The Commander of the Faithful, Lion of Allah, Nafse Rasool,
Conqueror of the Fort of Khyber, Champion of the poor, the Unique Provider of
Justice, the spouse of the Chief of the Women of the World and the Lady of
Paradise, father of the Chiefs of the Youth in Paradise, Imam Ali (a.s.) is the
Unique Creation of Allah, born in the House of Allah (Ka’ba) and martyred in the
Mosque of Kufa (Iraq). He is the manifestation of miraculous and Unique
qualities!
It is narrated in authentic books of traditions that the
Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) said, “Looking at the face of (Imam) Ali (a.s.) is
Ibadah. Speaking/listening about (Imam) Ali is Ibadah. Keeping the love of (Imam)
Ali (a.s.) in your heart is Ibadah.” It is narrated by Hazrat A’isha that once
the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) was ill and her father caliph Abu Bakr visited
him and kept looking at Imam Ali (a.s.). She inquired the reason for constantly
looking at the face of Imam Ali (a.s.), he quoted the tradition of the Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.). For the future generations, the tradition offers the
opportunity of speaking or listening about Imam Ali (a.s.) which is Ibadah.
During the hostile environment, the tradition encourages Muslims to keep the
fire of love for Imam Ali (a.s.) alive in their hearts! (Tibrani, Mustadrak of
Hakim, Tareeq Ibn Asakir)
Allah says in Surah al-Dhariyat Ayat 56, “I have created
Jinn and human beings only to worship (Ibadah) Me.”
It means by looking at Ali, speaking/listening about Ali and
loving Ali at heart, we can identify or comprehend the Creator that when His
creation is like this, how unimaginable Allah is.
One of the senior Sunnis traditionist Ibne Aseer stated in
his book, al-Nehaya, that the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) did not say that
looking at Imam Ali (a.s.) is Ibadah. When (Imam) Ali would come out of his
house, people who would look at him would say “La Ilaha Illallah, how Karim is
this young man, some one else would say La Ilaha Illallah, how brave this young
man is, yet others would say La Ilaha Illallah, how knowledgeable this young
man is, yet others would say, La Ilaha Illallah, how generous this young man
is.”
Normally, in the Glorious Qur’an, when plural is used, ending
in Arabic word “Na” like “Khalaq’na” means “We created”; Allah’s orders are
carried out by others on His behalf. Like in Surah al-Tahrim Ayat 12, “The
story of Mariyam, daughter of Imran, who protected her privacy and into whose
womb We breathed Our spirit.” The Archangel Jibreel came to Lady Mariyam as
stated in Surah Mariyam Ayah 17 to 19, “We sent Our Spirit to her, who stood
before her in the shape of a well-informed human being. Mariyam said, “Would
that the Beneficent would protect me from you. Leave me alone if you are a
God-fearing person. He said, I am the Messenger of your Lord. I have come to
give you a purified son.”
When Allah wants to show His Power, He uses singular verb as
in Surah Sa’d Ayah 72, “When I give it (Adam) proper shape and blow My spirit (Nafaqtu
Min Ruhi) into it, bow down in prostration (in his honor).”
After Prophet Ibrahim broke away the idols, he was to be
burned alive in the mammoth fire. While still in the air, Jibreel came to him and
asked if he needed any help to which Ibrahim replied he did not need any help
from him, but his Creator knows about it and Jibreel went away. Surah al-Anbiya
Ayat 69, “We said (Qulna) to the fire, “Be cool and peaceful (with Ibrahim)”.
According to the rule, who was the “resource or agent” that performed the work
for Allah?
An Egyptian writer Zayn al-Abidin Barzandi and the famous
Sunni writer Abdul Haque Muhaddis Dehlavi in his book “Shavahid al-Nubuwwah”
had stated, “It is narrated that the reason why the mammoth fire had turned
into garden was the fact that the light of Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) and Imam
Ali (a.s.) was in his loins”!
Source:
The Glorious Qur’an and Speech of Allama Talib Jauhari
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