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IMAM ALI (AS)'S SUPERIMINENCY
Imam Ali (AS)
said “I am the slave of Allah
and The Great Truthful, whoever
other than me claims to be so is
a liar”. The saints are
normally“Abdullah” like Isa (AS)
said after birth “Inni Abdullah
Aatanial Kitab Wa Jaalani Nabiya”.
Imam Husayn
(AS) said “Once my father Ali
(AS) was bathing in River
Euphrates and had left his
clothes on the bank. A rising
wave swept away his clothes.
When he came out and did not see
his clothes, he heard a voice
asking him to look on right
where he saw a dress. He picked
it up and wore it. A paper was
attached to it which read “This
is a gift from Allah. This was
given to Imraan. Like wise we
give inheritance to people of
later periods”
Once Imam Ali
(AS) came to Holy Prophet (P)’s
house and sat between him and
Aisha (RA) to which she did not
appreciate. The Holy Prophet (P)
said “Aisha do not upset my
brother. He is the best of the
Muslims and Commander of the
Faithful and on the Day of
Judgment he will be in charge
and send his followers to
Paradiseand his enemies to Hell.
When the Holy
Prophet (P) used to be very
angry, no one dared to talk to
him except Imam Ali.
Once, a
cooked bird was presented to the
Holy Prophet (P). He prayed to
Allah “Please send that person
who is the friendliest to you”
Imam Ali (AS) came and they both
ate the bird”
When the Holy
Prophet (P) went on Ascension (Meraaj),
he saw a lion restrained in the
lighted (noorani) chains and
obstructed his path. He asked
Jibra’eel as to what the lion
wants. Jibra’l said that there
may be a worldly thing in your
possession. The Holy Prophet (P)
threw the ring from his finger
in front of the lion. When the
Holy Prophet (P) returned on
earth, Imam Ali (AS)
congratulated him and presented
his ring back to him.
The Holy
Prophet (P) said “May Allah
bless you with the virtues of
both worlds,
O Lion of
Allah”
Ammar Yassir,
a companion of Imam Ali (AS)
said “I and Imam Ali (AS) were
sleeping in the shadow of a date
tree, when the Holy Prophet (P)
came and awakened Imam Ali (AS)
saying “Qum Ya Abu Turaab”
meaning “Get up O Father of
Soil”. From that time on Imam
Ali (AS) really loved that
epithet or kunniyat.
The reason
for writing “Karram Allah
Wajhahu” after Imam Ali (AS) are
narrated in two traditions;
Fatima Binte Asad (SA) told the
Holy Prophet “ when ever you
come in our house, the baby in
my womb hits me inside forcing
me to stand up” The Holy Prophet
(P) said “ Karram Allahu Wajhahu”.
Another tradition says that Abu
Talib (AS) and Hamza (AS) wanted
to see for themselves as to how
Fatima Bine Asad (SA) is forced
to stand up when the Holy
Prophet (P) comes in front. One
day they both kept their hands
on her and called the Holy
Prophet (P) to come in the room,
she stood up by some mysterious
force. The other non-Shia
scholars say that every one
except Imam Ali had worshipped
the idols, hence he is called
Karram Allahu Wajhahu as he did
not bow to any idol.
During the
period of Imam Ali al Riza (AS),
a man came from Chinain his
presence. Imam asked him if
people in Chinarecognized him.
The man replied in affirmative
and told him that in Chinain the
spring season there is a tree
which gives flowers on which we
see the kalema “La Ilaha
Illallah Muhammadun Rasoolullah”
written in the morning and in
the evening this phrase is
written “La Ilaha Illalla Aliun
Khalifatuhu Rasool ullah”
Imam Hasan
(AS) narrates as “One night, my
father told me that there is no
water in the house, I went in
search for it then I heard a
voice saying that he had brought
water from Paradise. I took the
water and came in presence of my
father and saw that he was
praying. When I asked from where
he got the water, he replied
that a person was speaking
loudly” O Ali! Who can be like
you? Jibra’il brings water from
Paradiseand Jibra’il told me
that he felt proud among other
angels for performing this act”
Caliph Haroon
Rasheed told his courtiers “I
was told by my governor of
Damascusthat there is a man who
curses Imam Ali (AS), I summoned
the man and enquired the reason
for his cursing. He replied that
because he (Imam Ali) had killed
his relatives to which Haroon
replied that the Imam performed
jehad according to Allah and
Prophet’s commands. He ordered
the sinner to be whipped 100
lashes. Haroon saw in dream The
Prophet (P), Imam Ali (AS), Imam
Hasan (AS) and Imam Husayn (AS).
Jibra’il had brought some water.
The Holy Prophet (P) asked Shias
to stand up out of a huge crowd,
took water from Jibra’il and
gave it to the Shias. The
Prophet asked for the man who
cursed Imam Ali (AS). When Imam
Ali (AS) saw him he prayed to
Allah for his punishment and the
man turned into a dog. Next day,
when the guards visited the
prison they found a dog instead
of a man.”
After the
Victory of Makka, the Holy
Prophet along with Imam Ali (AS)
entered Kaaba and started
breaking idols. However, there
were few idols at an elevated
place. The Holy Prophet (P)
asked Imam Ali (AS) to stand on
his shoulder and break the
idols. It is important to note
that Imam Ali (AS)’s feet were
on the “Stamp of Prophet hood”
on the Prophet (P)’s shoulder.
The Prophet (P) asked Imam Ali
(AS) as to how he was feeling?
Imam replied that he felt as if
he was reaching the Arsh. The
Prophet (P) said“ May Allah
bless you, you are doing the
work of ‘Haq’ and I am also fine
as I am also carrying the weight
of ‘Haq’” Imam Ali (AS) smiled
when he jumped off from the
Prophet(P)’s shoulder. On
enquiry from the Prophet (P),
Imam Ali (AS) replied that even
after coming down from such a
height, he did not feel any
discomfort. The Prophet (P) said
“How can feel any thing as
Muhammad (P) raised you up and
Jibra’il helped you in coming
down.”
After
Migrating to Madina, the Holy
Prophet (P) formed ‘contract of
brotherhood’ between Migrants
from Makka and the Ansars of
Madina. Imam Ali (AS) was left
alone without any Ansar. The
Holy Prophet (P) said “I am your
brother in this world and also
in hereafter”.
In the year 9
AH near the end of the month of
Ze’qaada, the Holy Prophet (P)
send Abu Baker to Makka and
asked him to educate the Makkans
about performing Hajj and also
to recite 40 verses of Sura
Baraat. In the mean time
Jibra’il descended with the
Divine instructions that the
task can only be performed by
you (Prophet) or one who is your
‘self’ or Imam Ali (AS). The
Prophet (P) responded
immediately and sent Imam Ali
(AS) to relieve Abu Baker from
the assignment. Abu Baker
returned to Madina dejected and
enquired of Holy Prophet (P) if
he had done any thing wrong. The
Holy Prophet replied “There was
nothing wrong with you but it
was in compliance of the Divine
Command.”
The Holy
Prophet (P) ordered that doors
of all companion’s houses which
were opened in to the Prophet
(P)’mosque should be closed as
they used to enter the mosque
even when they were not clean.
Only Imam Ali (AS)’s house doors
were allowed to remain open.
Some of the affected Muslims
objected to this restriction. On
hearing such reactions, the Holy
Prophet (P) ascended the pulpit
and explained that the order was
given by Allah and he simply
complied with it. By the way, it
is mentioned elsewhere in the
Holy Qur’an ;
“Wa Ma Yentekha Anil Hawa, In Howa
Illah Wahiyan Yuha” meaning “The
Messenger does not speak by his
personal liking, but only speaks
as directed by revelation” |
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