact that I accept Ali Ibn Abitalib’s\nMastership is far more valuable to me than the fact that I am from his\ndescendants; (this is simply) because, his Mastership is obligatory, whereas my\nrelationship with him is just a virtue.” (5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also Imam Kadhim (PBUH) talks about\nImam Ali’s (PBUH) Mastership. He recognizes Mastership of Ali (PBUH) as the\ncomplement and factor which cause good deeds to be useful. He has a special\nprayer in this subject, “O Allah! I bear witness that Ali is Amir\nal-Mu’minin, the Master of all successors, and the Leader of all the\npious. He is my Leader and the only\nclear path to my guidance. He is the one whom without his Mastership and\nwithout following him, I could not trust my deeds, no matter how pure they\nare. And no matter how good my deeds\nare, without him I do not see them (as deeds) that would save me.” (6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, all of the praises were from\nthe words of Almighty Allah (SWT), the great Prophet and his progeny (PBUT).\nWhat about others? We will briefly point to what others who had a chance to\nfeel a bit about the life of Imam Ali (PBUH) say about him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mulla Sadra (the great Islamic\nphilosopher) in his explanation on Usul al-Kafi, narrates the divine\nmonotheistic sermon of Imam Ali (PBUH), that was delivered to a mass of people\nwhen he was about to collect militants for the battle against Mu’awiyah. Mulla\nSadra expands on what Shaikh al-Kulayni, author of Usul al-Kafi had said about\nthis sermon, ” If all of the creatures gather, other than the great\nprophets such as Noah, Abraham, Idris, Seth, David, Moses, Jesus and Prophet\nMuhammad, they will never be able to describe the Oneness of Allah in the same\nmanner that Imam Ali described.” (7) \nThis means that not any prophet can deliver such a profound sermon about\nthe oneness of Allah (SWT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, the leader of the\nHanbali sect says, “The caliphate was not an ornament for Ali, but rather\nhe was the ornament of the caliphate.” (8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khalil Ibn Ahmad Farahidi, the great\nscholar of Arabic literature and initiator of the concept of\n“Aroodh”, (9) was asked, “Why Ali Ibn Abitalib is the leader of\nall in every aspect?” Farahidi replied, “Because everyone is in need\nof Ali and he is needless from everyone.” Further, when he was asked upon\nhis opinion about Imam Ali (PBUH) he said, “What can I say about the man\nwhose friends had to hide his virtues out of fear, and his enemies did the same\nthing because of their jealousy and extreme hate. And then his virtues appeared from amongst\nthese two hided limits, and filled the earth from East to West.” (10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fakhr al-Razi in his interpretation of\nthe Holy Quran mentions, “Whosoever follows Ali Ibn Abitalib in his\nreligion will have received guidance, because the Prophet said, ‘O Allah!\nWherever Ali is, accompany truth with him.”(11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ibn Nadim, a great scholar of\nliterature, narrates from the book of “Akhbar” by Waaqidi (a great\nIslamic historian), “Ali Ibn Abitalib is one of the miracles of Prophet\nMuhammad, similar to that of the other miracles, such as the cane of Moses and\nthe bringing back to life of Jesus.” (12)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There can be infinite things to say\nabout Amir al-Mu’minin, for he always strived for the truth and was on the\nright path. Wherever the essence of truth, justice, and freedom exists, a wide\nhorizon of sayings will follow. \nNonetheless, being a true follower of Imam Ali (PBUH), considering him\nas a role model in rituals and morality is not easy at all. For being on the\nright path and attaching self to justice is a hard practice…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Reference:\nDaneshnameh Imam Ali (PBUH), vol. 4, Article of Hayate Arefaneh Imam Ali (PBUH)\nby Ayatullah Jawadi Aamuli (with minor changes))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amir al-Mu’minin said, “We become\nhappy with your happiness and we become sad with your sorrow.” (13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On behalf of Roshd Website, we\ncongratulate all free persons, especially you dear friend on the 13th of Rajab\nthe birth anniversary of the leader of the pious and the manifestation of mercy\nand justice Amir al-Mu’minin, Imam Ali ibn Abitalib (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. A part of\nAmir al-Mu’minin’s (PBUH) letter to his son, Imam Hassan (PBUH) (Nahj al-\nBalaghah, Letter 31).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Manaqib Ibn\nShahr Ashub, vol. 3, pp. 267 – 268. Irshad al-Qulub, vol. 2, p. 221<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. This\ntradition is narrated by two great Sunni scholars: Ibn Asakir and Ibn Kathir.\n(Ibn Asakir in Tarikh Madinat Dameshq, vol. 42, p. 313. Ibn Kathir in\nal-Bidayah wa al-Nahayah, vol. 7, p. 357)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Tabari in\nZakha’ir al-Uqbaa, p. 64<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Fada’il Ibn\nShazaan, p. 125 and Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 39, p. 299<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Mahajj\nal-Da’awaat, p. 234<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Sharh Usul\nal-Kafi by Mulla Sadra, p. 342<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Tarikh\nMadinat Dameshq by Ibn Asakir, vol. 42, p. 446<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. He is the one\nwhose student was the leading scholar in Nahw known as Sibeweyh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Tanqih al-Maqaal,\nvol. 1, p. 403<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. Tafseer\nal-Kabir by Fakhr Razi, vol. 1, p. 210<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Index of Ibn\nNadim, p. 111<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. Basa’ir\nal-Darajaat, p. 260<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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