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The christian and Ali's (a.s) cuirass
At the time of the Caliphat of Imam Ali (a.s)
in Kufah, the Imam (a.s) lost his cuirass which was later found with a Christian. Imam Ali (a.s) took him to the court, lodged
a complaint against him: "This cuirass is mine; neither I sold it nor I
gave it as a present to anyone; for the time being, I have found it with this
man. The Judge asked the Christian: "The Caliph
has laid his claim, so what is your reply? He answered: "This is my nevertheless I do not object to Caliph's claim.
It is possible that the Caliph might have mistaken. The judge turned towards Ali (a.s) and paid:
"You are a plaintiff and this man is denying. Accordingly, it is f or you
to present a witness in your demand. Ali (a.s) began laughing and said: "The
judge is right, and now I should present the witness, but I have none. Since the plaintiff has no witness, the judge
passed a sentence in favour of the Christian. Thus, he took the cuirass and set
off on his way. After
taking a few steps the Christian realized and knew the cuirass did not belonged
to him and to whom it belonged. Getting conscience-stricken, he returned and
said: "such a manner of rule and conduct is not of an ordinary human
being; it is rather the government of the prophets'. He asserted that the
cuirass belonged to Ali (a.s). It did not took a long time that he was seen
with a firm belief and as a Muslim, fighting in the battle of Nahrawan under
the banner of Imam Ali (a.s).' (1) Notes:
1. Al-Imam Ali The voice of justice and humanity,
p. 63. Source - The
Narrative of Veracious - Vol. II, by Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari. |