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Bright
Points in Ali's Life
We bring the
topic to an end here after mentioning three virtues of the Conquerer of Khayber.
One day Mu'awiyah criticized Sa'd Waqqas for not cursing Ali. He said in
reply: "Whenever I am reminded of three virtues of Ali, I earnestly desire that
I might have possessed at least one of them: 1. On the day on which the Prophet
appointed him as his representative in Madina and himself departed for the
Battle of Tabuk, he said to Ali: You enjoy the same relationship with me which
Harun enjoyed with Musa except that no prophet will come after me. 2. On the Day
of Khayber the Prophet said: Tomorrow I will give the standard to a person who is loved by Allah and
the Prophet. All the great officers and commanders of Islam were anxious to
acquire this honour. On the following day, however, the Prophet called Ali and
gave him the standard and Allah granted us a great victory which was solely due
to the selfsacrifice of Ali. 3. When it was decided that the Prophet should
engage in Mubahilah (cursing) with the leaders of Najran, he held the hands of
Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, and Husayn, and said:
"O
Allah! These are the members of my family."1
1.
Sahih Muslim, vol. VII, page 120.
The Message
(the holy Prophet of Allah); Ayatullah Jafar Subhani
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