Subject: The Virtues of Ameerul Momineen Ali ibn Abi Taalib (a.s.) as
Mentioned in Shia and Sunni Exegesis
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد وعجل فرجهم
Jaarullah Zamakshari in his exegesis (tafseer), ‘Al-Kashshaaf‘,
vol. 4, p. 197 narrates from Ibn Abbas that once Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.a.) along with his companions went to visit Imam Hasan (a.s.)
and Imam Husain (a.s.) when they (a.s.) were ill. At that time, Ameerul
Momineen Ali (a.s.) was present over there. Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
told him,
“O Abal Hasan!
Why don’t you make a nazr (avowal) for the quick recovery of your
children?” Thus, Ali (a.s.), Janab-e-Zahra (s.a.) and Janab-e- Fizzah
took a nazr of fasting for three days if the children recovered from
the illness. When they fasted for the first day after the recovery of
Hasnain (a.s.), there was nothing in the house that they could have for
breaking the fast (iftaar). Imam Ali (a.s.) took a loan of
three kg barley from Shamoan — a Jew from Khyber. He (a.s.) gave that
barley to Janab-e-Zahra (s.a.) who made a few bread loaves from it.
However, when they sat down for iftaar, a beggar called out
at their door, “O family of the Prophet! I convey my salaams upon you.
I’m poor and needy. Please give me something to eat.
Surely, Allah will confer you with the provisions of Paradise.’ On hearing this
plea, all of them gave their share of iftaar and opened their fast only with
water. The next day they fasted again. A similar thing happened. Once again, at
the time of iftaar, an orphan came at that time and pleaded for some help. This
time too, all three of them offered their share of iftaar to that orphan. When
they fasted on the third day, again at iftaar, a destitute came at their door
and implored for food. For the third time, all of them parted with their share
of iftaar and gave it to that poor person.
The next
morning, Imam Ali (a.s.), along with Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (a.s.)
went to meet the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), who saw them quivering due to
hunger and thirst. He (s.a.w.a.) said. “I’m pained to see you in this
condition.” Then Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) got up and went to the house
of Janab-e-Zahra (s.a.). He found her sitting in the ‘mehrab‘
and praying. She had become so frail due to hunger that her stomach was
touching her back while her eyes had sunk inside the sockets. Seeing
his beloved daughter in this condition, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was
aggrieved.
At that time
Janabe Jibraeel-e-Amin (r.a.) descended from the heavens and said to
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), “O Muhammad (s.a.w.a.)! Allah has presented
this Surah (a chapter from the Holy Quran) to you and your Ahle Bayt
(a.s.) as a greeting and congratulation.”
Thus Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) recited the Surah Dahr at that instance.
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