Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu Dear Brothers and Sisters, I pray that all of you are well by the grace of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala
*Humility Of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s)* Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) was of exceeding humble nature. He used to meet the high and low, all with utmost humility and simple demeanor. This was the reason that every class of people of Samarrah used to chant his praise. When the Imam passed on the way, people used to stand up as a mark of respect. The effect of this was that the crowd that attended his funeral was so multitudinous that it was not seen thus even in the funeral of the ruler. Taken from: *Akhlaq e-A’imma, Morals & Manners of the Holy Imams* by *Maulana Sayyid Zafar Hasan Amrohi* *Amir al-Muminin, Imam Ali (as) amongst his subjects* - When Amir al-Muminin, Imam Ali (as) was coming to Kufa, he entered the city of Anbar populated by Iranians. The Iranian farmers were very happy to see their beloved caliph, Ameer ul Momineen passing through their town. They came to his visit. When it was time for Imam Ali (as) to leave, they started running in front of his horse. Amir al-Muminin, Imam Ali (as) inquired about this behavior. "This is one way that we extend respect to our leaders and respectful individuals. This is our custom that has been practiced for years." Ameer ul Momineen, Imam Ali (as) said: "This behavior puts you in discomfort in this world, and brings about humiliation in the next world. Always stay away from practices that humiliate you. After all what benefit is there in such a practice to the recipients?" - Haris-ibne-Shohail, one of the governors of the provinces, was in Kufa, once he was riding through the city and saw Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) also riding. He got down from his horse to accompany Amir al-Muminin, Imam Ali (as) on foot. Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (as) stopped his horse and said. "It is ill for a man to lower himself before anybody but his God, please get upon your horse, even had you not been an officer of the state I would not have allowed you to lower yourself like this, the sight of such humiliation of man before man never pleases me. It is the worst form of tyranny which can be practiced." - Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (as) was passing through Ambar, with his army. The rich men of the province, as was the custom of those times, came out to greet him. They offered the best Persian horses as presents, and requested his permission to act as hosts to his army. Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) met them very courteously, but very politely refused to accept the gifts and the invitation, saying: You have paid your taxes, to receive anything more from you, even when you offer it voluntarily and willingly, is a crime against the state. But when they persisted and pressed their request, Amir al-Muminin, Imam Ali (as) ordered that the horses could be accepted against their taxes, and so far as the feast was concerned it must be paid out of the war expenses. -- http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com ________________________________ This is from the grace of my LORD & In the Service of His Last Hujjat (a.t.f.s) Islâm Is My Religion, Allâh Is My God~ Mohammad Is My Prophet~Ali Is My Imam~ Ahlul-Bayt Is My Love~Quran Is My Book~ Al Qibla Is My Direction~Mekkah Is My Wish~ Jannâh Is My Goal! Please do remember in your valuable prayers and remember H.Prophet (s.a.w) Say's: "You cannot treat people by means of your wealth; hence, you should treat them by means of your moral conduct" To directly get hadees, articles, e-books etc by e-mail, please mail to : moralsandeth...@googlemail.com. Please forward this to as many believers as possible. These are the words of Masoomeen ( a.s.), they will definitely have an effect upon the Nafs of all believers.Please send your valuable feed backs, suggestions and comments to moralsandeth...@googlemail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "shiagroup" group. To post to this group, send email to shiagroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to shiagroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shiagroup?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
