The Last Will of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS)
Imam
Ali's (AS) last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS)
after the attempt on his life by a stab from Ibn Muljam
My
advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your
religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it. Do
not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for
the next world. Oppose the oppressor and support the oppressed.
I
advise you, and all my children, my relatives, and whosoever receives
this message, to be conscious of Allah, to remove your differences, and
to strengthen your ties. I heard your grandfather, peace be upon him,
say: "Reconciliation of your differences is more worthy than all
prayers and all fasting."
Fear Allah in matters concerning orphans. Attend to their nutrition and do
not forget their interests in the middle of yours.
Fear
Allah in your relations with your neighbors. Your Prophet often
recommended them to you, so much so that we thought he would give them
a share in inheritance.
Remain attached to the Quran. Nobody should surpass you in being intent on
it, or more sincere in implementing it.
Fear Allah in relation to your prayers. It is the pillar of your religion.
Fear
Allah in relation to His House; do not abandon it as long as you live.
If you should do that you would abandon your dignity.
Persist in jihad in the cause of Allah, with your money, your souls, and your
tongue.
Maintain
communication and exchange of opinion among yourselves. Beware of
disunity and enmity. Do not desist from promoting good deeds and
cautioning against bad ones. Should you do that, the worst among you
would be your leaders, and you will call upon Allah without response.
O
Children of Abdul Mattaleb! Do not shed the blood of Muslims under the
banner: The Imam has been assassinated! Only the assassin should be
condemned to death.
If
I die of this stab of his, kill him with one similar stroke. Do not
mutilate him! I have heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, say:
"Mutilate not even a rabid dog."
Source: Nahjul Balagha
In the 40th year of Hijri, in the small hours of the morning of 19th Ramadan,
Imam Ali (AS) was struck with a poisoned sword by the Kharijite Ibn
Maljam while offering his prayers in the Masjid of Kufa. He died on the
21st day of Ramadan 40 A.H. and buried in Najaf-ul-Ashraf. He was born in the
House of
Allah, the Kaaba, and martryed in the House of Allah, Masjid-e-Kufa.
The Lion of Allah, the most brave and gentle Muslim after the Prophet
(PBUH&HF) himself, began his glorious life with devotion to Allah
and His Messenger, and ended it in the service of Islam.
"And
do not speak of those who are slain in the the Way of Allah as dead;
nay, they are alive, but you perceive not." Quran 2:154
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