authored by his eminence, Ayatollah Taj Langroodi, contains mystical and moral points about the ethos and lifestyle of the Prophets especially those of the holy Prophet of Islam.

The Publication of such books in any language and the moral points which we can learn from them in all the stages of our life will lead to illumination of thoughts and consolation of heart hence nearness to God.

It is hoped that the author, the translator, the publisher and all the contributors will be equally rewarded by God.

کَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ النَّبِیِّینَ مُبَشِّرِینَ وَمُنْذِرِینَ وَأَنْزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الْکِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ لِیَحْکُمَ بَیْنَ النَّاسِ فِیمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِیهِ ۚ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ فِیهِ إِلَّا الَّذِینَ أُوتُوهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْبَیِّنَاتُ بَغْیًا بَیْنَهُمْ ۖ فَهَدَی اللَّهُ الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لِمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِیهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ یَهْدِی مَنْ یَشَاءُ إِلَیٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِیمٍ

(All) people are a single nation; so Allah raised Prophets as bearers of good news and as warners, and He revealed with them the Book with truth, that it might judge between people in that in which they differed (2:213)

مَّا کَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِکُمْ وَلَکِن رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِیِّینَ

Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Apostle of Allah and the Last of the Prophets (33:40)

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاکَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِیرًا

O Prophet! Surely We have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a warner (48:8)

وَإِنَّکَ لَعَلَیٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِیمٍ

And most surely you conform (yourself) to sublime morality (68:4)

is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny.

This is the second book of its kind that I have translated into English for Ansarian Publications. The first book that I translated into English was Allameh Helli’s Odatto-Daee.

The Translation of the present book is dedicated to my devoted wife, Maryam whose patience with my translation job has made this work possible and her piety and self-sacrifice has made the worldly life bearable to me.

The translator of this book welcomes comments so as to be considered in the future editions.

Trustworthy and the pious ones do not like affectation and undue trouble".

قَالَ النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلهِ : نَحْنُ مَعاشِرَ الأَنْبِیاءِ وَ الأُمناءِ وَ الأَتْقِیاء بُرَآءُ مِنَ التَّکَلّفِ.

holy Prophet has said to have a walking stick is a sign of a believer and the habit of the Prophets. In another hadith, we read: "Leaning against a walking stick is a habit of the Prophets."

قالَ رَسُولُ اللّهُ عَلَیْهِ وآلهِ: حَمْلُ الْعَصا عَلامَةُ الْمُؤمِنِ وَسُنَّةُ الأَنْبِیَاءِ و فی رِوایَةٍ أُخْری: التَّوکُّؤُ عَلَی الْعصا مِن أَخلاقِ الأَنْبِیاء.

: کُونی خَلفی وَعَرِّفینی الطَّریقَ فَإِنّا [ الأَنبیاء ] قَوْمٌ لا نَنْظُرُ إِلی أَدْبَارِ النِّساءِ .

مِنَ الأَعمالِ الْحَرْثَ وَالرَّعیَ لِئلا یَکرَهوا شَیْئًا مِنْ قِطرِ السَّماءِ .

pure; they do not commit any sin nor are unjust. They do not even commit mortal or venial sin."

عَن جَعفَرِ بنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلیه السَّلامُ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ الأَنْبِیَاءَ لا یَذنُبُونَ ،لأَنَّهُم مَعصُومُونَ مُطهَّرُونَ لا یُذْنِبُونَ وَلا یزیغُونَ وَلا یَرتکِبُونَ ذَنْبًا صَغِیرًا وَلا کَبِیرًا .

Adam except Eblis.

"And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam, they did obeisance, But Eblis (did it not). He refused and he was proud and he was one of the unbelievers." (2:34)

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِکَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِیسَ أَبَیٰ وَاسْتَکْبَرَ وَکَانَ مِنَ الْکَافِرِینَ

Then God made Adam and Eve settle in paradise and bewared them of the Satan’s deceit making all the heavenly blessings except wheat permissible for them to eat. Nevertheless, Adam and Eve were finally deceived by Satan, abandoned a recommended act, ate wheat and thus were expelled from paradise. Later they repented and God accepted their repentance making them settle on the earth. Eventually Adam passed away in Mecca after ten days of illness at the age of 930, 936, or 1030 and was buried in a valley of Abo-Ghabiss Mountain.

Eve too became sick within a year and passed away after fifteen days and was buried near the tomb at Adam. According to some historians, Prophet Noah took Adam’s coffin to the city of Najaf where it was buried.

his privy parts with them.

ذَهَبَ آدَمُ هَارِبًا فی الجَنَّةِ فَناداهُ رَبُّهُ : أَن یا آدمُ ، مِنّی تَفِرُّ ؟ قالَ : لا یا رَبِّ ولکِن حَیاءً مِنکِ .

therefore, return to me mercifully, for, You are the Most Merciful of the merciful ones.

In Safi Exegesis, it has also been pointed out: Those words were the above and the following:

بِحَقِّ مُحمَّدٍ وَعَلی وفاطِمةَ وَالحَسَنِ وَالحُسَینِ .

I invoke You through Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn.

عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : یا آدمُ ما هذِهِ الجالِسةُ ؟ قالَ : الرُّؤیا التَّی أَریتَنی فی مَنامی ، فَانسَ وَحَمَدَ اللّه .

لا أَعلَمُ .

Adam made ka’ba and circumbulated it, he said: O Lord, there is a reward for every worker. I too have worked. He was told: Ask for whatever you wish. Adam said: O God, forgive my sin. He was told: You have been forgiven. Adam said: forgive the sin of my offspring. who will come after me. He was told: O Adam! Whoever confesses his sin, here, as you have hone, I will forgive his sin.

عَنِ الباقِرِ عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ : إِنَّ آدمَ لَمّا بَنی الکَعبَةَ وطافَ بها ، فَقالَ : اللّهُم إِنَّ لِکلِّ عامِلٍ أَجرًا ، اللّهُمَّ وَأَنی قد عَمِلتُ ، فَقیلَ لهُ : قَد غُفِرَ لکَ یا آدمُ فَقالَ : وَلِذُرّیَّتی مِن بَعْدی ، فَقیلَ لَهُ : یا آدمُ مَن باءَ مِنهُم بِذَنبِه هاهُنا کما بُؤتَ غَفَرتُ لهُ .

return to Me.

إِن آدمَ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ لمّا کَثُرَ وُلدَه وَوُلدَ وُلدِه کانُوا یَتحدَّثونَ عَندهُ وَهُوَ ساکِتٌ ، فَقالوا : یا أَبتِ ما لَکَ لا تتَکَلّمُ ؟ فَقالَ : یا بنَیَّ إِنَّ اللّه جَلّ جَلالُهُ لمّا أَخْرَجَنی مِن جَوارِه عَهِدَ إِلیَّ وَقالَ : أَقِل کَلامَکَ تَرْجِعُ إِلی جَواری .

قال » یا عِبادِی الَّذِینَ اسرَفوا عَلی أَنفُسِهِم لا تَقنَطوا مِن رَحمةِ اللّه إِنَّ اللّه یَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِیعًا « قال : یا رَبِّ زِدْنِی قالَ : التَّوبةُ لا أَمنَعُها مِن وُلْدِکَ ما کانَت فیهِمُ الرُّوحُ ، قالَ : یا رَبِّ زِدنی قالَ : أَغْفِرُ وَلا أُبالی ، قالَ : حَسبی .

العالَمینَ .

وَما أَکْثَرَ عُمری یا رَبِّ إِنْ أَنا زِدتُ داوُودَ مِن عُمری ثَلاثینَ سَنةً أَتَثبُتُ لهُ ذلِکَ ؟ قالَ : نَعَم یا آدمُ ، قالَ : فانّی قد زِدتُهُ مِن عُمری ثلاثینَ سَنةً فَأَنْفُذْ ذلِکَ لَهُ وَاثَبْتهَا لهُ عِندکَ واطرَحها مِن عُمری .

Imam Baqer said: God fixed it for David. It is on this basis that God writes off and records whatever He wills and with Him is the Mother of All Books.

قالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ : فَأَثْبَتَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِداوُودَ فی عَمرِه ثَلاثینَ سَنةً وکانَت لَهُ عَند اللّه مُثبَتةً ، فَذلِکَ قَولُ اللّهِ عَزَّ وجَلَّ ( یَمحُو اللّهُ ما یَشاءُ ویُثبِتُ وعِندَهُ أُمُّ الکِتابِ .

مِن رُوحِه وأَمرنَا بِسجودِه وأَسْکَنَهُ جَنّتهُ ، فَلَم یَزَل آدمُ یُقدِّسُ رَبَّهُ حَتّی قَبَضَ مِلکُ المَوتِ روحَهُ .

as Prophet and sent him fifty books containing signs precepts, injunctions. Traditions and limits. Sheth used to live in Mecca teaching those books to Adam’s children.

وَ نبَأَ اللّه شَیئًا وَأَنْزَلَ عَلیهِ خَمسینَ صَحیفَةً فیها دلائلُ اللّه وفَرَائضهُ وَأَحْکَامَهُ وسُنَنَهُ وشَرائِعهُ وَحدُودُهُ، فَأَقَامَ بِمکَّةَ یَتْلُو تِلْکَ الصُّحُفِ عَلی بَنی آدَمَ وَیعلِمُها.

اسْتَخْلَفَهُ اللَّهُ فی الأَرضِ وَمَلَّکَهُ أَمْرَ الْبلادِ وَالْعِبادِ، [الرابع] بِرُّ الْوَالِدَیْنِ [الخامس] اصْطِناعُ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِقَدرِ الطّاعةِ[السادس] الْمُوَاساةُ لِلْفُقَراءِ [السابع] التَّعَصُّبُ للْغُرَباءِ [الثامن] الشُّجاعَةُ فی طاعَةِ اللَّهِ، [التاسع] العِصْمَةُ عَنِ الفُجُورِ [العاشر] الصَّبْرُ بِالأَیمانِ وَالْیقین، [الحادی عشر] صِدقُ اللَّهْجَةِ، [الثانی عشر] الْعَدْلُ، [الثالث عشر] التَّورُّعُ فی الدُّنیا، [الرابع عشر] الضَّحایا وَالقَرابینَ شُکْرًا لله تَعالی عَلی ما أَولی مِنَ النِّعَمِ لِخَلقِه [الخامس عشر] الْحُلُمُ وَحَمْدُ اللَّه تَعالی عَلی مَصائِبِ الدُّنْیا بِغَیْرِ تَمَلُّل [السادس عشر] الْحَیاءُ وَقلَّة المُماراةِ.

was traveling days while he was fasting and took a rest wherever night fell.

عَن ابنِ عَباسٍ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ قالَ : کانَ إِدریسُ النَّبِیّ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ یَسیحُ النَّهارَ وَیَصُومُهُ ویَبیتُ حَیثُ ما جَنَّهُ اللَّیلُ.

Then, he made contact with his tribe, preaching them, giving them advice, warning them, and inviting them to worship the Creator of all these objects.

إِنهُ ( إِدْریس ) فَکَّرَ فی عَظَمةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلالهُ ، فَقالَ إِنَّ لِهذهِ السَّماواتِ ولِهذهِ الأَرضِینَ ولِهذهِ الخَلْقِ العَظیمِ والشَّمسِ وَالقَمَر وَالنُّجُومِ وَالسَّحابِ والْمَطَرِ وهذِهِ الأَشْیَاءَ الَّتی تَکُونُ لِرَبٍّ یُدَبِّرُها ویُصلِحُها بِقُدرتِه فَکیفَ لی بِهذَا الرَّب فَاعبُدهُ حَقَّ عِبادَتِه ، فَخَلا بِطائِفةٍ مِن قَومِه فَجَعَلَ یَعِظُهُم وَیُذکّرُهُم وَیُخَوِّفهُمْ وَیَدعُوهُم إِلی عِبادةِ خالِقِ هَذِهِ الأَشْیَاءَ.

heaven. It was then that God — Glorified and Honored —, inspired Idris guiding him those with him to worshipping Him. Since then, they worshipped God — Glorified and Honored — and did not associate anything with Him till God raised Idris to heavens.

فَوَضَعُوا أَیْدِیهِمْ عَلَی الأَرْضِ وَدَعَوْا طَویلا فَلَمْ یَتَبَیَّنْ لَهُمْ شَیءٌ ثُم رَفَعُوا أَیدیِهِمْ إِلی السَّماء، فَأَوحَی اللَّه عَز وَجَلَّ إِلی إِدْریس عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ ونَبْأَه ودَلْهُ علی عِبَادتِه وَمَن آمَن مَعَهُ فلَم یَزَالُوا یَعْبُدُونَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَل لا یُشْرِکُونَ بِه شَیْئًا حَتَّی رَفَعَ اللَّه عَز وَجَل إِدرِیسَ إِلی السَّمَاءِ.

Sadeq: Noah lived for two thousand and five hundred years, with 850 years before ordainment and 950 years after ordainment during which he invited people to worship God and he lived for seven hundred years after the ark landed.

عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: عَاشَ نُوحٌ عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ أَلْفَی سَنَةٍ وَخَمْسُمِائَة سَنَةٍ، مِنْها ثَمَانُمِائَةٍ وَخَمْسُونَ سَنَةٍ قَبْلَ أَن یُبْعَثَ وَأَلفَ سَنَةٍ إِلا خَمْسینَ عَامًا وَهُوَ فی قَوْمِهِ یَدْعُوهُم، وَسَبْعمِائةِ عَامٍ بَعدَ مَا نَزَلَ مِن السَّفِینَةِ وَنَضَبَ الماءِ.

When the angel of death came to Noah, he was in sunlight. After greeting him, the angel of death said: Why are you here? He said to take your soul. Noah said: Will you permit me to go to the shade? The Angel of death said: Yes. Then Noah changed his position saying: O angel of death! What happened to me in life is like the change of position from sunlight to shade, now perform your mission. At this moment his soul was taken and he passed away.

you a people who are ignorant." (11:29)

وَمَا أَنا بِطارِدٍ الَّذینَ آمَنُوا إِنَّهُمْ مُلاقُو رَبَّهُم وَلَکِنّی أَرَاکُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلونَ.

house. He continued to live in this house till he passed away.

کَانَ نَوحٌ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ فی بَیْتٍ مِنْ شَعَرٍ أَلْفًا وَأَربَعُمائةَ سَنَةٍ، فَکُلمَا قِیلَ لَهُ: یَا رَسُولُ اللَّه لَو اتَّخَذْتَ بَیتًا مِن طینٍ تَأَوی إِلیْهِ، قَالَ: أَنَا مَیِّتٌ غَدًا وَتَارِکُهُ، فَلَمْ یَزَلْ فیهِ حَتَّی فَارَقَ الدُّنْیا.

This was Noah’s thanks giving.

عَن أَبی عَبْدِ اللَّه وَأَبی جَعْفَرٍ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّ نُوحًا کَانَ إِذا أَصْبَحَ وَأَمْسی قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنّی أُشْهِدُکَ أَنَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ أَوْ أَمْسی بی مِنْ نِعْمةٍ فی دینٍ أَو دُنْیا فَمِنْکَ وَحْدَکَ لا شَریْکَ لَکَ، لَکَ الحَمْد وَلَکَ الشُّکْرُ بِها عَلَیَّ حَتّی تَرْضی وَبَعد الرِّضا. فَهذا کانَ شُکْرُهُ.

نُوحًا عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا رَکِبَ السَّفینَةَ أَوْحی اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَیْهِ: یَا نُوحُ أَنْ خِفْتَ الْغَرْقَ فَهلِّلْنی أَلْفًا ثُمَّ سَلْنی النَّجاةَ أُنْجِکَ مِن الْغَرْقِ وَمَنْ آمَنَ مَعَک، قالَ: فَلَمَّا اسْتَوی نُوحٌ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ فی السَّفینَةِ وَرَفَعَ القَلْسَ عَصَفَتِ الرّیحُ عَلَیْهِم فَلَمْ یَأْمَنْ نُوحٌ الغَرْقَ فَأَعْجَلَتْهُ الرّیحُ فَلَمْ یُدْرِکْ أَنَّ یُهَلّلِ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ، فَقَالَ بِالسِّرْیانِیَّةِ:[هلولیا الفا الفا یا ماریا اتقن ] قَالَ: فَاستَوی الْقَلَسُ وَاسْتَمَرَّتِ السَّفِینَةُ فَقَالَ نُوحٌ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: أَنَّ کَلامًا نَجَّانی اللَّه بِهِ مِنَ الغَرْقِ لَحَقِیقٌ أَنْ لا یُفَارِقَنی قَالَ: فَنَقَشَ فی خاتَمِهِ ( لا إِله إِلا اللَّه(.

When the forelegs of the donkey entered the Ark, Satan took hold of its tail not letting its hindlegs enter the Ark. Noah ordered the animal to enter but it could not. Eventually, Noah said: Enter even if Satan is with you. This word slipped from Noah’s tongue and when he said it, Satan entered the Ark with it. Noah said to Satan: O the enemy of God, what made you enter the Ark? Satan said: Did you yourself not say: enter even if Satan is with you? Noah let him go and said nothing.

وَکانَ آخِرُ مَنْ دَخَلَ السَّفینَةَ الحِمَارُ، فَلمَّا دَخَلَ صَدْرَهُ تَعلَّقَ إِبْلیسُ بِذَنَبهِ فَلمْ تَرْتَفِعُ رِجْلاهُ، فَجَعَلَ نُوحٍ یَأْمُرُهُ بِالدُّخُولِ فَلا یَسْتَطِیعُ حَتَّی قَالَ: ادْخُلْ وَإِنْ کَانَ الشَّیْطانُ مَعَکَ فَقَالَ: کَلِمَةٌ زَلَّتْ عَلی لِسانِهِ فَلَمَّا قالَها دَخَلَ الشَّیْطانُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ نُوحٌ: مَا أَدْخَلَکَ یا عَدُوَّا اللَّه؟ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَقُلْ ادْخُلْ وَإِنْ کَانَ الشَّیْطانُ مَعَکَ؟ فَتَرَکَهُ. أُبَلِّغُکُمْ رِسَالاتِ رَبّی وَأَنَا لَکُمْ ناصِحٌ أَمینٌ.

people said:

"... and most surely we think you to be of the liars." (7:66)

إِنّا لَنَظُنُّکَ مِن الْکاذِبینَ.

And eventually, people were afflicted with torment and such a destructive wind started to blow that according to verse 42 of the Quranic chapter — the Scatteres —

"It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes."

ما تَذَرُ مِن شیء أَتَتْ عَلَیْهِ إِلا جَعَلتْهُ کَالرَّمیمِ.

Then, Prophet Hud settled in Hazaramaut along with four thousand believers who had been rescued from the torment as a result of his invocation and eventually passed away at the age of 464.

It is reported that over a cave in Hazaramaut Mountain, there is a dome under which his holy body is buried with the following words inscribed on a tablet:

In the Name Of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, the Most High, the Most Sublime:

I am Hud, the Prophet and the Messenger of the Lord of the earth and heavens unto the people of Ad. I invited them to believe in God and renounce idols. However, they disobeyed. Therefore, they were afflicted with a destructive wind hence ruined.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحیمِ العَلِیُّ الأَعْلی، إِنا هُودُ النَّبِیّ وَرَسُولُ رَب الأَرْضِ وَالسَّماءِ إِلی الْمَلأَ مِن عَادٍ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ إِلی الإِیمانِ وَخَلْعَ الأَصْنامِ وَالأَوْثانِ فَعَصَونی فَأَهْلَکَتْهُمُ الرّیحُ العَقیمُ فَأَصْبَحُوا کَالرَّمیمِ.

his people said: Most surely we see you in folly, and most surely we think you to be of the liars. He said: O my people! There is no folly in me, but I am an apostle of the Lord of the worlds. I deliver to you the messages of my Lord and I am a faithful adviser to you." (7:65- 68)

وَإِلی عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا قَال: یَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّه مَالَکُمْ مِنْ إِلهٍ غَیْرُهُ أَفَلا تَتَّقُونَ، قَالَ الْمَلأَ الَّذِینَ کَفَرُوا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ إِنَّا لَنَراکَ فی سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّکَ مِنَ الْکاذِبینَ. قَالَ: یا قَوْمِ لَیْسَ بی سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَکِنّی رَسُولٌ مِنْ رَبّ الْعَالَمینَ، أُبْلِغکُمْ رِسَالاتِ رَبّی وَأَنَا لَکُمْ ناصِحٌ أَمینٌ.

the punishment overtook them in justice, and We made them as rubbish; so away with the unjust people." (23:39- 41)

قالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنی بِما کَذَّبُونِ، قَالَ عَمّا قَلیلٍ لَیُصْبِحُنَّ نادِمینَ، فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّیْحَةُ بِالْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْناهُمْ غُثَاءً فَبُعْدًا لِلْقَوْمِ الظّالِمینَ.

Allah to supplicate to God to give us rain but she said: Had Hud’s supplication been heeded, he would have supplicated for himself, for, his own land has been drought burnt. Hud said: That was my wife and I invoke Allah to permit her to live long. They asked him why. Nuh said: Allah never created a believer without creating an enemy for him to harm him. She is my enemy. Having an enemy over whom I have control is better than facing one who controls me.

وَکانَ هُودُ زَرَّاعًا وَکَانَ یَسْقی الزَّرْعَ فَجاءَ قَومٌ إِلی بابِه یُریدُونَه فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَیْهِمْ امْرَأَتُهُ شَمْطَاءَ عَوْراءَ فَقَالَتْ: أَنْتُمْ؟ فَقَالُوا: نَحْنُ مِنْ بِلادِ کَذا وکَذا، أَجْدَبَتْ بِلادُنا فَجِئْنا إِلی هُودٍ نَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ یَدْعُوَا لِلهِ حَتّی تُمْطَرَ وَتُخْضَبَ بِلادُنَا، فَقَالَتْ: لَو اسْتُجِیبَ لِهُودٍ لَدَعا لِنَفْسِهِ فَقَدْ اخْتَرَقَ زَرْعُهُ لِقِلَّةِ الْماءِ قَالُوا: فَأَیْنَ هُوَ؟ قالَتْ هُوَ فی مَوْضِعٍ کَذا وَکَذا، فَجَاءُوا إِلَیْهِ فَقَالُوا: یَا نَبِیَّ اللَّه قَدْ أَجْدَبَتْ بِلادُنا وَلَم نُمْطَرْ فَاسْأَلِ اللَّه أَنْ تُخْضَبَ بِلادُنا وَنُمْطَرَ، فَتَهَیَّأَ لِلصَّلاةِ وَصَلّی وَدَعا لَهُمْ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: ارْجِعُوا فَقَدْ أُمْطِرْتُم فَأُخْضِبَتْ بِلادُکُمْ.

فَقَالُوا: یَا نَبِیَّ اللَّه إِنّا رَأَیْنَا عَجَبًا، قَالَ: وَمَا رَأَیْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا: رَأَیْنا فی مَنْزِلِکَ امْرَأَةً شَمْطاءَ عَوْراءَ، قَالَتْ لَنَا مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ وَمَنْ تُریدُون؟ قُلْنا: جِئْنا إِلی نَبِیّ اللَّه هُودٍ لِیَدْعُوا اللَّه لَنا فَنُمْطَرَ، فَقَالتْ: لَوْ کَانَ هُودٌ داعِیًا لَدَعا نَفْسَهُ فَإِنَّ زَرْعَهُ قَدْ احْتَرَقَ.

فَقَالَ هُودٌ: ذاکَ امْرَأَتی وأَنَا أَدْعُو اللَّه لَها بِطُولِ الْبَقاءِ فَقَالوا: فَکَیْفَ ذلِکَ؟ قَالَ: لأَنْهُ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّه مُؤْمِنًا إِلا وَلَهُ عَدُوٌّ یُؤْذیهِ وَهِیَ عَدُوَّتی فَلَئِنْ یَکُونُ عَدُوّی مِمَّنْ أَمْلِکُهُ خَیْرٌ مِنْ أَن یَکُونَ عَدُوّی مِمَّنْ

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یُمَلِّکُنِی.

after the fall of Adam. He was of high stature, broad-shouldered and eloquent, His hair was black and his cheeks rosy. He was bare-footed and preaching people most of the time. He was engaged in business when he was free preach. He was known as a pious man in youth.

When Saleh was appointed as Prophet, he started guiding people. After some time, a small group of people followed him and the rest called for a miracle saying: Bring out of mountain a pregnant camel which will deliver a young immediately. Saleh accepted and went to mountainside along with the people invoking God to show His sign. All of a sudden, the mountain moaned and from it a pregnant she-camel came out, giving birth to a young too. Nevertheless, they did not believe. Saleh said:

"This is a she-camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time." (26:155).

هَذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَها شِرْبٌ وَلَکُمْ شِرْبُ یَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ

Saheh’s she-camel horrified other animals in each pasture she entered making them to stop eating hence becoming thin. A group of adversaries by resorting to tricks slew the she-camel and her young fled towards mountain. Some people came to Saleh seeking a solution. Saleh said: Bring the young camel here. By seeing Saleh, the young camel cried three times: O Saleh! Where is Mother? and disappeared.

Saleh said: "Enjoy yourselves in your abode for three days, that is a promise not to be belied." (11:65)

فقال تَمَتَّعُوا فی دارِکُمْ

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ثَلاثَةَ أَیّامٍ ذَلِکَ وَعْدٌ غَیْرُ مَکْذُوبٍ.

And eventually, the torment descended: "Then the earthquake overtook them, so they became motionless bodies in their abode." (7:77)

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فی دارِهِمْ جَاثِمِینَ.

Saleh lived for 280 years and was buried between Rukn and Maqam in the holy House of God. (Ka’ba)

یَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَ صَالِحًا بَعَثَ إِلی قَوْمِهِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سِتِّ عَشرِ سَنَةً، فَلَبِثَ فیهِمْ حَتّی بَلَغَ عِشْرینَ وَمِئَةَ سَنَةٍ لا یُجِیبُونَهُ إِلی خَیْرٍ، قَالَ وَکَانَ لَهُمْ سَبْعُونَ صَنَمًا یَعْبُدُونَها مِنْ دُونِ اللَّه فَلَمّا رَأَی ذَلِکَ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ: یا قَوْمِ إِنّی قَدْ بُعِثْتُ إِلَیْکُمْ وَأَنا ابْنُ سِتَّ عَشَرِ سَنَةً وَقَد بَلَغْتُ عِشْرینَ وَمِئَةَ سَنَةٍ وَأَنَا أَعْرِضُ عَلَیْکُمْ أَمْرَیْنِ: إِنْ شِئْتُمْ فَاسْأَلُونی حَتّی أَسْأَلَ إِلهی فَیُجیبَکُمْ فیما تَسْأَلُونی وَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ سَأَلْتُ آلِهَتَکُمْ، فَإِنْ أَجَابَتْنی بِالذی أَسْأَلُها خَرَجْتُ عَنْکُمْ فَقَدْ شَنَأتُکُمْ وَشَنَأْتُمُونی. فَقَالُوا قَدْ أَنْصَفْتَ یَا صالِح.

They left the city with their idols on their backs. When they were free eating and drinking, they said: O Saleh! Ask whatever you wish. Saleh said: What is the name of the big idol? They said the name. Saleh called the idol by name but there was no answer. Saleh said: Why it does not answer? They said: call other idols besides it. Saleh called other idols by name but there was no answer. Saleh said: O people! Did you see that I called all the idols but they did not answer? Now you ask me something so that I will ask God to answer right away and fulfill your desire. They came to their idols saying: Why don’t you answer Saleh? They did not answer.

فَأَتَعِدُوا الْیَوْمَ یَخْرُجُونَ فیهِ، قالَ فَخَرَجُوا بِأَصْنامِهِمْ إِلی ظَهْرِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَرَّبُوا طَعَامَهُمْ وَشَرَابِهِمْ فَأَکَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا، فَلَمّا أَن فَرَغُوا دَعَوهُ فَقَالُوا؟ یَا صَالِحُ سَلْ، فَدَعا صالِحُ کَبیرَ أَصْنَامِهِمْ فَقَالَ: مَا اسمُ هذا؟ فَاخْبَرُوهُ بِاسْمِهِ، فَنَاداهُ بِاسْمِه فَلَمْ یُجِبْ فَقَالَ صَالِحُ: مَالهُ لا

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یُجیبُ؟ فَقَالُوا لَه ادْعُ غَیْرَهُ، فَدَعاها کُلَّها بِأَسْمَائِهَا فَلَمْ یُجِیبهُ واحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ!

Then they said: O Saleh! Take a distance from us so that we will call our idols. They threw away the carpets and vessels they had with them wallowing in the dust. They said: O idols! If you do not answer Saleh, we will be disgraced. Then, they asked Saleh to ask idols again but there was no answer. They said: Saleh wishes you to answer him and speak.

فَقَالَ یَا قَوْمِ تَرَوْنَ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ أَصْنامَکُمْ فَلَمْ یُجِبْنِی واحِدٌ مِنْهُم فاسْأَلونی حتّی ادْعُوَا إِلهی فَیُجِیبَکُمُ السَّاعَةَ.

فَاقْبَلُوا عَلی أَصْنَامِهِمْ فَقَالُوا لهَا: ما بالَکُنَّ لا تُجِبْنَ صَالِحًا؟ فَلَمْ تُجِبْ، فَقَالُوا: یَا صَالِحُ تَنَحَّ عَنَّا وَدَعْنا وَأَصْنامَنا قَلیلا، قَالَ: فَرَمَوا بِتِلْکَ الْبَسطِ الَّتی بَسَطُوها، وَبِتِلْکَ الآنِیَةِ وَتَمَرَّغُوا فی التُّرابِ وَقالُوا لَها: لَئِنْ لَمْ تُجِبْنَ صَالِحًا الْیَوْمَ لَنَفْضَحَنَّ، ثُمَّ دَعَوْهُ فَقَالُوا: یَا صالِحُ تَعَالَ فَسَلْها، فَعَادَ فَسَأَلَها فَلَمْ تُجِبْهُ، فَقَالُوا: إِنَّما أَرَادَ صالِحُ أَنْ تُجیبُهُ وَتُکَلِّمُهُ بِالجَوابِ.

Saleh said: O people! the day is over but your gods do not answer. Now you ask me so that I will call my God and He will answer you right away. Seventy of their chiefs asked idols to speak but there was no answer. Eventually, they said: O Saleh! We ask you something and if your Lord answers, we will follow you and all the people in the village will follow you too.

قَالَ:فَقَال: یَا قَومِ هُو ذا، تَرَوْنَ قَدْ ذَهَبَ النَّهارُ وَلا أَرَی آلِهَتَکُمْ تُجِیبَنِی فَاسْأَلُونی حَتّی أَدْعُو إِلَهی فَیُجِیبَکُمْ السَّاعَةَ. قَالَ فَانْتَدَبَ لَهُ سَبْعُونَ

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رَجُلا مِنْ کُبَرائِهِمْ وَعُظمائِهِمْ وَالْمَنْظُورُ إِلَیْهِمْ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالُوا: یَا صَالِحُ نَحْنُ نَسْأَلُکَ، قَالَ: فَکُلُّ هَؤلاءِ یَرْضَوْنَ بِکُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَإِنْ أَجَابُوکَ هؤلاءِ أَجَبْنَاکَ.

قَالُوا: یَا صَالِحَ نَحْنُ نَسْأَلُکَ فَإِنْ أَجَابَکَ رَبُّکَ اتَّبَعْناکَ وَأَجَبْناکَ وَتابَعَکَ جَمیعُ أَهْلِ قَرْیَتِنَا.

Saleh said: Ask me whatever you wish. They said: Let us go to the nearby mountain so that we will ask you what we wish there. When they reached the mountain, they said: O Saleh! Ask your Lord to bring out from this mountain a red, pure and pregnant she-camel right now. Saleh said: You have asked me something too hard for me yet so easy for my Lord. Then, he asked God what they had demanded. At this moment, the mountain cleaved and people were about to go mad when a horrible sound was heard.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ صَالِحُ سَلُونی مَا شِئْتُمْ، فَقَالُوا: انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلی هَذا الْجَبَلِ- وَجَبَلٌ قَریبٌ مِنْهُ-حَتّی نَسْأَلَکَ عِنْدَهُ، قَالَ: فَانْطَلَقَ وَانْطَلَقُوا مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا انْتَهُوا إِلی الْجَبَلِ قَالُوا: یَا صَالِحُ اسْأَلْ ربَّکَ أَنْ یَخْرُجَ لَنا السَّاعَةَ مِنْ هذا الجَبَلِ نَاقَةً حَمْراءَ شَقْراءَ وَبْراءَ عَشْراءَ - .... قَالَ قَدْ سَأَلْتُمُونی شَیئًا یَعْظُمُ عَلیَّ وَیُهوَّنُ عَلی رَبّی فَسَأَل اللَّه ذَلِکَ فَانْصَدَعَ الْجَبَلُ صَدْعًا کَادَتْ تَطیرُ مِنْهُ الْعُقُولُ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا صَوْتَهُ.

Like a woman in travail, the mountain became upset and abruptly the head of the she-camel and then other parts came out of the mountain standing on its four legs. Seeing this, the people said: How quickly your Lord answered our prayer! Therefore ask Him to give us its young too. Saleh asked God

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again and a young camel with new hair dropped from the she-camel. Saleh said: O people! Do you wish anything else? They said: No! Let us go to our people so as to inform them of what we have seen.

قَالَ:وَاضْطَرَبَ الْجَبَلُ کَما تَضْطَرِبُ المَرْأَةُ عِنْدَ الْمَخَاضِ ثُمْ لَم یَفْجَأَهُمْ إِلا وَرَأْسُها قَد طَلَعَ عَلَیْهِمْ مِنْ ذَلِکَ الصَّدْعِ، فَلَمّا اسْتَتَمَّتْ رقَبَتَها حَتّی اجْتَرَّتْ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ سَائِرُ جَسَدِها ثُمَّ اسْتَوَتْ عَلَی الأَرْض قائِمةً، فَلمّا رأَوا ذَلِکَ قَالُوا: یَا صَالِحُ مَا أَسْرَعُ مَا أَجَابَکَ رَبَکَ فَسَلْها أَنْ یُخرِجَ لَنا فَصِیلهَا، قَالَ: فَسَأَلَ اللَّه تَعالی ذَلِکَ فَرَمَتْ بِه فَدَبَّ حَوْلها.

فَقَالَ: یَا قَوْم أَبَقِیَ شیء؟ قَالُوا: لا انْطَلِقْ بِنا إِلی قَوْمِنا نُخْبِرهُمْ مَا رَأَیْنا وَیؤمِنُوا بِکَ.

When the chiefs returned, their argument heated. Out of seventy only six of them did not change their mind saying what they have seen and what Saleh has brought was true. Sixty-four denied (covered) the truth saying it was no more than enchant. And one of the six chiefs who believed first changed his mind and was one of those who hamstrung the she-camel.

قَالَ: فَرَجَعُوا فَلَمْ یَبْلُغْ السَّبْعُونَ الرَّجلَ إِلَیْهِمْ حَتّی ارْتَدَّ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَسِتّونَ رَجُلا وَقالُوا: سِحْر وَثَبَتَتِ السِّتَّة وَقَالُوا: الْحَقُّ مَا رَأَیْنا قَالَ: فَکَثرَ کَلامَ الْقَوْمِ وَرَجَعُوا مُکَذِّبینَ ثُمَّ ارْتابَ مِنْ السِّتَّةَ وَاحِدٌ فَکانَ فِیمَنْ عَقَرَها.

His title is the friend of Allah and the friend of the Beneficent. He is also called the father of the Prophets.

Abraham was born in the village of Kothi in Babylon 3323 years after the fall of Adam. His mother, Nona hid him in a cave out of fear of enemies for many years. He invited people to his upright creed from the age of sixteen. His uncle, Azar used to make idols and would give them to Abraham to sell them. He would put a rope round their necks carrying them with disgrace in the streets calling:

"And by Allah! I will certainly do something against your idols... " (21:57)

وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَکِیدَنَّ أَصْنَامَکُمْ

The news on these acts of his spread among people. Nemrud heard of it and ordered Abraham to be brought to his palace but Abraham did not prostrate to the king. Hence Nemrud was infuriated.

Once Abraham went to the idol-temple and broke all the idols hanging the ax on the neck of the biggest idol. Seeing this, people knew that it was the work of Abraham whom they condemned to be thrown to fire. The followers of Nemrud prepared a huge fire and threw Abraham into it. God said;

"O fire! Be a comfort and peace to Ibrahim." (21: 69)

یَا نارُ کُونی بَرْدًا وَسَلامًا عَلی إِبْراهیمَ.

When Nemrud’s plan failed, he ordered to expel Abraham from the town. Therefore, Abraham together with Sarah his cousin, Lot, his nephew, Tarih, his father migrated from Babylon and settled in Haram in

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north-east Al-Jazirah. He married Sarah who was then 37 years old and departed for Kenan territory. Later on, as a result of a severe famine they migrated to Egypt from where they went to Palestine and settled in Hebron farm known as Qudskhalol till the end of life. Since Sarah was infertile, she recommended Hagar, her slave-girl to him and thus Ismail was born of Hagar.

Sarah asked Abraham to take Hagar and her son to a desert far from town. Her request was accepted. Abraham decided to take them to Mecca and at Gabriel’s hint they alighted at the present Zamzam Well. He was with them for three days and upon his return said:

"O our Lord! Surely I have settled a part of my offspring in a valley unproductive of fruit near Thy Sacred House... " (14:37)

رَبَّنَا إِنِّی أَسْکَنْتُ مِنْ ذُرِّیَّتِی بِوَادٍ غَیْرِ ذِی زَرْعٍ عِنْدَ بَیْتِکَ الْمُحَرَّمِ

Abraham visited the Sacred House and performed Hajj every year after his return and enjoyed seeing Hagar and Ismail. Ten years later, he was in Mecca when one night, he dreamed that he had to sacrifice Ismail. He prepared to do so but a sheep was brought from under mountain by the angel of God:

"And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice." (37:107)

وَفَدَیْناهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظیمٍ.

Later on, Abraham restructured Ka’ba with the help of Ismail and eventually passed away after twenty five days of illness 3508 years after the Fall of Adam and was buried in Mafileh cave in Hebron (Palestine) where

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Sarah was buried too. In a hadith, the holy Prophet said: Abraham lived for 175 years.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(ص) عَاشَ إِبْراهیمُ مِئَةً وَخَمْسًا وَسَبْعینَ سَنَةً.

عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ یُحَدّثُ عَنّ أَبِیهِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّهُ قَالَ: اتَّخَذَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِبْراهیمَ خَلیلا لأَنَّهُ لَمْ یُردّ أَحَدًا وَلَمْ یَسْأَل أَحَدًا غَیْرَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

fire, Gabriel met him between the earth and heaven saying: Do you need any help? Abraham said: Not from you.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: لَمّا أُلْقِیَ إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ فی النّارِ فَلَقّاهُ جِبْرائیلُ فی الْهَواءِ وَهُوَ یَهْوی فَقَالَ یَا إِبْراهیمُ أَلَکَ حَاجةً؟ فَقَالَ: أَمّا إِلَیْکَ فَلا.

you have acted. Abraham said: What have I done? Hager said: O Ibrahim! You are leaving behind a weak wife and a weak child, helpless with no companion of mankind, no spring of water, no harvest and no milch. At this moment Abraham felt pity for them and his eyes were filled with tears. He came forward till he reached the door of God’s House. Holding the two sides of the House, he said: O God! I have made my progeny settle in an infertile desert near Your Sacred House for performing prayer. Therefore, set people’s hearts inclined to it and give sustenance to them from all kinds of fruits that they may thank.

عَنْ أَبی الْحَسَنِ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ إِنَّ إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا أَسْکَنَ إِسْمَاعیلَ وَهَاجَرَ مَکَّةَ وَوَدَّعَهُمَا لِیَنْصَرِفَ فی أَحَبِّ الأَرْضِ إِلی اللَّهِ وَفی حَرَمِ اللَّهِ؟

فَقَالَتْ لَهُ هَاجَرُ: یَا إِبْراهیمُ مَا کُنْتُ أَرَی أَنَّ نَبِیًّا مِثْلُکَ یَفْعَلُ ما فَعَلْتَ! قَالَ: وَمَا فَعَلْتُ؟ فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّکَ خَلَّفْتَ امْرَأَة ضَعِیفَةً وَغُلامًا ضَعِیفًا لا حِیلَةَ لَهُما بِلا أَنیسٍ مِنْ بَشَرٍ وَلا مَاءَ یَظْهَرُ وَلا زَرْعَ قَدْ بَلَغَ وَلا ضَرْعَ یُحْلَبُ.

قَالَ فَرَقَّ إِبْراهیمُ وَدَمَعَتْ عَیْناهُ عِنْدَما سَمِعَ مِنْها فَأَقْبَلَ حَتّی انْتَهی إِلی بَابِ بَیْتِ اللَّه الْحَرامِ فَأَخَذَ بِعَضادَتَیِ الْکَعْبَة ثُمَّ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّی أَسْکَنتُ مِنْ ذُرِّیَّتِی بِوادٍ غَیْرِ ذِی زَرْعٍ عِنْدَ بَیْتِکَ الْمُحَرَّمِ، رَبَّنَا لِیُقیمُوا الصَّلاةَ فَاجْعَلْ أَفْئِدَةً مِنْ النَّاسِ تَهْوی إِلَیْهِمْ وَارْزُقْهُمْ مِنَ الثَّمَراتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَشْکُرُونَ.

this House.

فَلَمّا وَلّی إِبْراهِیمُ قَالَتْ هَاجَرُ: یَا إِبْراهیمُ إِلی مَنْ تَدَعُنا؟ قَالَ: أَدَعُکُمَا إِلی رَبّ هَذِهِ الْبَنِیَّةِ.

To the God of Abraham. Abraham asked: Who is Abraham’s God? He said: The One who created you and me. Abraham said: I am pleased with you and I would like to be your brother for the cause of God. Where is your house so as to come and see you?

The man made a sign with his hand to the sea saying: Behind this Notfeh (clear and sweet water) while referring to the sea but my prayer site is right here.

عِنْ أَبی جَعْفَرٍ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: خَرَجَ إِبْراهیمُ ذَاتَ یَومٍ یَسِیرُ فی البِلادِ لِیَعْتَبِرَ، مَرَّ بِفَلاةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَإِذا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ قَائِمٍ یُصَلِّی قَدْ قَطَعَ إِلی السَّمَاءِ صَوْتَهُ وَلِباسُهُ شَعْرُ فَوَقَفَ عَلَیْهِ إِبْراهیمُ وَعَجِبَ مِنْهُ وَجَلَسَ یَنْتَظِرُ فَرَاغَهُ فَلَمّا طَالَ ذَلِکَ عَلَیْهِ حَرَّکَهُ بِیَدِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنَّ لِی حَاجَةً فَخَفِّفْ قَالَ وَخَفَّفَ الرَّجُلُ وَجَلَسَ إِبْراهیمُ، فَقالَ لَهُ إِبْراهیمُ:لِمَنْ تُصَلّی؟ فَقَالَ: لإِلَهِ إِبْراهیمُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: وَمَنْ إِلَهُ إِبْراهیمَ؟ فَقَالَ: الَّذی خَلَقَکَ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْراهیمُ: لَقَدْ أَعْجَبَنِی نَحْوُکَ وَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَوَاخِیکَ فی اللَّه فَأَیَنَ مَنْزِلُکَ إِذا أَرَدْتُ زِیارَتَکَ وَلِقَائِکَ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ: مَنْزِلی خَلْفَ النّطْفَةِ وَأَشَارَ بِیَدِهِ إِلی الْبَحْرِ وَأَمّا مُصَلایَ فَهذا الْمَوْضِع تُصِیبُنِی فِیهِ إِذا أَرَدْتَنِی إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Then addressing Abraham, the man said: Do you have any need? Abraham said: Yes. The man said: What is your need? Abraham said: Either you pray and I will say Amen or I pray and you will say Amen. The man asked: For whom are you going to pray? Abraham said: For sinful believers. The man said: No. Abraham asked: Why? The

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man said: Because I have been praying for something for thirty years but it has not been fulfilled hence I am ashamed of calling on Him unless I know He will fulfill it.

Abraham said: What did you pray for? The man said: Once by this prayer site, a boy who was extremely handsome passed by; light was radiating from his forehead; he had long hair, and was herding cattle and sheep. I liked him very much and asked him to whom those cattle and sheep belonged. He said: They belong to myself. I asked who he was. He said he was Ismail. The son of Ibrahim, the friend of Allah. Knowing that he was the son of Ibrahim, the friend of Allah, I prayed to God to see him.

ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ لإِبْراهِیمَ: لَکَ حَاجَةٌ؟ فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلام: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: وَمَا هِیَ؟ قَالَ لَهُ: تَدْعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَؤمِنَ عَلی دُعائِکَ، أَوْ أَدْعُو أَنَا وَتُؤمِنْ عَلی دُعائِی فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَفِیمَ تَدْعُو اللَّه؟ قَالَ لَهُ إِبْراهیمُ: لِلْمُذْنِبِینَ الْمُؤمِنِینَ.

فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: لا فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ: وَلِمَ؟ فَقَالَ: لأَنِّی دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ مُنْذُ ثَلاثَ سِنین بِدَعْوَةٍ حَتَّی أَرَی إِجَابَتِهَا إِلی السَّاعَةِ وأَنَا أَسْتَحِی مِنَ اللَّه أَنْ أَدْعُوهُ بِدَعْوَةٍ حَتّی أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ قَد أَجَابَنی.

فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ وَفِیما دَعَوْتَهُ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ: إِنّی لَفِی مُصَلایَ هَذا ذَاتَ یَوْمٍ إِذْ مَرَّ بِی غُلامٌ أَرْوَعٌ النُّورُ یَطْلُعُ مِنْ جَبِینِهِ، لَهُ ذُؤابَةٌ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ مَعَهُ بَقَرٌ یَسُوقُهَا کأَنّما دَهَنَتْ دُهْنًا،وَغَنِمَ یَسُوقُهَا کَأَنَّما دَخَشَتْ دَخْشًا، قَالَ: فَأَعْجَبَنِی مَا رَأَیْتُ مِنْهُ، فَقُلْتُ: یَا غُلامُ لِمَنْ هَذِهِ الْبَقَرُ وَالْغَنَمُ؟ فَقَالَ: لِی، فَقُلْتُ: وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ:

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أَنَا إِسْماعِیلُ ابْنُ إِبْراهیمُ خَلیلَ اللَّهِ، فَدَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ ذَلِکَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ یُرِیَنِی خَلِیلهُ

Abraham said: I am Ibrahim, the friend of Allah and he is my son. The man thanked God and said: Praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds who has answered my prayer. Then, he kissed Abraham’s cheeks and embraced him saying: Now I am prepared to invoke God together. Therefore, you pray and I will say Amen.

Abraham prayed for the believing men and women and invoked God to forgive believers from that day till the Day of Judgment and to be pleased with them.

Imam Baqer said: That prayer will include the sinful among believers and our shiites (followers) till the Day of Judgment.

فَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْراهیمُ: فَأَنَا إِبْراهیمُ: خَلِیلُ الرَّحْمنِ وَذَلِکَ الْغُلامُ ابْنی، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ عِنْدَ ذَلِکَ الْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعالَمِینَ الَّذی أَجَابَ دَعْوَتی، قَالَ: ثُمَّ قَبِلَ الرَّجُلُ صَفْحَتَیْ وَجْهِ إِبْراهیمُ وَعَانَقَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: الآنَ فَنَعَمْ فَادْعُ حَتّی أُوَمِنَ عَلَی دُعائِکَ، فَدَعا إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ لِلمُؤمِنینَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مِنْ یَوْمِهِ ذَلِکَ إِلی یَوْمِ القِیامَةِ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ وَالرِّضی عِنْهُمْ، وَأَمَّنَ الرَّجُلُ عَلی دُعَائِه، فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(ع) فَدَعْوَهُ إِبْراهیمُ بالِغَةٌ لِلمُذْنِبِینَ الْمُؤمِنِینَ مِنْ شِیعَتِنَا إِلی یَوْمِ القِیامَةِ.

here to take your soul. Abraham said: Have you ever seen a friend take the life of his friend? At this moment the angel of death returned to God saying: Did You hear what Your friend said? God said: O angel of death! Go back to him and say: Have you seen a beloved dislike the visit of his beloved? Truly, the beloved liked to visit His beloved.

عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤمِنینَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا أَرادَ اللَّه تَبَارَکَ وَتَعالی قَبْضَ رُوحِ إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ أَهْبَطَ إِلَیْهِ مَلَکُ المَوْتِ فَقَالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یَا إِبْراهیمُ. قَالَ: وَعَلَیْکَ السَّلامُ یَا مَلَکَ الْمَوْتِ أَدَاعٍ أَمْ ناعٍ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ دَاعٍ یَا إِبْراهیمُ فَأَجِبْ، قَالَ إِبْراهیمُ: فَهَلْ رَأَیْتَ خَلیلا یُمیتُ خَلیلَهُ؟ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ مَلِکُ الْمَوتِ حَتّی وَقَفَ بَیْنَ یَدَیِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ فَقَالَ: إِلَهِی قَدْ سَمِعْتَ مَا قَالَ خَلیلُکَ إِبْراهیمُ.

فَقَالَ اللَّه جَلَّ جَلالُهُ: یَا مَلَکُ الْمَوتِ اذْهَبْ إِلَیْهِ وَقُلْ لَهُ: هَلْ رَأَیْتَ حَبِیبًا یَکْرَهُ لِقَاءَ حَبیبِه، إِنَّ الْحَبیبَ یَحِبُّ لِقَاءَ حَبیبِهِ.

the son. Then Sarah said: O Ibrahim! You are an old man and your death is near. How good it is if you ask God to put into oblivion your death and to give you long life so that you will be with us and be the light of our eyes. Abraham called on God and He too did him a favor. Abraham gave Sarah the good news that his prayer had been answered.

Sarah said: How good it is to ask God not to take your soul till you yourself wish to die. Abraham asked God the same. God said: Your desire was fulfilled. Abraham told Sarah of this divine blessing. Sarah said: Offer your thanks to God, and invite the poor to share the food with you. And so did Abraham.

One of the invited poor was a weak and blind old man. The man was being led by a guide, sat beside the tablecloth. The blind man stretched his arm for food, took a morsel, and brought it near to his mouth but his hand was shaking with weakness. The guide took his hand reaching for his mouth. Then the blind man took another morsel but instead of reaching for his mouth, reached for his forehead. Abraham was watching this scene. He asked the blind man’s guide about it and he said it was all due to old age and weakness. Abraham said to himself: O Ibrahim you will be like him when you grow old. Following this event,

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Abraham invoked God saying: O God! Take my soul as You have destined, for I do not need long life anymore.

عَنْ أَبی عَبْدِ اللَّه عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: إِنَّ سَارَةَ قَالَتْ لإِبْرَاهیمَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ یا إِبْراهیمُ قَدْ کَبَرْتَ فَلَوْ دَعَوْتَ اللَّه أَنْ یَرْزُقَکَ غُلامًا تَقِرُ أَعْیُنُنا بِهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّه قَدْ اتَّخَذَکَ خَلیلا وَهُوَ مُجِیبٌ لِدَعْوَتِکَ أَنْ شَاءَ.

قَالَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: فَسَأَلَ إِبْراهیمُ رَبَّهُ أَنْ یَرْزُقَهُ غُلامًا عَلِیمًا فَأَوْحَی اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلیْهِ: إِنّی وَاهِبٌ لَکَ غُلامًا عَلِیمًا ثُمَّ أَبْلُوَکَ بِالطّاعَةِ لِی.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّه عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: فَمَکَثَ إِبْراهیمُ بَعْدَ البِشارَةِ ثَلاثَ سِنِینَ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْهُ البِشَارَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وإِنَّ سارَةَ قَدْ قَالَتْ لإِبراهیمَ: إِنَّکَ قَدْ کَبَرْتَ وَقَرُبَ أَجَلُکَ، فَلَوْ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ یُنْسی فی أَجَلِکَ وَأَنْ یَمُدَّ لَکَ فی الْعُمْرِ فَتَعیشَ مَعَنا وَتَقِرَّ أَعْیُنُنا، قَالَ: فَسَأَلَ إِبْراهیمُ رَبَّهُ ذَلِکَ، قالَ فَأَوْحَی اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلیْهِ: سَلْ مِنْ زِیادَةِ الْعُمْرِ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ نُعْطِهِ قَالَ:فَأَخْبَرْ إِبْراهیمُ سَارَةَ بِذَلِکَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: سَلِ اللَّهَ أَنْ لا یُمِیتُکَ حَتّی تَکُونَ أَنْتَ الَّذی تَسأَلُهُ الْمَوْتَ، قَالَ: فَسَأَلَ إِبْراهیمُ رَبَّهُ ذَلِکَ فَأَوْحی اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَیْهِ ذَلِکَ لَکَ.

قَالَ: فَأَخْبَرَ إِبْراهیمُ سارَةَ بِما أَوْحَی اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلیْهِ فی ذَلِکَ فَقَالَتْ سَارَةُ لإِبْراهیمُ اشْکُرْ اللَّهَ وَأَعْمَلْ طَعامًا وَادْعُ عَلَیْهِ الْفُقَراءَ وَأَهْلَ الْحَاجَةِ، قَالَ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِکَ إِبْراهیمُ وَدَعَا إِلَیْهِ النَّاسُ، فَکانَ فیمَنْ أَتَی رَجُلٌ کَبِیرٌ ضَعِیفٌ مَکْفُوفٌ مَعَهُ قَائِدٌ لَهُ فَأَجْلَسَهُ عَلی مَائِدَتِهِ، قَالَ فَمَدَّ الأَعْمَی یَدَهُ فَتَنَاوَلَ لُقْمَةً وَأَقْبَلَ بِهَا نَحْوَ فِیهِ فَجَعَلتْ تَذْهَبُ یَمِینًا وَشِمَالا مِنْ ضَعْفِهِ، ثُمَّ أَهْوی بِیَدِهِ إِلی جَبْهَتِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ قَائِدُهُ یَدَهُ فَجَاءَ بِها إِلی فَمِهِ ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَ الْمَکفُوفُ لُقْمَةً فَضَرَبَ بِهَا عَیْنَه،

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قَالَ: وَإِبْراهیمُ یَنْظُرُ إِلی الْمَکْفُوفِ وَالی مَا یَصْنَعُ، قَالَ: فَتَعَجَّبَ إِبْراهیمُ مِنْ ذَلِکَ فَسَأَلَ قَائِدَهُ عَنْ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ لَهُ القائِدُ: هَذا الَّذی تَری مِنَ الضَّعْفِ، فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ فی نَفْسِهِ أَلَیْسَ إِذا کَبَرْتُ أَصِیرُ مِثْلَ هَذا؟

ثُمَّ أَنَّ إِبْراهیمَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ سَأَلَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَیْثُ رَأَی مِنَ الشَّیْخُ مَا رَأَی فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ تَوَفَّنی فی الأَجَلِ الَّذِی کَتَبْتَ لِی، فَلا حَاجَةَ لِی فی الزّیادَةِ فی الْعُمْر بَعْدَ الَّذی رَأَیْتُ.

to law court. The judge said: The right is with Ibrahim. So let him go and return to him his horses and property. Therefore, Abraham and Lot left their land for Damascus and Beitol Moqaddass.

وَلَمّا کَسَّرَ أَصْنامَ نَمْرُود وَأَمَرَ بِإِحْرَاقِهِ وَلَمْ یَحْتَرِقْ، أَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ یَنْفُوهُ مِنْ بِلادِهِ وَأَنْ یَمْنَعُوهُ مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ بِمَا یَشْتَهِیهِ وَمَالِه فَحاجَّهُمْ إِبْراهیمُ فَقَالَ: إِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ ماشِیَتِی وَمَالِی فَإِنَّ حَقّیِ عَلَیْکُمْ أَنْ تَرُدُّوا عَلیَّ مَا ذَهَبَ مِنْ عَمْری فی بِلادکُمُ فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلی قَاضِیَ نمْرُودَ فَقَضَی أَنَّ الْحَقَّ لإِبْراهیمُ فَخَلَوا سَبِیلِهِ وَسبیلَ مَاشِیَتِهِ وَمَالِهِ، فَأَخْرَجُوا إِبْراهیمَ وَلُوطًا مَعَهُ مِنْ بِلادِهِمْ إِلی الشَّامِ إِلی بَیْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ.

Based on his zeal, Abraham made a case, placed Sarah therein, locked the door, and left Nemrud’s territory till he reached a land where a Coptic king by the name of Ararah was ruling. When Abraham reached the tithe site, the man in charge asked him to open the case so as to charge Ibrahim for its content. Abraham said: Say whatever you wish of gold and silver as tithe so that we will give you but let me not open this case. The man in charge of levying tithe did not accept and the infuriated Abraham had to open it. When Sarah who enjoyed much beauty became manifest, the man said: Who is she? Abraham said: She is my honor and my cousin.

The man said: I will not let you leave this place unless I will inform the king of you and her. The man sent an emissary to the king and

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he knew about it. The king sent an emissary to take the case to him. Abraham said: I will not leave the case. So they took him with the case to the king who said: Open the case! Abraham said: I will not open it for, my honor and my cousin is therein and I will sacrifice myself and whatever I have for it. The king became angry to see Abraham not opening the case. Seeing Sarah, the king could not help reaching out his hand for her. Turning away his face out of zeal, Abraham said: O God! Keep his hand off my honor and cousin. So the king’s hand could neither touch her nor be withdrawn to himself. The king said: Has your God done it to me? Abraham said: Yes, my God is zealous and dislikes what is unlawful. The king said to him: Call on your God to heal my withered hand in which case I will not molest her. Abraham said: O God! Heal his hand so that he will not molest my honor. And God healed his hand.

The king came to Sarah and reached out his hand for her once again. Based on his zeal, Abraham turned away his face saying: O God! Keep off his hand! His hand withered immediately and did not touch Sarah. The king said to Abraham: Your God is zealous. You too are zealous. Ask your god to heal my hand. If He does so, I will not do

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it again. Abraham said: Are you sure you will not do it again? The King said: Yes. Then Abraham said: O God! Heal his hand if he is truthful. His hand was healed at Abraham’s request.

فَعَمِلَ تَابُوتًا وَجَعَلَ فِیهِ سَارَةَ وَشَدَّ عَلَیْهِ الإِغْلاقَ، غَیْرَةً مِنْهُ عَلَیْها وَمَضی حَتّی خَرَجَ مَنْ سُلْطانِ نَمْرُودَ وَدَخَلَ فی سُلْطَانِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقِبْطِ یُقالُ لَهُ عَرارَة،فَمَرَّ بِعاشِرٍ لَهُ فَاعْتَرَضَهُ العَاشِرُ لِیُعْشِرَ مَا مَعَهُ.

فَقَالَ العَاشِرُ لإِبْرَاهِیمُ افْتَحْ هَذَا التّابُوتَ حَتّی نَعْشِرَ مَا فِیهِ،فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ: قُل مَا شِئتَ فِیهِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أَو فِضَّةٍ حَتّی نُعْطیک عُشْرهُ وَلا تَفْتَحْهُ فَأَبی العَاشِرُ إِلا فَتَحَهُ، وَغَضَبَ إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ، فَلَمّا بَدَتْ لَهُ سَارَةُ وَکَانَتْ مَوْصُوفَةً بِالْحُسْنِ وَالْجَمالِ، قَالَ لَهُ العَاشرُ: مَا هذِهِ مِنْکَ؟ قَالَ إِبْراهیمُ:هِیَ حُرْمَتی وَابْنَةُ خَالَتِی، فَقَالَ لَهُ العَاشِرُ: لَسْتُ أَدَعُکَ تَبْرَحُ حَتّی أُعْلِمَ الْمَلِکَ حَالَها وَحَالَکَ، فَبَعَثَ رَسُولا إِلی الْمَلِکِ فَأَعْلَمَهُ، فَبَعَثَ الْمَلِکُ رَسُولا مِنْ قِبَلِهِ لِیَأْتُوهُ بِالتَّابُوتِ فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ(ع):لا أُفَارِقُ التّابُوتُ. فَحَمَلُوهُ مَعَ التّابوتِ إِلی الْمَلِکِ فَقَالَ لَهُ: افْتَح التَّابُوتَ، فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ! إِنَّ فِیها حُرْمَتِی وَابْنَةِ خَالتِی وَأَنا مُفْتَدٍ لا أَفْتَحُهُ بِجَمِیعِ مَا مَعی.

فَغَضِبَ الْمَلِکُ عَلی إِبْراهیمُ لِعَدَمِ فَتْحِهِ،فَلَمّا رَأَی سارَةَ لَمْ یَمْلِکْ حِلْمَهُ أَنْ مَدَّ یَدَهُ إِلَیْها. فَأَعْرَضَ إِبْراهیمُ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ وَعَنْها غَیْرَةً وَقَالَ:

(اللَّهُمَّ احْبسْ یَدَهُ عَنْ حُرْمَتِی وَابْنَةُ خَالَتی) فَلَمْ تَصِلْ یَدُهُ إِلَیْها وَلَمْ تَرْجِعْ إِلَیْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِکُ: إِنَ إِلَهَکَ هُوَ الْذَیِ فَعَلَ بِی هَذا؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ إِنَ إِلَهی غَیُورٌ یَکْرَهُ الْحَرامَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِکُ: فَادْعُ إِلَهَکَ أَنْ یُرَدِّ عَلَیَّ یَدی فَإِنْ أَجَابَکَ فَلَمْ أَتَعَرَّضْ لَها.

فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ: إِلَهی رُدَّ عَلَیْهِ یَدَهُ لِیَکُفَّ عَنْ حُرْمَتِی، فَرَدَّ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَیْهِ یَدَهُ فَأَقْبَلَ الْمَلِکُ عَلَیْهَا

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بِبَصَرِهِ ثُمَّ عَادَ بِیَدِهِ نَحْوَها فَأَعْرَضَ إِبْراهیمُ غَیْرَةً وَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ احْبِسْ یَدَهُ عَنْهَا، فَیَبِسَتْ یَدُهُ وَلَمْ تَصِلْ إِلَیْهَا فَقَالَ الْمَلِکُ لإِبْراهیمَ أَنَّ إِلَهَکَ لَغَیُورٌ وَإِنَّکَ لَغَیُورٌ، فَادْعُ إِلَهَکَ یَرُدّ عَلیَ یَدی فَإِنَّهُ أَنْ فَعَلَ لَمْ أَعُدْ أَفْعَلُ، فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ أَسْأَلُهُ ذَلِکَ عَلی أَنَّکَ إِنْ عُدْتَ لَمْ تَسْأَلنِی أَنْ أَسْأَلهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِکُ نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ إِبْراهیمُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ کَانَ صَادِقًا فَرُدّ عَلَیْهِ یَدَهُ، فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَیْهِ (الخ).

Protector." By reciting the above ‘Zekr’ God said: " O fire! Be a comfort and peace to Ibrahim."

فی الْخَبَرِ أَنَّ إِبْراهِیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّمَا نَجی بِقَوْلِهِ حَسْبِیَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَکِیلُ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: یَا نَارُ کُونی بَرْدًا وَسَلامًا عَلی إِبْراهیمُ.

on his face and then God ransomed him with a great sacrifice.

أَمَرَ اللَّهُ إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ بِذَبْحِ وَلَدَهُ فَبَادَرَهُ إِلی طَاعَةِ رَبِّهِ وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبینِ، فَفَداهُ اللَّهُ بِذَبْحٍ عَظیمٍ.

"O my son! Surely I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice you; Consider then what you say. He said: O my father! Do what you are commanded; if Allah please, you will find me of the patient ones. So when they both submitted and he threw him down upon his forehead, and We called out to him saying: O Ibrahim! You have indeed shown the truth of the vision; surely thus do We reward the doers of good: Most surely this is a manifest trial. And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice." (37:102- 107)

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْیَ قَالَ یَا بُنَیَّ إِنِّی أَرَیٰ فِی الْمَنَامِ أَنِّی أَذْبَحُکَ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَیٰ ۚ قَالَ یَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِی إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِینَ. فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِینِ. وَنَادَیْنَاهُ أَنْ یَا إِبْرَاهِیمُ. قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْیَا ۚ إِنَّا کَذَٰلِکَ نَجْزِی الْمُحْسِنِینَ. إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِینُ. وَفَدَیْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِیمٍ.

in error.

وَکَانَ آزَرُ یَصْنَعُ أَصْنامَ قَوْمِهِ الَّتِی یَعْبُدُونَ ثُمَّ یُعْطِیها إِبْراهیمَ یَبِیعُهَا فَذَهَبَ بِهَا إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلام فِیما یَذْکُرُونَ فَیَقُولُ: مَنْ یَشْتَری مَا یَضُرُّهُ وَلا یَنْفَعُهُ فَلا یَشْتَرِیها مِنْهُ أَحَدًا. فَإِذَا بَارَتْ عَلَیْهِ ذَهَبَ بِها إِلی نَهْر فَصَوَّبَ فِیه رُؤوسُهَا وَقَالَ اشْرَبی اسْتهْزَاءً بِقَوْمِه وَما هُمْ عَلَیْهِ مِنَ الضَّلالَةِ.

حَتّی تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِبْراهیمُ مُهاجِرًا إِلی رَبِّهِ وَخَرَجَ مَعَهُ لُوطًا مُهَاجِرًا وَتَزَوَّجَ سَارَةَ ابْنَةَ عَمِّهِ فَخَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ یَلْتَمِس الْفِرارَ بِدِینِهِ وَالأَمَانَ عَلَی عِبَادَةِ رَبَّهُ حَتَّی نَزَلَ حَرّانَ فَمَکَثَ بِهَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ یَمْکُثَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْهَا مُهَاجِرًا حَتّی قَدِمَ مِصْرَ، الخ.

site of defecation with water, the first person who migrated for the pleasure and in the path of God.

عَنْ ابنِ عَبّاسٍ قَالَ: إِنَ إِبْراهیمُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَضَافَ الضَّیْفَ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ ثَرَدَ الثَّرِیدِ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ لَبِسَ النَّعْلَیْن، وَأَوَّلَ مَنْ قَسَّمَ الْفَیْءَ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ قَاتَلَ بِالسَّیْفِ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ اخْتَتَنَ، وَأَوَّلَ مَنْ شَابَ، فَلَمّا رَآهُ هَالَهُ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ یَا رَبِّ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ الْوَقَارُ، فَقَالَ: یَا رَبِّ زِدْنی وقَارًا، وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَقَامَ الْمَنَاسِکَ وَذَلِکَ بِدَعْوَتِهِ حَیْثُ قَالَ: وَأَرِنَا مَناسِکَنا، فَاسْتُجِیبَ لَهُ، وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ ضَحَّی، وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ أُلْقِیَ فی النَّارُ فی اللَّه فَجُعِلَتِ النّارُ عَلَیْهِ بَرْدًا وَسَلامًا، وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ نَبِیٍّ أَحْیَا اللَّهُ لَهُ الْمَوْتَی بِسُؤالِهِ حَیْثُ قَالَ، رَبِّ أَرِنِی کَیْفَ تُحْی الْمَوْتَی، وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَصَّ شَارِبَهُ،وَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَلَّمَ أَظْفَارَهُ، وَأَوَّلُ مَن اسْتَحَدَّ،وَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ اسْتَاکَ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ فَرَّقَ شَعْرَهُ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ تَمَضْمَضَ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ اسْتَنْشَقَ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ اسْتَنْجی بِالْمَاءِ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ هَاجَرَ للهِ.

any guardian beside Him. For this reason that he is called a thankful servant.

عَنْ أَبی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: فی قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ [وَإِبْراهیمُ الَّذِی وَفّی] قَالَ: إِنَّهُ یَقُولُ: إِذَا أَصْبَحَ وَأَمْسَی، أَصْبَحْتُ وَرَبّی مَحْمُودٌ، أَصْبَحْتُ لا أُشْرِکُ بِاللَّهِ شَیْئًا، وَلا أَدْعُو مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلهًا آخَر وَلا أَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِیًّا فَسُمِّیَ بِذَلِکَ عَبْدًا شَکُورًا.

and commit evil deeds in your assemblies? But nothing was the answer of his people except that they said: Bring on us Allah’s punishment, if you are one of the truthful. He said: My Lord! Help me against the mischievous people." (29:28- 30)

وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّکُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَکُمْ بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعَالَمِینَ. أَئِنَّکُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُونَ السَّبِیلَ وَتَأْتُونَ فِی نَادِیکُمُ الْمُنْکَرَفَمَا کَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ قَالُوا ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ إِنْ کُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِینَ. قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِی عَلَی الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِینَ.

pregnant after seven days and after the period of pregnancy gave birth to Isaac. She passed away at the age of 120 about 3463 years after the fall of Adam. She was buried by Abraham in Makfileh in Hebron. Language wise, Isaac means smiling.

children. After the death of Laeeya, he married her sister, Raheel (Racchel). Joseph and Benjamin were of her children.

According to Imam Baqer he used to live in Kanan. But he left it for Egypt where he passed away and his body was returned to Kanan. In a hadith narrated by Imam Sadeq it is mentioned that Jacob was born with his twin brother Aees and he was called Jacob because he was born after Aees. Jacob is the same as Israel meaning servant of Allah.

According to Nasekh At-Tawarikh, Jacob passed away 3630 years after the fall of Adam and when Joseph was burying his father, the body of his brother, Isa who had died on the day Jacob had passed away was brought from Rome and buried near Jacob.

فَلْیَأْتِ إِلی مَنْزِلِ یَعْقُوبُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ.

for four or six times.

عَنْ أَبی عَبْدِ اللَّه عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: قَدِمَ إِعْرَابِیٌّ عَلی یُوسُفَ لِیَشْتَرِیَ مِنْهُ طَعامًا فَبَاعَهُ، فَلَمّا فَرَغَ قَالَ لَهُ یُوسُفُ: أَیْنَ مَنْزِلُکَ؟ قَالَ لَهُ: بِمَوْضِعٍ کَذا وَکَذا، قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِذا مَرَرْتَ بِوَادی کَذا وَکَذا فَقِفْ فَنَادِ: یَا یَعْقُوبُ یَا یَعْقُوبُ، فَإِنَّهُ سَیَخْرُجُ إِلَیْکَ رَجُلٌ عَظیمٌ جَمِیلٌ وَسِیمٌ، فَقُلْ لَهُ: لَقِیتُ رَجُلا بِمِصْرَ وَهُوَ یُقْرِؤُکَ السَّلامَ وَیَقُولُ لَکَ: إِنَّ وَدِیعَتکَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَنْ تَضیع، قَالَ: فَمَضَی الأَعْرَابِیُّ حَتّی انْتَهی إِلی مَوْضِعٍ فَقَالَ لِغِلْمَانِهِ: احْفَظُوا عَلَیَّ الإِبِلَ، ثُمَّ نَادی: یَا یَعْقُوبُ یَا یَعْقُوبُ.

فَخَرَجَ إِلَیْهِ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَی، طَویلٌ، جَسیمُ، جَمیلٌ یَتَّقِی الْحَائِطَ بِیَدِه حَتَّی أَقْبَلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ: أَنْتَ یَعْقُوبُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ، فَأَبْلَغَهُ مَا قَالَ لَهُ یُوسُفُ فَسَقَطَ مَغْشِیًّا عَلَیْهِ، ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ: وَقَالَ لِلأَعْرابِیِّ: یا أَعرابِیُّ أَلَکَ حَاجَةٌ إِلی اللَّهِ تَعَالی؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ: نَعَمْ إِنِّی رَجُلٌ کَثِیرُ الْمَالِ وَلِی ابْنَةُ عَمٍّ لَمْ یُولَدُ لِی مِنْهَا وَأُحِبُّ أَنْ تَدْعُوا اللَّهَ یَرْزُقَنی وَلَدًا، فَتَوَضَّأَ یَعْقُوبُ وَصَلّی رَکْعَتَیْن ثُمَّ دَعا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَرُزِقَ أَرْبَعَةُ بُطُونٍ، أَوْ قَالَ: سِتَّةُ بُطُونٍ فی کُلِّ بَطْنٍ اثْنَان فَکَانَ یَعْقُوبُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ یَعْلَمُ أَنَّ یُوسُفَ حَیٌّ لَمْ یَمُتْ.

I wept over him so much that my eyes went blind. He had a brother who made me glad after him but you took him for a thief whereas we are a household never committing theft. nor being known as thieves. Do me a favor by setting free my son whom you have taken as a thief.

کَتَبَ یَعْقُوبُ النَّبِیُّ إِلی یُوسُفَ: مِنْ یَعْقُوبُ ابْنِ إِسْحاقَ ذَبیحِ اللَّهِ ابْنَ إِبْرَاهیمَ خَلیلِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِلی عَزیزِ مِصْرَ:

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّا أَهْلُ بَیْتٍ لَمْ یَزَلْ الْبَلاءُ سَریعًا إِلَیْنَا، ابْتُلیَ إِبْراهیمُ جَدّی فَأُلْقِیَ فی النَّارِ، ثُمَّ ابْتُلیَ أَبِی إِسْحَاقُ بِالذِّبْحِ فَکَانَ لِی ابْنٌ وَکَانَ قُرَّةَ عَیْنٍ وَکُنْتُ أَسَرُّ بِه فَابْتَلَیْتُ بِأَنْ أَکَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ فَذَهَبَ بَصَری حُزْنًا عَلَیْهِ مِنَ الْبُکاءِ، وَکَانَ لَهُ أَخٌ وَکُنْتُ أُسَرُّ بِهِ بَعْدَهُ فَأَخَذْتَهُ فی سَرَقٍ، وَأَنّا أَهْلُ بَیْتٍ لَمْ نَسْرِقُ قَطُّ وَلا نَعْرِفُ بِالسَّرَقِ، فَانْ رَأَیْتُ أَنْ تَمُنَّ عَلَیَّ بِهِ فَعَلْتَ.

When the letter reached Joseph, he opened it and by reading the letter, he yelled, went inside and started weeping. Then Joseph washed his face, came out and read the letter once again. He yelled, wept and went inside and wept again. Then Joseph washed his face, came out and read the letter once again. He yelled, wept and went inside and wept again. The he washed his face and returned to his brothers saying: Do you know how you treated Yusuf and his brother when you were ignorant? Then he gave them his shirt which was that of Abraham. When the caravan departed from Egypt with the shirt of Joseph,

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Jacob said: I perceive Joseph’s scent unless you pronounce me to be weak in judgment. They said: By Allah, you are most surely in your old error!

قَالَ فَلَمّا أُتِیَ یُوسُفَ بِالْکِتَابِ فَتَحَهُ وَقَرأَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَقَرَأَ وَبَکی ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلی إِخْوَتِهِ، ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَرَاهُ فَصَاحَ وَبَکی، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَقَرَأَ وَبَکی ،ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَعَادَ إِلی إِخْوَتِهِ، فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ بِیُوسُفَ وَأَخِیهِ إِذَا أَنْتُمْ جَاهِلُونَ وَأَعْطَاهُمْ قَمِیصَهُ وَهُوَ قَمِیصُ إِبْراهیمُ، وَکَانَ یَعْقُوبُ بِالرَّمْلَةِ، فَلَمّا فَصَلُوا بِالْقَمیصِ مِنْ مِصْرَ قَالَ یَعْقُوبُ:(إِنّی لأَجِدُ رِیحَ یُوسُفَ لَوْلا أَنْ تُفَنِّدُونَ . قَالُوا تَاللّهِ إِنَّکَ لَفِی ضَلالِکَ الْقَدیمِ.

امْرَأَةً مَعَها غَنَمٌ عَلَی الْبِئْرِ تُریدُ أَنْ تَسْقی غَنَمَها وَعَلی رَأْسِ الْبِئرِ حَجَرٌ لا یَرْفَعُهُ إِلا عِدَّةُ رِجَالٍ، فَسَأَلها: مَنْ هِیَ ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَنَا بِنْتُ لابَانُ، وَکانَ لابَانُ خَالَ یَعْقُوبَ، فَزَحْزَحَ یَعْقُوبُ الْحَجَرَ وَسَقی لَها وَسَارَ إِلی خَالِه، فَزَوَّجَهُ إِیّاها.

إِسْحاقَ فَحَمَلَ فِیها زَادًا لِیُوسُفَ وَخَرَجَ لِیُشَیِّعَهُمْ فَقَالوا یَا نَبِیَّ اللَّهِ ارْجِعْ.

فَقَالَ یَعْقُوبُ یا بنی أُوصِیکُمْ بِتَقْوَی اللَّهِ وَبِحَبِیبی یُوسُفَ، أَسْأَلُکُمْ بِاللَّهِ إِنْ جَاعَ فَأَطْعِمُوهُ وَإِنْ عَطَشَ فَاسْقُوهُ وَقُومُوا عَلَیْهِ وَلا تَتَّبِعُوهُ وَلا تَخْذُلُوهُ وَکُونُوا مُتَواصِلِینَ مُتَراحِمِینَ، قَالُوا نَعَمْ یا أَبَانَا کُلُّنا لَکَ وَلَدٌ وَهُوَ أَخُونا کَأَحَدِنا بَلْ لَهُ الْفَضلُ عَلَیْنَا بِحُبِّکَ إِیّاهُ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ یَا بَنِیَّ، اللَّهُ خَلیفَتی عَلَیْکُمْ مَعَ أَنّی خَائِفٌ أَنْ أَکُونَ قَدْ ضَیَّعْتَهُ.

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَقْبَلَ عَلی یُوسُفَ فَالْتَزَمَهُ وَضَمَّهُ إِلی صَدْرِهِ وَقَبَّلَ عَیْنَیهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَسْتَوْدِعُکَ اللَّهُ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِینَ وَانْصَرَفَ رَاجِعًا.

then Jacob said: Now the favor has been completed.

وَرَوِیَ أَنَّ یَعْقُوبَ قَالَ لِلْبَشِیرِ لَمّا أَخْبَرَهُ بِحَیاةِ یُوسُفَ کَیْفَ یُوسُفُ؟ قَالَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ مَلِکُ مِصْرَ، فَقَالَ یَعْقُوبُ: مَا أَصْنَعُ بِالْمُلْکِ؟ عَلی أَیّ دِینٍ تَرَکْتَهُ؟ قَالَ عَلی دِینِ الإِسْلامِ، فَقَالَ یَعْقُوبُ الآنَ تَمَّتِ النِّعْمَةُ.

السَّلامُ کَانَ یَخْدِمُ بَیْتَ الْمُقَدَّسِ وَکانَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ یَدْخُلُ وَآخِرُ مَنْ یَخْرُجُ وَکَانَ یَسْرُجُ الْقَنَادیلَ.

worry, you will reach a high position.

Three days later, a caravan heading for Egypt from Madyan arrived in Jordan and halted near the well. The water drawer let down his bucket in the well and on the order of Gabriel, Joseph sat in the bucket and came out of the well, the water-drawer said:

" O good news! This is a youth." (12:19)

یَا بُشْرَیٰ هَٰذَا غُلَامٌ ۚ

The head of the caravan rejoiced over the incident but Joseph’s brothers came to know about it hence they hurried to Jordan saying: This is our slave who has escaped. They forced Joseph to admit or he would be killed. Joseph too admitted.

“And they sold him for a small price." (12:19)

وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ

The caravan arrived in Egypt and after three days of rest, they took Joseph to market, put him on a stool in the middle of the market and began calling: Who is going to buy this lovely slave? Finally the king of Egypt bought him and told his wife, Zoleikha to take care of him.

But one day, he was involved in a difficulty because of Zoleikha’s love for him. She took him to a room and closed all the doors on him. Joseph escaped from Zoleikha towards the closed doors which opened to him. At this moment, the king arrived. Zoleikha went foreword saying: What is the punishment for one who betrays you? A young child in cradle witnessed to Joseph’s innocence saying: Joseph’s shirt is a proof of his innocence,

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for it has been torn from behind showing that he had intended to escape from Zoleikha and that she had tried to catch hold of his shirt.

Women in Egypt started reproaching Zoleikha. So she sent for them, gave each of them a knife and said to Yusuf to come forth. Seeing Yusuf, the women cut their hands in amazement saying: This is not a mortal but a noble angel. Zoleikha said: This is he for whose love you reproached me. The women gave the right to Zoleikha for they themselves had the same desire toward him. Joseph said:

"My Lord! the prison house is dearer to me than that to which they invite me." (12:33)

قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَیَّ مِمَّا یَدْعُونَنِی إِلَیْهِ

"There upon his Lord accepted his prayer." (12:34)

فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ

Zoleikha started speaking ill of Joseph and called on the king to put him in jail. And Joseph was imprisoned for seven years.

One night the king of Egypt had a terrible dream. In the morning, he called all interpreters of dreams telling them about his dream. The interpreters said:

"Confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of dreams." (12:44)

أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ ۖ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِیلِ الْأَحْلَامِ بِعَالِمِینَ

Eventually they referred to Joseph in prison to come to the king. Joseph said: I will not leave prison unless my innocence is proved. Ask the women who cut their hands about the story. When they took the women to the king, they all witnessed to Joseph’s innocence Zoleikha too confessed to her

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plan and she was divorced. Joseph was released from prison and went to the king’s palace.

Joseph interpreted the king’s dream which indicated an imminent famine. He offered a solution and was so favored that he became ruler of Egypt. Rayyan who embraced Islam through Joseph asked the hand of Essent the daughter of Fozifarah in marriage for Joseph. Mensi and Efraim are the names of Joseph’s children. After the passing away of Rayyan, Joseph remembered Zuleikha’s distress hence he married her and thanks to Joseph’s favor, she became young again. Because of Famine, the children of Jacob came to Egypt to seek help from Joseph. Joseph recognized them and after a long story which can not be included in this short space, they took Joseph’s shirt for Jacob who said:

"Most surely I perceive the scent of Yusuf" (12:94)

إِنِّی لَأَجِدُ رِیحَ یُوسُفَ

To sum up, Judas cast it on Jacob’s face, he regained his sight.

One day, Jacob arrived in Egypt in full ceremonies and was warmly welcomed by Joseph. They embraced each other and wept till they became unconscious. They about 3666 years after the fall of Adam, at the age of 120.

from me if you smell my scent three days after my death. She said: Why don’t you come near me? He said: I hope to be near my Lord. She said: My carpet is silk. Then rise up and fulfill my desire. He said: I am afraid that I lose my share of Paradise. She said: I will have you Jailed and tortured. He said: My Lord will suffice me.

قَالَتْ یَوْمًا: ارْفَعْ طَرْفُکَ وَانْظُرْ إِلَیَّ قَالَ: أَخْشَی الْعَمی فی بَصَری، قَالَتْ مَا أَحسَن عَیْنَیْکَ! قَالَ: هُمَا أَوَّلُ سَاقِطٍ عَلی خَدّی فی قَبْرِی، قَالَتْ: مَا أَطْیَبُ رِیحَکَ، قَالَ: لَوْ سَمِعْتَ (شَمَمْتَ) رَائِحَتی بَعْدَ ثَلاثٍ مِنْ مَوْتی لَهَرَبْتَ مِنّی، قَالَتْ: لِمَ لا تَقْتَرِبُ مِنّی؟ قَالَ: أَرْجُو بِذَلِکَ الْقُرْبَ مِنْ رَبّی، قَالَتْ فَرْشِی الْحَریرُ فَقُمْ وَاقْضِ حَاجَتی، قَالَ: أَخْشَی أَنْ یَذْهَبَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ نَصِیبِی، قَالَتْ: أُسَلِّمُکَ إِلی الْمُعَذَّبِینَ قَالَ: إِذًا یَکْفِینی رَبّی.

إِسْحقُ بْنِ إِبْراهیمَ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهِمْ.

I eat fill.

وَرُوِیَ أَنَّ یُوسُفَ کَانَ لا یَشْبَعُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فی تِلْکَ الأَیّامِ فَقِیلَ لَهُ أَتَجُوعَ وَبِیَدِکَ خَزَائِنُ الأَرْضِ، فَقَالَ: إِنّی أَخَافُ إِنْ شَبِعْتُ أَنْ أَنْسی الْجَائِعَ.

اللَّهِ، مَا هَذا بَشَرًا، إِنْ هَذا إِلا مَلَکٌ کَریمٌ.

فَلَمّا حَلَّ بِهِنَّ مِنْ قَطْعِهِنَّ أَیْدِیَهُنَّ وَذَهابِ عُقُولِهِنَّ وَعَرَفْنَ خَطَأَهُنَّ فِیما قُلْنَ أَقَرَّتْ عَلی نَفْسِهَا وَقَالَتْ: فَذَلِکُنَّ الَّذِی لُمْتُنَّنِی فِیهِ وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدَتْهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ، وَلَئِنْ لَمْ یَفْعَلْ مَا آمُرُهُ لِیَسْجُنَنَّ وَلِیکُونَنَّ مِنَ الصّاغِرینَ.

فَاخْتَارَ یُوسُفُ السِّجْنَ عَلی مَعْصِیَةِ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ: رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَیَّ مِمّا یَدْعُونَنِی إِلَیْهِ.

up and said: Thanks God who made king servants because of sin and made slaves kings due to their piety. Joseph said to Zoleikha who was then an old woman: Aren’t you who did such and such to me? Zoleikha said: O Prophet of God! Do not blame me, for I was afflicted with three things no one was afflicted with:

1- There was no equal to you.

2- There was no equal to me in beauty and wealth in Egypt and

3- My husband was impotent.

Joseph said: Now, tell me what can I do for you? She said: I want you to pray to God to give me back my youth. Joseph invoked the same. Hence Zoleikha became young. Joseph married her while she was a virgin.

وَلَمّا مَاتَ الْعَزِیزُ وَذَلِکَ فی السِّنِین الْجَدْبَةِ. افْتَقَرَتْ امْرَأَةُ الْعَزِیزِ وَاحْتاجَتْ حَتّی سَأَلَتْ، فَقَالُوا لَها لَو قَعَدْتَ لِلْعَزِیزِ، وَکَانَ یُوسُفُ، فَقَالَتْ أَسْتَحْی مِنْهُ فَلَمْ یَزالُوا بِهَا حَتّی قَعَدَتْ لَهُ.

فَأَقْبَلَ یُوسُفُ فی مَوْکِبِهِ، فَقَامَتْ إِلَیْهِ وَقَالَتْ: الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذی جَعَلَ الْمُلُوکَ بِالْمَعْصِیَةِ عَبِیدًا وَجَعَلَ الْعَبِیدِ بِالطّاعَةِ مُلُوکًا، فَقَالَ لَها یُوسُفُ وَهِیَ هَرِمَةٌ أَلَسْتِ فَعَلْتِ بِی کَذا وکَذا؟ فَقَالَتْ یَا نَبِیَّ اللَّهِ لا تَلُمْنِی فَإِنّی بُلِیتُ بِثَلاثَةٍ لَمْ یَبْلَ بِهَا أَحَدٌ.

قَالَ: وَمَا هِیَ؟ قَالَتْ: بُلیتُ بِحُبِّکَ وَلَمْ یَخْلُقِ اللَّهُ لَکَ نَظیرًا، وَبُلیتُ بِحُسْنِی بِأَنَّهُ لَمْ تَکُنْ بِمِصْرَ امْرَأَةٌ أَجْمَلُ مِنّی وَلا أَکْثَرُ مَالا، وَبُلیتُ بِأَنَّ زَوْجِی کَانَ مَحْصُورًا بِفَقْدِ الْحَرَکَةِ، یَعْنِی عِنّینًا.

فَقَالَ لَها یُوسُفُ مَا حَاجَتُکَ؟ قَالَتْ تَسْأَلِ اللَّهَ أَنْ یَرُدَّ عَلیَّ شَبابِی فَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ فَرَدَّ عَلَیْها، فَتَزَوَّجَها وَهِیَ بِکْرٌ.

In the book, Kamel by Ibn -Atheer, it is

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written that God gave two sons by the name of Efraim and Mensha to Joseph and Zoleikha.

We can infer from this story that one of the praiseworthy acts of human beings is to help the needy and fulfill their desire in the same way that Joseph forgot all the wrong doings of Zoleikha and fulfilled her desire.

Yusuf! Greed and lust make the kings slaves whereas patience and piety make the slaves kings.

قَالَتْ امْرَأَةُ الْعَزیزِ لِیُوسُفَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ بَعْدَ مَا مَلَکَ خَزائِنَ الأَرْضِ یَا یُوسُفُ إِنَّ الْحِرْصَ وَالشَّهْوَةَ صَیَّرَ الْمُلُوکَ عَبِیدًا وإِنَّ الصَّبْرَ وَالتَّقْوَی صَیَّرَ الْعَبیدَ مُلُوکًا.

more patient and started bemoaning:

“And Ayyub, when he cried to his Lord, (saying): Harm has afflicted me, and Thou art the Most merciful." (21:83)

وَأَیُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَیٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّی مَسَّنِیَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِینَ

At this time Gabriel came and said:

"Urge with your foot; here is a cool washing-place and a drink." (38:42)

ارْکُضْ بِرِجْلِکَ ۖ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ

Ayyub urged his foot. Immediately two springs gushed forth: One of warm water and the other cool. He first bathed in the warm water and his ailment recovered then drank a drop of the cool water and his inner ailment recovered. He was talking with Gabriel when Rahmah arrived and saw two men instead of Job. While weeping, she asked them about her ill husband. Job told her of God’s grace and they lived a good life since then.

"And We gave him his family and the like of them with them." (38:43)

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُمْ مَعَهُمْ

Rahmah bore seven sons and three daughters again and God returned to them their wealth. In the first year of affliction, Job was 73 years old and his affliction lasted for seven years. He lived another 146 years and passed away at the age of 226. His body was buried in the city of Hooran.

You should ask God to heal you. Job said: Woe to you. We enjoyed wealth for seventy years, Let us be patient in hardships too. Soon after this, God healed him.

عَنْ ابْنَ عَبّاسٍ إِنَّ امْرَأَةَ أَیُّوبَ قَالَتْ لَهُ یَومًا: لَوْ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ أَنْ یَشْفِیکَ فَقَالَ: وَیْحَکَ کُنّا فی النَّعْماءِ سَبْعِینَ عَامًا فَهَلُمَّ نَصْبِرُ فی الضَّرّاءِ مِثْلُها قَالَ: فَلَمْ یَمْکُثْ بَعْدَ ذَلِکَ إِلا یَسِیرًا حَتّی عُوفِیَ.

أَیُّوبُ یَأْخُذُ مَا کَانَ خَارِجًا مِنّ دَارِهِ فَیُدْخِلَهُ دَارَهُ، فَقَالَ جِبْرَئیلُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: أَمَا تَشْبَعُ یَا أَیُّوبُ؟ قَالَ: وَمَنْ یَشْبَعُ مِنْ فَضْلِ رَبِّهِ.

mischief." (11:85)

وَیَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِکْیَالَ وَالْمِیزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْیَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِینَ

أَبَحْتُکَ فَقَالَ: إِلهی وَسَیّدی أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ إِنّی مَا بَکَیْتُ خَوْفًا مِنْ نَارِکَ وَلا شَوْقًا إِلی جَنَّتَکَ، وَلَکِنْ عَقَدَ حُبُّکَ عَلی قَلْبِی فَلَسْتُ أَصْبِر أَوْ أَرَاکَ فَأَوْحَی اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ إِلَیْهِ: أَمّا إِذا کَانَ هَذا هَکَذا فَمِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا سَأَخْدِمُکَ کَلِیمی مُوسَی بْنَ عُمْرَانَ.

they had an intercourse and Moses fetus was made. Yet the signs of pregnancy did not appear in her due to the grace of Allah till Moses was born after six months and two days. Yokabid suckled her baby for three months but she could not hide him.

So Allah inspired her:

“...then when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear nor grieve; surely we will bring him back to you and make him one of the apostles.” (28:7)

فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَیْهِ فَأَلْقِیهِ فِی الْیَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِی وَلَا تَحْزَنِی ۖ إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَیْکِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِینَ

Hence Yokabid went to kharbil, the carpenter asking him to make a box for her. The carpenter came to know what the box was for. So he went to Pharaoh’s palace to inform him of the event but God made him dumb. Upon returning from Pharoah’s palace, he could speak once again and he knew it was a sign of God. Therefore he made the box at once and gave it to Yokabid. She smeared the box with tar, put the baby in it, fastened it tightly and threw it into Nile River. Pharoah’s daughter, called Anissa who happened to stroll on the Nile bank took the box. Opening it, she saw a three-month-old baby. Knowing that he had been thrown into Nile River for tear of Pharoah, she called him Musa meaning, taken out of water. So she took him to Asya whose heart was filled with the baby’s love

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then they took the baby to Pharoah and told him the story. Pharoah decided to kill the baby but was dis38ed from doing so due to Asya’s intercession.

«And Firon’s wife said: A refreshment of the eye to me and to you; do not slay him; maybe he will be useful to us, or we may make him for a son; and they did not perceive.» (28:9)

وَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَیْنٍ لِی وَلَکَ ۖ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَیٰ أَنْ یَنْفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُونَ

This verse refers to the same subject.

Moses’ mother was eventually brought to Pharaoh’s palace as a nurse of the baby.

“so we gave him back to his mother that her eye might be refreshed, and that she might not grieve.” (28:10)

فَرَدَدْنَاهُ إِلَیٰ أُمِّهِ کَیْ تَقَرَّ عَیْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ

Moses was in Pharaoh’s palace for forty years till one day Moses killed a man unintentionally and for fear of being punished, left Egypt for Madyan. He was taking a rest under the shade of a tree when he saw Prophet Shuayb’s daughters whom he helped to water their sheep from a nearby well. He was then taken to the house of Shuayb who was to give one of his daughters to him in marriage against ten years of working for him. Shuayb had seventy rods belonging to the preceding Prophets and gave one to Moses with his choice. Moses became a shepherd of Shuayb for ten years and married Safuara (Zipporah). Moses left Madyan for Egypt with his

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wife and children at the age of 79 and reached the sacred valley, Tuwa. There was a rainstorm and Moses saw a fire.

He left his wife and children behind and went for the fire hearing the call:

“Surely I am Lord, therefore put off your shoes.” (20:12)

إِنِّی أَنَا رَبُّکَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَیْکَ ۖ إِنَّکَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًی

And he was appointed as a messenger. He cast down his rod and it turned into a big snake which began running. Moses was frightened and stepped back. There was a call:

“Take hold of it and fear not” (20:21)

خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ

Moses took hold of the snake and it turned into rod. Then there was another call:

“And press your hand to your side, it shall come out white” (20:22)

وَاضْمُمْ یَدَکَ إِلَیٰ جَنَاحِکَ تَخْرُجْ بَیْضَاءَ

Then god inspired:

“go to Firon, surely he has exceeded all limits." (20:24).

اذْهَبْ إِلَیٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَیٰ

Moses along with his brother, Haroun went to Pharoah who recognized him saying: Are you not the same person who were with us for years killed a man and escaped for Egypt? Moses said: Yes, I am the same man, but now I am God’s messenger and sent to invite you to worship Allah. Pharoah told the courtiers that the man was mad

"So he cast down his rod, and lo! It was an obvious serpent." (26:32).

فَأَلْقَیٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِینٌ

Those who were present ran away and Pharoah fell from his throne. Then Moses pressed his hand to his side

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and his hand flashed with light. Pharoah attributed magic to Moses saying: We can do magic too. Then he gathered 72 magicians and invited people to come to Nile bank to watch their magic works. The magicians cast down their ropes shaped as snakes. People were made to believe that they were snakes. But at this time, Moses was inspired:

"Fear not surely you shall be the uppermost" (20:68)

قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّکَ أَنْتَ الْأَعْلَیٰ

Moses cast down the rod. It turned into a serpent which devoured the magicians’ snakes.

"And the magicians were thrown down prostrate; they said: We believe in the lord of the worlds." (26: 46-47)

فَأُلْقِیَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِینَ. قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِینَ

Threatening the magicians, Pharoah said:

"Certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all." (26:49)

لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَیْدِیَکُمْ وَأَرْجُلَکُمْ مِنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّکُمْ أَجْمَعِینَ

Then the beautician of Pharoah’s family and his wife, Asya believed in the Lord but they were killed at once. Moses had the mission to take the children of Israel form Egypt to Kan’an but Pharoah opposed it. To punish him, Moses struck the Nile with his rod and the water of it turned into blood. Pharaoh agreed to the exodus of Bani-Israel provided that the water of Nile would turn to its normal state. Moses accepted and struck Nile River with his rod making blood turn into water but Pharoah broke his promise. Moses once again struck Nile River with his rod making it

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to be filled with frogs in way people were horrified. Pharoah agreed to the exodus of Bani-Israel provided that the disaster was removed. Yet he kept breaking his promise when the disaster was removed.

This time, Moses struck the ground with his rod making people to be affected by lice. After seven days, this disaster too was removed. But he was denied exodus. Moses prayed to God to affect them with gnats which filled the whole city. After seven days. Pharoah sent a message saying: I will allow you to make sacrifice for your Lord. But Moses did not accept. Pharoah allowed them to go out but not too far, provided that the disaster of gnats would be removed. But when gnats disappeared with Moses’ prayer, Pharoah denied Bani-Israel the exodus.

At this time, all cattle, sheep and camels belonging to Coptic in desert died all of a sudden. Pharoah was as obstinate as ever before.

At this time, Moses and Haroon (Aaron) brought some ashes before Pharoah and threw it into the air making people affected with a bad smallpox. Yet Pharoah kept on denying them exodus. Moses struck the ground with his rod making a dark cloud appear followed by rainstorm. Pharoah agreed to Bani-Israel’s exodus but as soon as the disaster was removed, he was the same as before.

This time Moses struck the ground with his rod making locusts to eat all plants which was a horror to people. Pharoah asked Moses to remove the disaster. Moses did so but

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Pharoah did not change.

This time, with Moses’s prayer, dark overwhelmed everywhere in a way that people could not see one another for three days. Pharoah was forced to allow exodus. After finding Joseph’s ark in the Nile River, Moses made their way out of Egypt with the children of Israel by night.

"So go forth with my servants by night; surely you will be pursued." (44:23)

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِی لَیْلًا إِنَّکُمْ مُتَّبَعُونَ

At this time, Pharoah decided to chase and punish them. He moved with thousands of soldiers till he reached the shore of the sea where Bani-Israel had set up their tents. Seeing the army of Pharoah, the children of Israel became anxious. But Moses said:

"Surely my Lord is with me: he will show me a way out. Then we revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder." (26:62-63)

إِنَّ مَعِیَ رَبِّی سَیَهْدِینِ. فَأَوْحَیْنَا إِلَیٰ مُوسَیٰ أَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاکَ الْبَحْرَ ۖ فَانْفَلَقَ فَکَانَ کُلُّ فِرْقٍ کَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِیمِ

Moses came to the edge of the sea, struck the sea with his rod making twelve gates for Bani-Israel to pass through. Being astonished by the event, Pharoah and his army followed Bani-Israel into the sea. When the last of Moses’s followers came out of the sea and the last of Pharoah’s soldiers entered the sea, the signs of torment appeared to Pharoah who said:

"I believe that there is no god but He in Whom the children of Israel believe." (10:90)

آمَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا الَّذِی آمَنَتْ

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بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِیلَ

At this time, Gabriel threw a handful of dust at his mouth saying:

"What! Now? And indeed you disobeyed before and you were of the mischief-makers." (10:91)

آلْآنَ وَقَدْ عَصَیْتَ قَبْلُ وَکُنْتَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِینَ

So there came upon them of the sea that which came upon them." (20:78)

مِنَ الْیَمِّ مَا غَشِیَهُمْ

The sea water came back to its former state drowning Pharaoh with his army.

"And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them." (26:65)

وَأَنْجَیْنَا مُوسَیٰ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ أَجْمَعِینَ

In addition to what was narrated here, there stories a bout Moses and Qarun which are found in the History of Prophets. Moses passed a way 3868 years after the fall of Adam at the age of 120 and his body was buried in the valley of Mavab near Beit-Faqfoor.

my Lord! Expand my breast for me, And make my affair easy to me, and loose knot from my tongue, that they may understand my word." (20:25- 28)

قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِی صَدْرِی. وَیَسِّرْ لِی أَمْرِی. وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِی. یَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِی

the wrong way, throw a pebble before me so that I may take another route, for we are of the people who do not look at women’s rump. When Moses entered Shuayb’s house, one of the daughter said: Reward this strong and trustworthy man. Shuayb said: I know about his being strong since he drew the bucket out of well all by himself, but what is his being trustworthy for? His daughter told him about what had happened on the way.

فَقَامَ مُوسی عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ مَعَها فَمَشَتْ أَمَامَهُ فَسَفَقَتْهَا الرِّیَاحُ فَبَانَ عَجُزَها فَقَالَ لَها مُوسی: تَأَخّری وَدُلِّینی عَلی الطَّرِیقِ بِحَصاةٍ تَلْقِیها أَمَامی أَتَّبِعُها فَأَنَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ لا یَنْضُرُونَ فی أَدْبَارِ النِّسَاءِ.

Shuayb said to him: No, by Allah, O young man! This is only my custom and the custom of my forefathers. We always shelter and feed our guests. Only then Moses sat and ate with him.

لَمّا دَخَلَ عَلی شُعَیْبَ إِذَا هُوَ بِالْعَشَاءِ مُهَیَّأَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ شُعَیْبُ اجْلِسْ یَا شَابُّ فَتَعَشّ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مُوسی: أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ، قَالَ شُعَیْبُ وَلِمَ ذَلِکَ؟ أَلَسْتَ بِجَائِعٍ ؟ قَالَ: بَلی وَلَکِنْ أَخَافُ أَنْ یَکُونَ هَذا عِوَضًا لِمَا سَقَیْتُ لَهُمَا وَإِنَّا مِنْ أَهْلِ بَیْتٍ لا نَبِیعُ شَیْئًا مِنْ عَمَلِ الآخِرَةِ بِمِلْء الأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا فَقَالَ لَهُ شُعَیْبُ: لا وَاللَّهِ یَا شَابُّ وَلَکِنَّهَا عَادَتِی وَعَادَةَ آبَائی، نُقْرِئُ الضَّیْفَ وَنُطْعِمُ الطَّعامَ، قَالَ : فَجَلَسَ مُوسی یَأْکُلُ.

تَابِعًا لَهُ عَامَّةَ یَومِه فی رُؤسِ الْجِبالِ. فَلَمّا لَزِمَهُ قَبَّلَهُ عَلی وَجْهِهِ وَمَسَحَ التُّرَابَ مِنْ فَوْقِه وَقَالَ مُعْتَذِرًا عِنْدَهُ أَیُّهَا الْحَیوان أَتْعَبْتُکَ هذا الْیوْمَ مِنْ جِهَةِ الطَّلَبِ وَلا کانَ الْمَقْصُودُ مِنْکَ الْقیمَةَ وَلَکِنَّ الْخَوْفَ عَلَیْکَ مِنْ الذِّئَابِ. ثُمَّ حَمَلَهُ عَلی عَاتِقِهِ حَتَّی أَوْصَلَهُ إِلی الْحَیَوَاناتِ، فَلَمّا کَمَلَ لَهُ هَذا الْخَلْقُ أُوحِیَ إِلَیْهِ أَنْ یَا مُوسی قَدْ صِرْتَ قَابِلا لِلرِّسَالَةِ، فَامْضِ إِلی فِرْعَوْنَ وَقُلْ لَهُ قَوْلا لَیِّنًا لَعَلَّهُ یَتَذَکَّرُ أَوْ یَخْشَی.

an affair in which there is Your pleasure. God inspired: O son of Imran! My pleasure is a difficult task for you and you can not endure it. Moses fell into prostration, started weeping and said; O Lord! You have spoken to me whereas You had not spoken to any human being before. Why then don’t You guide me to an act to win Your pleasure? God inspired: My pleasure lies in that you are pleased with what I have destined for you.

رُوِیَ أَنَّ مُوسی عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: یَا رَبِّ دُلَّنِی عَلی عَمَلٍ إِذَا أَنَا عَمِلْتُهُ نِلْتُ بِهِ رِضَاکَ فَأَوْحَی اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ یَا بْنَ عُمْرَانَ إِنَّ رِضَائی فی کُرْهِکَ وَلنْ تُطیقَ ذَلِکَ، قَالَ: فَخَرَّ مُوسَی عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ سَاجِدًا بَاکِیًا فَقَالَ: یَا رَبِّ خَصَصْتَنِی بِالْکَلامِ وَلَمْ تُکَلِّمْ بَشَرًا قَبْلی وَلَمْ تَدُلَّنِی عَلی عَمَلٍ أَنَالُ بِهِ رِضَاکَ؟

فَأَوْحَی اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ أَنَّ رِضایَ فی رِضاکَ بِقَضَائی.

إِنّی اطَّلَعْتُ إِلی الأَرْضِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ عَلَیْها أَشَدَّ تَواضُعًا لِی مِنْکَ، فَخَرَّ مُوسی سَاجِدًا وَعَفَّرَ خَدَّیْهِ بِالتّرابِ تَذَلُّلا مِنْهُ لِرَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ. (الخ(

لَهُ: السَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یَا کَلِیمَ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ مُوسی: وَعَلَیْکَ السَّلامُ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: أَنَا مَلِکُ الْمَوْتِ، قَالَ مَا الَّذِی جَاءَ بِکَ؟ قَالَ: جِئْتُ لأَقْبِضَ رُوحَکَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مُوسی عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ مِنْ أَیْنَ تَقْبِضُ رُوحی؟ قَالَ: مِنْ فَمِکَ، قَالَ مُوسی عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ وَقَدْ کَلَّمْتُ رَبِّی جَلَّ جَلالُهُ؟ قَالَ: فَمِنْ یَدَیْکَ قَالَ: کَیْفَ وَقَدْ حَمَلْتُ بِهِما التَّوْرَاةَ؟ قَالَ فَمِنْ رِجْلَیْکَ، قَالَ کَیْفَ وَقَدْ وَطِئْتُ بِهِما طُورَ سَیْناءَ؟ قَالَ: فَمِنْ عَیْنَیْکَ قَالَ: کَیْفَ وَلَمْ تَزَلْ إِلی رَبِّیَ بِالرَّجَاءِ مَمْدُودَة؟ قَالَ: فَمِنْ أُذُنَیْکَ، قَالَ: وَکَیْفَ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ بِهِما کَلامَ رَبّیِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ.

It was then that God inspired to the angel of death saying: Do not take away his soul till he is the one who asks you to do so. Therefore, the angel of death left him. Moses remained in this world for the time God had destined. He then called upon Joshua son of Nun, the executor of his last will, and asked him to keep the news of his death to himself. He also told him who he should choose as the executor of his last will after him.

قَالَ: فَأَوْحی اللَّهُ تَبَارَکَ وَتَعَالی إِلی مَلَکَ الْمَوْتِ: لا تَقْبِضْ رُوحَهُ حَتّی یَکُونَ هُوَ الَّذِی یُریدُ ذَلِکَ، وَخَرَجَ مَلَکُ الْمَوتِ فَمَکَثَ مُوسَی مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ یَمْکُثَ بَعْدَ ذَلِکَ وَدَعا یُوشَعَ بن نُونَ فَأَوْصی إِلَیْهِ وَأَمَرَهُ بِکِتْمَانِ أَمْرِهِ وَبِأَنْ یُوصی بَعْدَهُ إِلی مَنْ یَقُومُ بِالأَمْرِ.

Then Moses disappeared from his people. He happened to pass by a man digging a grave. Moses asked him: shall I help you dig this grave. The man responded

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positively. Moses helped him dig it. Then Moses lied down in it to see how it felt to be inside a grave. It was then that the veil was removed from his eyes, and he saw his place in paradise. Moses said: O Lord! Do take my soul to Yourself! the angel of death took his soul right there and then buried him in that grave and turned the soil on him. The man whom Moses had helped dig the grave was angel of death himself who had assumed a human form. Upon his death, a voice from heavens was heard saying: Moses has died, who does not?!

وَغَابَ مُوسَی عَنْ قَوْمِهِ فَمَرَّ فی غَیْبَتِهِ بِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ یَحْفِرُ قَبْرًا فَقَالَ لَهُ: الا أُعِینُکَ عَلی حَفْرِ هَذَا الْقَبْرِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ: بَلی، فَأَعَانَهُ حَتَّی الْقَبْرِ وَسَوَّی اللَّحْدَ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ فِیهِ مُوسی بْنُ عِمْرانَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ لِیَنْظُرَ کَیْفَ هُوَ، فَکُشِفَ لَهُ عَنْ الْغِطاءِ فَرَأَی مَکَانَهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ، فَقَالَ: یَا رَبِّ اقْبِضْنِی إِلَیْکَ فَقَبَضَ مَلَکُ الْمَوْتَ رُوحَهُ مَکَانَهُ وَدَفَنَهُ فِی الْقَبْرِ، وَسَوّی عَلَیْهِ التُّرَابَ وَکَانَ الَّذِی یَحْفِرُ القَبْرَ مَلَکٌ فی صُورَة آدَمیٍ وَکَانَ ذَلِکَ فی التَّیهِ، فَصَاحَ صَائِحٌ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ: مَاتَ مُوسَی کَلِیمُ اللَّهِ فَأَیُّ نَفْسٍ لا تَمُوتُ.

The mother said: A guest. Then they ate together and while talking, Aaron asked the guest: Who are you? He said: I am Musa. Both stood up and embraced each other. When they showed courtesy, Moses said: O Harun! Let us go to Firawn (Pharaoh), for God has given us the mission. Aaron said: I will come with you. When their mother heard about it, she cried saying: For god sake, do not go to him, for he will kill you. Moses and Aaron did not take heed of her and set out to do what God had commanded.

سَارَ مُوسَی بِأَهْلِهِ نَحْوَ مِصْرَ حَتَّی أَتَاها لَیلا فَتُضیفُ أُمُّهُ وَهِیَ لا تَعْرِفُهُ فَأَتَاها فی لَیْلَةٍ کَانُوا یَأْکُلُونَ فِیها الطَّفَیْشَلْ فَنَزَلَ فی جَانِبِ الدَّارِ فَجَاءَ هَارُونُ، فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَ ضَیْفَهُ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أُمَّهُ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهُ ضَیْفٌ فَدَعاهُ فَأَکَلَ مَعَهُ، فَلَمّا قَعَدا تَحَدَّثَا سَأَلَهُ هَارُونُ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا مُوسی فَقَامَ کُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا إِلی صَاحِبِهِ فَاعْتَنَقَهُ فَلَمّا تَعَارفا قالَ لَهُ مُوسی یَا هَارُونُ انْطَلِقْ مَعی إِلی فِرْعَوْنَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالی قَدْ أَرْسَلَنَا إِلَیْهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ هَارُونُ سَمْعًا وَطاعَةً فَقَامَتْ أُمُّهُما وَصَاحَتْ وَضَجَّتْ وَقَالَتْ: أُنْشِدُکُما اللَّهَ أَنْ لا تَذْهَبا إِلی فِرْعَوْنَ فَیَقْتُلُکُما، فَأَبَیا عَلَیْها وَمَضَیا لأَمْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالی.

Jazayeri while narrating it said: This proves that the host must serve the guest.

مِنْ بَیْنِ خَلْقِی لأَنّی عِنْدَ الْمُنْکَسِرَةِ قُلُوبِهِمْ.

وعَائِکَ وَاعْزفْ (وَاغْرِفْ) عَنْ الدُّنْیا وَانْبِذْهَا وَرَائِکَ، فَإِنَّهَا لَیْسَتْ لَکَ بِدارٍ وَلا لَکَ فِیها مَحَلُّ قَرَارٍ: وَإِنَّما جُعِلَتْ بِلْغَةً لِلْعِبادِ وَالتَّزَوُّدِ مِنْهَا لِیَوْمِ الْمَعَادِ وَرَضِّ نَفَسَکَ عَلی الصَّبْرِ تَخْلَصْ مِنَ الإِثْمِ.

یَا مُوسی: تَفَرَّغْ لِلعِلْمِ إِنْ کُنْتَ تُرِیدُه، فَإِنَّما الْعِلْمُ لِمَنْ تَفَرَّغَ لَهُ، وَلا تَکُنْ مِکْثَارًا لِلْعِلْمِ مِهْذَارًا فَإِنَّ کَثْرَةَ الْمَنْطِقِ تَشِینُ الْعُلَماءَ وَتُبْدی مَساوئ السُّخَفَاءِ وَلَکِنْ عَلَیْکَ بِالاقْتِصادِ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِکَ مِنْ التَّوْفِیقِ وَالسِّدادِ وَاعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجُهَّالِ وَمَاطِلْهُمْ، وَاحْلُمْ عَنْ السُّفَهَاءِ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِکَ فِعْلُ الْحُکَماءِ وَزَیْنُ الْعُلَماء وَإِذَا شَتَمَکَ الْجَاهِل فَاسْکُتْ عَنْهُ حِلمًا، وَجَانِبْهُ حَزْمًا، فَإِنَّ مَا بَقِیَ مِنْ جَهْلَهُ عَلَیْکَ وَسَبَّهُ إِیّاکَ أَکْثَرُ وَأَعْظَمُ.

Son of Imran! You do not know that you have been given but a little knowledge. To quarrel with someone and to commit cruelty is a source of hardship and trouble. O son of Imran! Never open a door you cannot close and never close a door you cannot open.

Son of Imran! How can one — whose greed of the world never comes to an end and whose love of world does not expire, who is mean and is not content with God’s — be pious? How can one — whose carnal desires control him — check his lusts? How can one who is overwhelmed by ignorance benefit from knowledge? How can one endeavor for the hereafter while he loves the world?

Mosa! Practice what you have learnt. Never learn in order to relate, for it will bring ruin for you and light for others. O Musa, the son of Imran! Make piety your garment and knowledge and

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God’s remembrance your discourse. Do good deeds as much as possible, for you are exposed to evil things. Let your heart beat with the fear of God, for it will please your Lord. Perform good deeds so that you will not do evil acts. This is my advice if you wish to act on it. Then Khidr turned his back and left and Moses became sad and started weeping.

یَا بْنَ عُمرانَ:وَلا تَری إِنَّکَ أُوتِیتَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلا قَلیلا، فَإِنَّ الانْدِلاثَ وَالتَّعَسُّفِ مِنَ الاقْتِحامِ وَالتَّکَلُّفِ.

یَا بْنَ عِمْرانَ: لا تَفْتَحَنَّ بَابًا لا تَدْری مَا غَلَقُهُ، وَلا تُغْلِقَنَّ بَابًا لا تَدْری ما فَتْحُهُ.

یَا بْنَ عِمْرانَ: مَنْ لا تَنْتَهی مِنَ الدُّنْیا نَهْمتهُ وَلا تَنْقَضی مِنْها رَغْبَتُهُ، وَمَنْ یُحقِرُ حَالهُ، وَیَتَّهم اللَّهُ فِیما قَضی لَهُ کَیْفَ یَکُونُ زَاهِدًا؟ هَلْ یَکُفُّ عَنِ الشَّهَواتِ مِنْ غَلَبَ عَلَیْهِ هَواهُ؟ أَوْ یَنْفَعُهُ طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ وَالْجَهْلُ قَدْ حَوَاهُ؟ لأَنَّ سَعْیَهُ إِلی آخِرَتِهِ وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ عَلی دُنْیاهُ.

یَا مُوسی تَعَلَّمْ مَا تَعَلَّمْتَ لِتَعْمَلَ بِهِ، وَلا تَعَلَّمُهُ لِتُحَدِّثَ بِه فَیَکُونَ عَلَیْکَ بَوارُهُ وَلِغَیْرِکَ نُورُهُ، یَا مُوسی بْنَ عِمْران : اجْعَل الزُّهْدَ وَالتَّقْوی لِبَاسَکَ ، وَالْعِلْمَ وَالذِّکْرَ کَلامَکَ،وَاسْتَکْثِرْ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ فَإِنَّکَ مُصِیبُ السَّیِّئاتِ، وَزَعْزِعْ بِالْخَوْفِ قَلْبَکَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِکَ یُرْضِی رَبَّکَ، وَاعْمَلْ خَیْرًا فَإِنَّکَ لا بُدَّ عَامِلَ سُوءًا، قَدْ وَعَظْتُ إِنْ حَفَظْتَ، قالَ فَتَولَّی الْخِضْرُ وَبَقی مُوسی مَخْزُونًا مَکْرُوبًا یَبْکی.

and looked green hence his name Khidr. His name was Talia son of Malkan son of Aber son of Arfkhshath son of Sam son of Noah. He was born 3458 years after the Fall of Adam.

most favorable acts before God are:

1- Moderation in giving away

2- Forgiveness in power

3- leniency towards the servants of God, for whoever is lenient towards people, God too will be lenient towards him in the Day of Judgment.

4- Fear of God is the secret of all wisdom.

عَنْ عَلیٍّ بْنَ الْحُسَینِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: کَانَ آخَرُ مَا أَوصی بِه الْخِضْرُ مُوسَی بْنَ عِمْرانَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ أَنْ قَالَ لَهُ: لا تُعَیِّرَنَّ أَحَدًا بِذَنْبٍ وَإِنَّ أَحَبَّ الأُمُورِ إِلی اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ثَلاثَةٌ، الْقَصْدُ فی الْجِدَةِ، وَالْعَفْوُ فی الْمَقْدَرَةِ، وَالرِّفْقُ بِعِبَادِ اللَّهِ وَمَا رَفِقَ أَحَدًا بِأَحَدٍ فی الدُّنْیا إِلا رَفِقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِ یَوْمَ الْقِیامَةِ وَرَأْسُ الْحِکَمِ مَخَافَةُ اللَّهِ تَبَارَکَ وَتَعالی.

dies. Therefore, rely on God, put trust in Him, ask forgiveness for me and you. Imam Ali said: This is my brother, khidr who has come to express his condolences to you on the passing away of the Messenger of Allah.

عَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: لَمّا قُبِضَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ: جاءَ الْخِضْرُ فَوَقَفَ عَلی بَابِ الْبَیْتِ وَفیهِ عَلِیٌّ وَفَاطِمَةُ وَالْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَیْنُ عَلَیْهِمُ السَّلامُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ قَدْ سُجِیَ بِثَوْبٍ، فَقَالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَیْکُمْ یَا أَهْلَ الْبَیْتِ، کُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَإِنَّما تُوَفُّونَ أُجُورَکُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَةِ، إِنَّ فی اللَّهِ خَلَفًا مِنْ کُلِّ هَالِکٍ وَعَزاءً مِنْ کُلِّ مُصِیبَةٍ وَدَرَکًا مِنْ کُلِّ فَائِتٍ فَتَوَکَّلُوا عَلَیْهِ وَثِقُوا بِهِ، وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ لی وَلَکُمْ فَقَالَ أَمِیرُ الْمُؤمِنِینَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ هَذا أَخِی الْخِضرُ جَاءَ یُعَزّیکُمْ بِنَبِیِّکُمْ.

الْمُؤمِنینَ وَسَیُؤنِسُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَحْشَةَ قَائِمِنا فی غَیْبَتِهِ، وَیَصِلُ بِه وَحْدَتَهُ.

عَلی هَذا حُزْنی ، إِنَّمَا حُزْنی عَلی فِتْنَةِ ابْنَ الزُّبَیْرِ فَقالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ: فَهَلْ رَأَیْتَ أَحَدًا خافَ اللَّهَ فَلَمْ یُنْجِه، أَمْ هَلْ رَأَیْتَ أَحَدًا تَوَکَّلَ عَلی اللَّهِ فَلَمْ یَکْفِه؟ وَهَلْ رَأَیْتَ أَحَدًا اسْتَجَارَ اللَّهَ فَلَمْ یُجِرْهُ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ لا، فَوَلّی الرَّجُلُ، فَقیلَ: مَنْ هُوَ ذَاکَ؟ فَقالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ: هَذا هُو الْخِضْرُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ.

وَقَدْ رُوِی فی خَبَرٍ آخَرٍ أَنَّ ذَلِکَ کَانَ مَعَ عَلیِّ بْنَ الْحُسَیْنِ.

شِعْبٍ، فَقَالَ یَا أَنَسُ انْطَلِقْ فَأَبْصِرْ مَا هَذا الصَّوْتُ؟ قالَ: فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذا رَجُلٌ یُصَلّی وَیَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنی مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمّدٍ الْمَرْحُومَةِ الْمَغْفُورِ لَها الْمُسْتَجَابِ لَها الْمَتُوبِ عَلَیْها فَأَتَیْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلهِ فَأَعْلَمْتُهُ بِذَلِکَ فَقَالَ لی انْطَلِقْ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ [وَآلهِ] وَسَلَّمَ یُقْرِئُکَ السَّلامَ وَیَقُولُ: لَکَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَأَتَیْتَهُ فَأَعْلَمْتُهُ بِما قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلهِ] وَسَلَّمَ، فَقالَ لی اقْرَأْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنِّی السَّلامُ وَقُلْ لَهُ أَخُوکَ الْخِضْرُ یَقُولُ لَکَ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ یَجْعَلَنی مِنْ أُمَّتَکَ الْمَرْحُومَةِ الْمَغْفُورَةِ لَها الْمُسْتَجَابِ لَها الْمَتُوبِ عَلَیْها.

favored him with a lot of blessings and had set a spring of life for him saying: Whoever drinks from it, he will not die till the blowing of the trumpet. Zul-Qarnain set out in search of it till he reached a place where there was 360 springs. Khidr was accompanying him for, he was the most beloved person to Zul-Qarnain. Then Zul-Qarnain gave each one of the travelers a salted fish. He gave one to khidr too saying: Go to the springs and wash the salted fish.

They did so and when khidr went to the spring to wash the salted fish, suddenly the fish fell into water and became alive. Seeing this, khidr found out that he had reached the water of life he immediately took off his clothes and dived into water. He was all over in water and drank from it.

Then each of them came back to Zul-Qarnain with a fish in hand except khidr whose hands was empty. Being asked about the story, khidr told him what had happened. Zul-Qarnain said: Did you drink from that water? Khidr said: Yes. Zul-Qarnain said: You are created for this spring. I give you the good tiding that you will be alive but not seen till the blowing of the trumpet.

إِنَّ ذَا الْقَرْنَیْن کَانَ عَبْدًا صَالِحًا جَعَلهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حُجَّةً عَلی عِبادِه وَلَمْ یَجْعَلَهُ نَبِیًّا فَمَکَّنَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فی الأَرْضِ وَآتاهُ مِنْ کُلِّ شیءٍ سَبَبًا، فَوَضَعَتْ لَهُ عَیْنَ الْحَیاةِ وَقِیلَ لَهُ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْها شَرْبةً لَمْ یَمُتْ حَتّی

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یَسْمَعَ الصَّیْحَةَ، وَإِنَّهُ خَرَجَ فی طَلَبِها حَتّی انْتَهی إِلی مَوْضِعٍ فِیهِ ثَلاثَمِائَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ عَیْنًا، فَکَانَ الْخِضْرُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ عَلی مُقَدَّمَتِهِ وَکانَ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النّاسِ إِلَیْهِ، فَأَعْطَاهُ حُوتًا مَالِحًا وَأَعْطَی کُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حُوتًا مَالِحًا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: لِیَغْسِلْ کُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْکُمْ حُوتَهُ عِنْدَ کُلِّ عَیْنٍ.

فَانْطَلَقُوا وَانْطَلَقَ الْخِضْرُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ إِلی عَیْنٍ مِنْ تِلْکَ الْعُیُونِ، فَلَمّا غَمَسَ الْحُوتَ فی الْماءِ حَیَّ فَانْسَابَ فی الْمَاءِ فَلَمّا رَأَی الْخِضْرُ ذَلِکَ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ ظَفَرَ بِماءِ الْحَیاةِ فَرَمی بِثِیابِهِ وَسَقَطَ فی الْمَاءِ فَجَعَلَ یَرْتَمِسُ فِیهِ وَیَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ.

فَرَجَعَ کُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلی ذِی الْقَرْنَیْنِ وَمَعَهُ حُوتُهُ وَرَجَعَ الْخِضْرُ وَلیْسَ مَعَهُ الْحُوتُ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ قِصَّتِهِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ:أَشَرِبْتَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ الماءِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ، قَالَ: أَنْتَ صَاحِبُها وَأَنْتَ الَّذِی خُلِقْتَ لِهَذِهِ الْعَیْنِ فَأُبَشِّرُ بِطُولِ الْبَقاءِ فی هَذِه الدُّنْیا مَعَ الْغَیْبَةِ عَنْ الأَبْصارِ إِلی النَّفْخِ فی الصُّورِ.

الْخَالِقِینَ. اللَّهَ رَبَّکُمْ وَرَبَّ آبَائِکُمُ الْأَوَّلِینَ

other evils, recite the following: In the name of Allah, what Allah pleases, no one but Allah can remove evil. In the name of Allah, what Allah pleases, no one but Allah can bring us good. In the name of Allah, what Allah pleases, there is no blessing but from Allah. In the name of Allah, what Allah pleases, there is no help or power save with Allah. The Most High, the Great. In the name of Allah, what Allah pleases, the Blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad and his pure Progeny. And whoever recites it three times in the morning will be safeguarded from drowning, fire and evils till night and whoever recites it in the evening will be safeguarded till morning. Khidr and Elijah meet each other in Hajj rituals every year and recite this Doa when they part.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ لِزَیْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمٍ: إِذا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ یُؤمِنُکَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْغَرَقِ وَالْحَرقِ وَالشَّرَقِ، فَقُلْ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ: (بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لا یَصْرِفُ السُّوءَ إِلا اللَّهُ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لا یَسُوقُ الْخَیْرَ إِلا اللَّهُ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، مَا یَکُونُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلیِّ الْعَظیمِ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَصَلّی اللَّهُ عَلی مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِهِ الطّیبِینَ. فَإِنَّ مَنْ قَالَهَا ثَلاثًا إِذا أَصْبَحَ أَمِنَ مِنَ الْحَرقِ وَالْغَرَقِ وَالشَّرَقِ حَتّی یُمْسی وَمَنْ قَالَها ثَلاثًا إِذا مَسَی أَمِنَ مِنَ الحَرَقِ وَالْغَرَقِ وَالشَّرَقِ حَتّی یُصْبِحَ وَأَنَّ الْخِضْرَ وَإِلْیَاسَ عَلَیْهِما السَّلامُ یَلْتَقِیانِ فی کُلِّ

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مَوْسِمٍ فَإِذا تَفَرَّقَا تَفَرَّقَا عَنْ هَذِهِ الْکَلِمَاتِ.

want to be an example of Imam Husayn.

أَتَاهُ مَلَکٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ یُقْرِئُهُ السَّلامُ وَیَقُولُ قَدْ رَأَیْتُ مَا صُنِعَ بِکَ وَقَدْ أَمَرَنی بِطَاعَتِکَ فَمُرْنی بِمَا شِئْتَ،فَقَالَ: یَکُونُ لِی بِالْحُسَیْنِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ أُسْوَةٌ. یُمْکِنُ أَنْ یَکُونَ هَذا الْمَکَانُ مَوْضِعُ دَفْنِ الرَّأْسِ الشَّریفِ بَعْدَ سَلْخِهِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ نَقَلُوهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَلَخُوهُ.

years after the Fall of Adam. He has maxims one which is:

"O my son! Do not associate aught with Allah; most surely polytheism is a grievous iniquity." (31:13)

یَا بُنَیَّ لَا تُشْرِکْ بِاللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ الشِّرْکَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِیمٌ

Narratives are also decorated with his aphorism. Luqman was living at the time of Prophet David. During the last years of this life, he withdrew from people, passed away at the time of Prophet Jonah and was buried in Eileh, Palestine. There is discrepancy over his life-span. Some say that he lived as long as 3500 years.

not granted wisdom on account of his descent, wealth, offspring, physical prowess, or beauty. Rather, he was a man whose belief in Allah was very strong. He was pious, quiet, silent most of the time, far-sighted, meditative, sharp in insight, wealthy with morals. He never slept during the day, nor did anyone ever see him using the toilet or even bathing due to his being extremely bashful, to his deep thinking and reservations. He never laughed at anything at all for fear of sinning, nor was he ever seen angry.

He never joked with any one. He never expressed his delight at something of this life’s wares when he earned, nor did he ever grieve about anything. He married a number of women and had a number of children but many of his children died before coming of age, yet he never wept over the death of any of them. He hardly passed by two men contending of fighting without reconciling between them, and he never left them before resolving their dispute or coming to peaceful terms.

Whenever he heard someone saying something which he appreciated, he asked for its explanation and whom he had learnt it from. He quite often attended the meetings of religious experts and men of wisdom. He often visited Judges, Kings, and Sultans, so he would pity the Judges because of their trials and seek Allah’s mercy for Kings and Sultans due to their merits before Allah and their dignity in it. He derived wisdom

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and taught himself that which would help him overcome his own inclinations and struggle against his own desires and seek refuge through it from Satan. He used to heal his heart with meditation and console himself with moral lessons. He never traveled to a place except for a cause that concerned him. This is why he was granted wisdom and protection against sinning.

عَنْ حَمّادٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ لُقْمَانَ وَحِکْمَتِهِ الَّتِی ذَکَرَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَقَالَ : أَمَا وَاللَّهِ مَا أُوتِیَ لُقْمَانَ الْحِکْمَةُ بِحَسَبٍ وَلا مَالٍ وَلا أَهْلٍ وَلا بَسْطٍ فی جِسْمٍ وَلا جَمَالٍ.

وَلَکِنَّهُ کَانَ رَجُلا قَوِیًّا فی أَمْرِ اللَّهِ، مُتَوَرِّعًا فی اللَّهِ، سَاکِتًا، سَکِینًا عَمِیقَ النَّظَرِ، طَویلَ الْفِکْرِ، حَدیدَ النَّظَرِ، مُسْتَغْنٍ بِالْعِبَرِ، لَمْ یَنَمْ نَهَارًا قَطُّ، وَلَمْ یَرَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النّاسِ عَلی بَوْلٍ وَلا غَائِطٍ وَلا اغْتِسَالٍ لِشِدَّةِ تَسَتُّرِهِ وَعَمُوقِ نَظَرِهِ وَتَحَفُّظِهِ فی أَمْرِهِ، وَلَمْ یَضْحَکْ مِنْ شَیءٍ قَطُّ مَخَافَةَ الإِثْمِ وَلَمْ یَغْضَبْ قَطُّ وَلَمْ یُمَازِحْ إِنْسَانًا قَطُّ وَلَمْ یَفْرَحْ لِشَیءٍ إِنْ أَتاهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْیا، وَلا حُزْنٍ مِنْها عَلی شَیءٍ قَطُّ، وَقَدْ نَکَحَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَوُلِدَ لَهُ الأَوْلادُ الْکَثِیرَةُ وَقَدَّمَ أَکْثَرَهُمْ إِفْراطًا فَما بَکی عَلی مَوْتِ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَلَمْ یَمُرُّ بِرَجُلَیْنِ یَخْتَصِمانِ أَوْ یَقْتَتِلانِ إِلا أَصْلَحَ بَیْنَهُما وَلَمْ یَمْضِ عَنْهُمَا حَتّی تَحَاجَزا وَلَمْ یَسْمَعْ قَوْلا قَطُّ مِنْ أَحَدٍ اسْتَحْسَنَهُ إِلا سَأَلَ عَنْ تَفْسِیرِهِ وَعَمَّنْ أَخَذَهُ وَکَانَ یَکْثُرُ مُجَالَسَةَ الْفُقَهاءِ وَالْحُکَماءِ وَکَانَ یُغْشی الْقُضاةَ وَالْمُلُوکَ وَالسَّلاطِینَ فَیُرْثی لِلْقُضاةِ مِمّا ابْتَلُوا بِهِ، وَیَرْحَمُ الْمُلُوکَ وَالسَّلاطِینَ لِعِزَّتِهِمْ بِاللَّهِ وَطُمَأْنِینَتِهِمْ فی ذَلِکَ، وَیَعْتَبِرُ وَیَتَعَلَّمُ مَا یَغْلِبُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ وَیُجاهِدُ بِهِ هَواهُ وَیَحْتَرِزُ بِهِ مِنْ الشَّیْطانِ وَکَانَ یُداوی قَلْبَهُ

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بِالتَّفَکُّرِ، وَیُداری نَفْسَهُ بِالْعِبَرِ، وَکَانَ لا یَظْعَنُ إِلا فِیما یَعْنِیهِ فَبِذَلِکَ أُوتِیَ الْحِکْمَةُ وَمُنِحَ العِصْمَةُ.

holy Prophet of Islam as saying: I truly say that Luqman was not a Prophet but he was a servant who meditated a great deal, enjoyed certainty, loved God and God too loved him and favored him by giving him wisdom.

عَنْ ابنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ یَقُولُ: حَقًّا أَقُولُ، لَمْ یَکُنْ لُقْمَانَ نَبِیًّا وَلَکِنَّهُ کَانَ عَبْدًا کَثِیرَ التَّفَکُّرِ، حَسَنُ الْیَقِینِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهَ فَأَحَبَّهُ، وَمَنَّ عَلَیْهِ بِالْحِکْمَةِ.

a deep sea in which many people have indeed drowned. Let your boat be the fear of Allah, your ration the belief in Allah, its mast.

عَنْ الأَوْزَاعی أَنَّ لُقْمانَ الْحَکِیمَ لَمّا خَرَجَ مِنْ بِلادِه نَزَلَ بِقَرْیَةٍ بِالْمُوصِلِ یُقَالُ لَها (کُومَاس) قَالَ: فَلمّا ضَاقَ بِها ذَرَعهُ وَاشْتَدَّ بِها غَمُّهُ وَلَمْ یَکُنْ یَتَّبِعُهُ عَلی أَثَرِه أَغْلَقَ الأَبْوَابَ وَأَدْخَلَ ابْنَهُ یَعِظُهُ، فَقَالَ: یَا بُنَیَّ إِنَّ الدُّنْیا بَحْرٌ عَمِیقٌ هَلَکَ فِیها نَاسٌ کَثِیرٌ تَزَوَّدْ مِنْ عَمَلِها، وَاتَّخِذْ سَفِینَةً حَشْوِها تَقْوی اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ ارْکَبِ الْفُلْکَ تَنْجُو، وَإِنّی لَخَائِفٌ أَنْ لا تَنْجُو، یَا بُنَیَّ السَّفِینَةُ إِیمَانٌ، وَشِرَاعُها التَّوَکُّلُ، وَسُکَّانُها الصَّبْرُ، وَمَجَاذِیفُهَا الصَّوْمُ وَالصَّلاةُ وَالزَّکَاةُ، یَا بُنَیَّ مَنْ رَکِبَ الْبَحْرَ مِنْ غَیْرِ سَفِینَةٍ غَرَقَ، یَا بُنَیَّ أَقِلِّ الْکَلامَ وَاذْکُرِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فی کُلِّ مَکَانٍ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَنْذَرَکَ وَحَذَّرَکَ وَبَصَّرَکَ وَعَلَّمَکَ، یَا بُنَیَّ اتَّعِظْ بِالنّاسِ قَبْلَ أَنْ یَتَّعِظِ النّاسُ بِکَ، یَا بُنَیَّ اتَّعِظْ بِالصَّغِیرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ یَنْزِلَ بِکَ الْکَبِیرُ یَا بُنَیَّ امْلِکْ نَفْسَکَ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ حَتّی لا تَکُونَ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا یَا بُنَیَّ الْفَقْرُ خَیْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَظْلِمَ وَتَطْغی، یَا بُنَیَّ إِیّاکَ وَأَنْ تَسْتَدینَ فَتَخُونَ فی الدَّیْنِ.

his father and started taking care of them to earn his livelihood, He became a king 4363 years after the Fall of Adam in Hebron and then went to Baytul Muqaddas where his kingdom was strengthened.

"And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment" (38:20)

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْکَهُ وَآتَیْنَاهُ الْحِکْمَةَ وَفَضْلَ الْخِطَابِ.

The reliance upon Allah, its helm the patience and its sides the prayer, fast and alms. O my son! Whoever goes to sea without boat, he will drown. O my son! Do not speak much. Remember God in every place for he has admonished you, has bewared you, has given you insight and has taught you. O my son take lesson from people before they take lesson from you. O my son! Take lessons from minor tribulations before big tribulations afflict you. O my son! Control your anger so that you will not become woods of hell. O my son! It is better to be poor than to do injustice and to rebel. O my son! Refrain from borrowing so that you will not grieve over it or be perfidious in the debt.

David had eleven children but Solomon was most good-looking among them. David purchased the land of Al-Aqsa Mosque from its owners and started building it 4400 year after the Fall of Adam. One of the features of Prophet David was that mountains and birds praised God with him.

"And We made the mountains, and the birds to celebrate our praise with Dawud" (21:79)

وَسَخَّرْنا

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مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ یُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّیْرَ وَکُنَّا فَاعِلینَ.

He earned his living by weaving baskets and making coats of mail. God made the iron pliant to him.

"And We made the iron pliant to him, saying: make ample (coats of mail), and assign a time to the making of coats of mail" (34:10-11)

وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِیدَ أَنِ اعْمَلْ سَابِغَاتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِی السَّرْدِ ۖ

David made 360 coats of mail and sold them a thousand Dirhams each. When the time for his departure drew near, David made his last will and testament with Solomon and passed away, forty thousand scholars of Bani-Israel took part in his funeral and buried him in Dawud plot in Baytul-Moqaddas. He reigned for forty years the seven years of which was in Hebron and the rest in Baytul-Moqaddas. His heavenly book is called Psalms. He lived for seventy years and passed away 4403 years after the Fall of Adam.

are a very good servant except that you eat from the public fund and that you do not do anything with your hands. David started weeping. Then God inspired iron to become pliant for My servant Dawud. Since then, he made a coat of mail every day selling each for a thousand Dirhams. He made 360 coat of mail altogether sold them for 360000 Dirhams and did not depend on the public fund any longer. Four thousand guards were at his order and fed by his business.

عَنْ أَبی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: أَوْحَی اللَّهُ تَعَالی إِلی دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّکَ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ لَوْلا أَنَّکَ تَأْکُلُ مِنْ بَیْتِ الْمَالِ وَلا تَعْمَلُ بِیَدِکَ شَیْئًا، قَالَ: فَبَکی دَاوُودُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ، فَأَوْحَی اللَّهُ تَعالی الْحَدیدَ أَنْ لِنْ لِعَبْدی دَاوُودَ، فَأَلانَ اللَّهُ تَعالی لَهُ الْحَدِیدَ، فَکَانَ یَعْمَلُ کُلَّ یَوْمٍ دِرْعًا فَیَبیعَهَا بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ، فَعَمِلَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسِتّینَ دِرْعًا فَباعَها بِثَلاثِ مِائَةٍ وَسِتّینَ أَلْفًا، وَاسْتَغْنی عَنْ بَیْتِ الْمَالِ.

وَ کَانَ دَاوُودُ شَدیدُ الاجْتِهَادِ کَثِیرُ الْعِبَادَةِ وَالْبُکَاءِ، وَکَانَ یَقُومُ اللَّیْلَ وَیَصُومُ نِصْفَ الدَّهْرِ وَکَانَ یَحْرُسُهُ کُلَّ یَوْمٍ وَلَیْلَةً أَرْبَعَةَ آلافٍ وَکَانَ یَأْکُلُ مِنْ کَسْبِ یَدِهِ.

get familiar with David. At this time, the call of Tashbeeh, Taqdees and Tahleel was raised from mountains. David said to himself: How can He hear me with all these calls? At this time, Gabriel descended, took him by arm to the sea and put the water on one side. The sea was further split till they touched the ground. Gabriel put the earth on one side, the ground was split, they reached a tower, put it on one side till they reached a rock, he put it on one side with his foot. It was split and a small worm came out with a sound. Gabriel said: Your Lord hears even the sound of this worm in this place.

إِنَّ دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ کَانَ إِذَا تَخَلَّلَ الْجِبَالَ فَسَبَّحَ اللَّهَ تَعَالی جُعِلَتِ الْجِبَالُ تُجَاوِبُهُ بِالتَّسْبِیحِ نَحْوَ مَا یُسَبِّحُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ فی نَفْسِهِ لَیْلَةً مِنَ اللیالی لأَعْبُدَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالی عِبَادَةً لَمْ یَعْبُدْهُ أَحَدٌ بِمِثْلِها فَصَعَدَ الْجَبَلَ، فَلَمّا کَانَ جَوْفَ اللیْل دَاخَلَتْهُ وَحْشَةٌ، فَأَوْحَی اللَّهُ تَعَالی الْجِبَالَ أَنْ آنِسی دَاوُودَ فَاصْطَکت الْجِبَالُ بِالتَّسْبِیحِ وَالتَّقْدِیسِ وَالتَّهْلِیلِ فَقَالَ دَاوُودُ فی نَفْسِهِ کَیْفَ یَسْمَعُ صَوْتی مَعَ هَذِهِ الأَصْوَاتِ.

فَهَبَطَ عَلَیْهِ جِبْرَئِیلُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ وَأَخَذَ بِعَضُدِهِ حَتّی انْتَهی بِهِ إِلی الْبَحْرِ فَوَکَزَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ فَانْفَرَجَ لَهُ الْبَحْرُ فَانْتَهَی بِهِ إِلی الأَرْضِ فَوَکَزَها بِرِجْلِهِ فَانْفَرَجَتْ لَهُ الأَرْضُ فَانْتَهَی بِهِ إِلی الْحُوتِ فَوَکَزَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ فَانْتَهی بِهِ إِلی الصَّخْرَةِ فَوَکَزَهَا بِرِجْلِهِ فَانْفَلَقَتْ فَخَرَجَ مِنْها دُودَةٌ تَنِشَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جِبْرئیلُ إِنَّ رَبَّکَ یَسْمَعُ نَشِیشَ هَذِهِ الدُّودَةِ فی هَذا الْمَوْضِعِ.

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wept and with his weeping everything started to weep. Those with fever and sorrow were put at rest by hearing David’s voice.

وَکَانَتْ لَهُ رَکْعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّیْلِ یَبْکی فِیها نَفْسَهُ وَیَبْکی بِبُکائِهِ کُلَّ شَیءٍ وَیَصْرِفُ بِصَوْتِهِ الْمَهْمُومُ وَالْمَحْمُومُ.

A man questioned Ibn -Abbas on fast. He said: I have a hadith with me on David’s fast which I will tell you if you wish. Surely, he fasted frequently, rose up for night prayer most frequently and he was so brave he never ran away whenever he was challenged. He would fast a day and break it the next day. The Messenger of Allah has said: The best fast was that of David.

إِنَّ رَجُلا سَأَلَ ابْنَ عَبّاسٍ عَنْ الصِّیامِ فَقَالَ: لأُحَدِّثَنَّکَ بِحَدِیثٍ کَانَ عِنْدی فی الْبَحْثِ مَخْزُونًا، إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْبَأْتُکَ بِصَوْمِ دَاوُودَ فَإِنَّهُ کَانَ صَوّامًا قَوّامًا وَکَانَ شُجَاعًا لا یَفُرُّ إِذَا لاقَی، وَکَانَ یَصُومُ یَوْمًا وَیَفْطُرُ یَوْمًا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ [وَآلهِ] أَفْضَلُ الصّیامِ صِیامُ دَاوُودَ.

One of David’s features was keeping on with prayer in a way God in the holy Quran said: Remember our servant Dawud, the possessor of power (in prayer), and he was frequent in returning to Allah, meaning he repented to God and Praised Him and was obedient to him. He used to fast a day and break it another. He fasted days and rose up for prayer at nights.

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not fasting, and there was no single hour in which one of them was not praying. For this reason, God said: O family of Dawud! Offer your thanks to God.

یُقَالُ: إِنَّ دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ جَزّأَ سَاعاتِ اللَّیْلِ وَالنَّهارِ عَلی أَهْلِهِ فَلَمْ یَکُنْ سَاعَةٌ إِلا وَإِنْسَانٌ مِنْ أَوْلادِهِ فی الصَّلاةِ فَقَالَ تَعالی: (اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُکْرًا)

something good. Truly regret over long silence is better than regret over too much talk. O my son! Speaking is like silver, silence is like gold.

Go to your wife and come on the eighth day. The young man went home and came back on the right time. This happened for three times and when finally the death angel came, David said you had said you would take the soul of this young man after a week, but so far 24 days have passed but you have not done so! He said: O Dawud! God has delayed his death for thirty years due to your mercy.

عَنْ جَعْفَر بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّ دَاوُودَ(ع) قَالَ لِسُلَیْمَانَ: یَا بُنَیَّ إِیّاکَ وَکَثْرَةَ الضِّحْکِ، فَإِنَّ کَثْرَةَ الضِّحْکِ تَتْرُکُ الْعَبْدَ حَقِیرًا یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَةِ، یَا بُنَیَّ عَلَیْکَ بِطُولِ الصَّمْتِ إِلا مِنْ خَیْرٍ، فَإِنَّ النَّدامَةَ عَلی طُولِ الصَّمْتِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً خَیْرٌ مِنَ النَّدَامَةِ عَلی کَثْرَةِ الْکَلامِ مَرّاتٍ یَا بُنَیَّ لَوْ أَنَّ الْکَلامَ کَانَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ کَانَ یَنْبَغی لِلصَّمْتِ أَنَّ یَکُونَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

عَنْ أَبی جَعْفَرٍ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: بَیْنا دَاوُودُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ جَالِسٌ وَعِنْدَهُ شَابٌّ رَثَّ الْهَیْئَةِ یَکْثُرُ الْجُلُوسَ عِنْدَهُ وَیُطِیلُ إِذْ أَتاهُ مَلَکُ الْمَوْتِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَیْهِ وَاحَدَّ مَلَکُ الْمَوتِ النَّظَرَ إِلی الشّابِّ فَقَالَ دَاوُودُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ نَظَرْتَ إِلی هَذا؟!

فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، إِنِّی أُمِرْتُ بِقَبْضِ رُوحِهِ إِلی سَبْعَةِ أَیّامٍ فی هَذا الْمَوْضِعِ فَرَحِمَهُ دَاوُودُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ: یَا شَابُّ هَلْ لَکَ امْرأَةٌ؟ قَالَ: لا وَما تَزَوَّجْتُ قَطُّ.

قَالَ دَاوُودُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: فَأَتِ فُلانًا، رَجُلا کَانَ عَظِیمُ الْقَدْرِ فی بَنِی إِسْرائیلَ فَقُلْ لَهُ: إِنَّ دَاوُودَ یَأْمُرُکَ أَنْ تُزَوِّجَنِی ابْنَتَکَ وَتُدْخِلْهَا اللَّیْلَةَ وَخُذْ مِنَ النَّفَقَةِ مَا تَحْتَاجُ إِلَیْهِ وَکُنْ عِنْدَهَا، فَإِذَا مُضِیَتْ سَبْعَةُ أَیّامٍ فَوافِنِی فی هَذا الْمَوْضِعِ.

فَمَضی الشَّابُّ بِرِسَالَةِ دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ فَزَوَّجَهُ الرَّجُلُ ابْنَتَهُ وَأَدْخَلوا عَلَیْهِ

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وَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعَةَ أَیّامٍ، ثُمَّ وَافی دَاوُودَ یَوْمَ الثَّامِنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: یَا شَابُّ کَیْفَ رَأَیْتَ مَا کُنْتَ فِیهِ؟ قَالَ: مَا کُنْتُ فی نِعْمَةٍ وَلا سُرُورٍ قَطُّ أَعْظَمُ مِمّا کُنْتُ فِیهِ.

قَالَ دَاوُودُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ: اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسَ وَدَاوُودُ یَنْتَظِرُ أَنْ یُقْبَضَ رُوحَهُ، فَلَمّا طَالَ قَالَ: انْصَرِفْ إِلی مَنْزِلِکَ فَکُنْ مَعَ أَهْلِکَ، فَإِذا کَانَ یَوْمُ الثّامِنِ فَوَافِنی هَهُنا، فَمَضی الشَّابُّ ثُمَّ وَافَاهُ یَوْمَ الثَّامِنِ وَجَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ، ثُمَّ أَنْصَرَفَ أُسْبُوعًا آخَر ثُمَّ أَتاهُ وَجَلَسَ.

فَجَاءَ مَلَکُ الْمَوْتَ إِلی دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ، فَقَالَ دَاوُودُ: أَلَسْتَ حَدَّثْتَنِی بِأَنَّکَ أُمِرْتَ بِقَبْضِ رُوحِ هَذا الشّابِّ إِلی سَبْعَةِ أَیّامٍ؟ قَالَ: بَلی، فَقَالَ: فَقَدْ مَضَتْ ثَمَانِیةٌ وَثَمانِیَةٌ وَثَمَانِیَةٌ، قَالَ: یَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالی رَحِمَهُ بِرَحْمَتِکَ لَهُ فَأَخَّرَ فی أَجَلِهِ ثَلاثِینَ سَنَةً.

لَهُ: مَا عِدْلُهُ عِنْدَکَ؟ قَالَ: مِلْءُ الأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا، قِیلَ لَهُ: فَإِنَّ لَکَ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مِثْلُ ذَلِکَ.

people, for doing so is the same as independence.

Keep away from avarice, for avarice is the same as need. Never say anything for which you have to apologize later on. Get used to truthfulness. Be committed to good and let your act be better today than yesterday. Perform your prayer as if your last. Do not associate with the fools. Have no debate with a scholar on religion. Whenever you get angry, change your place and set your hope in Allah’s Mercy, for it will encompass all things.

لَمّا اسْتَخْلَفَ دَاوُودَ ابْنَهُ سُلَیْمَانَ عَلَیْهِما السَّلامُ وَعَظَهُ فَقَالَ: یَا بُنَیَّ إِیّاکَ وَالْهَزْلَ فَإِنَّ نَفْعُهُ قَلِیلٌ وَیُهَیِّجُ الْعَدَاوَةَ بَیْنَ الإِخْوَانِ، وَإِیّاکَ وَالْغَضَبَ فَإِنَّ الْغَضَبَ یَسْتَخِفُّ بِصَاحِبِهِ، وَعَلَیْکَ بِتَقْوی اللَّهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ فَإِنَّهُمَا یَغْلِیانِ کُلَّ شَیءٍ وَإِیَّاکَ وَکَثْرَةَ الْغَیْرَةِ عَلی أَهْلِک مِنْ غَیْرِ شَیءٍ فَإِنَّ ذَلِکَ یُورِثُ سُوءَ الظَّنِّ بِالنَّاسِ وَإِنْ کَانُوا بُرَآء اقْطَعْ طَمَعَکَ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِکَ هُوَ الْغَنی، وَإِیّاکَ وَالطَّمَعَ فَإِنَّهُ الفَقْرُ الْحَاضِرُ، وَإِیّاکَ وَمَا یَعْتَذِرُ مِنْهُ مِنْ الْقَوْلِ وَالْفِعْلِ، وَعَوِّدْ نَفْسَکَ وَلِسَانِکَ الصِّدْقَ وَالْزَم الإِحْسَانَ، فَإِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ یَکُونَ یَوْمَکَ خَیْرًا مِنْ أَمْسِکَ فَافْعَلْ، وَصَلِّ صَلاةَ مُوَدِّعٍ وَلا تُجَالِسِ السُّفَهَاءَ وَلا تَرُدَّ عَلی عَالِمٍ وَلا تُمَارِهِ فی الدّینِ، وَإِذَا غَضِبْتَ فَالْصقْ نَفْسَکَ بِالأَرْضِ وَتَحَوَّلْ مِنْ مَکَانَکَ وَارْجُ رَحْمَةَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا وَسِعَتْ کُلَّ شَیءٍ.

was extremely zealous. He would lock all the doors when leaving home. Hence no one entered his house till he would come back. One day when he had left home, and doors were locked, his wife saw a man in the middle of house. So she asked those who were in the house: How has this man entered the house while all doors are locked?

They said: By Allah, we will be disgraced before David. When David entered his house, he saw a man in the middle of the house. Who are you? asked David. He said: I am the one who has no fear of kings nor is there any veil before me. David said: By Allah, you are the angel of death. How excellent is God’s order. Then he paused a little till his soul was taken away.

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلهِ قَالَ: کَانَ دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ فِیهِ غَیْرَةً شَدِیدَةً فَکَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ أَغْلَقَ الأَبْوابَ فَلَمْ یَدْخُلْ عَلی أَهْلِهِ أَحَدٌ حَتّی یَرْجِعَ قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ ذَاتَ یَوْمٍ وَغَلَّقَتِ الدَّارَ فَأَقْبَلَتْ امْرَأَتُهُ تَطّلِعُ إِلی الدّارِ، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ وَسَطَ الدّارِ، فَقَالَتْ لِمَنْ فی الْبَیْتِ: مِنْ أَیْنَ دَخَلَ هذا الرَّجُلُ وَالدّارُ مُغْلَقَةٌ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَنَفْتَضِحَنَّ بِداوُودَ فَجَاءَ دَاوُودَ فَإِذَا الرَّجُلُ قَائِمٌ فی وَسَطِ الدَّارِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُودَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَنَا الَّذِی لا أَهَابُ الْمُلُوکَ وَلا أُمْنَعُ مِنْ الْحِجَابِ فَقَالَ دَاوُودُ: أَنْتَ وَاللَّهِ إِذَنْ مَلَکُ الْمَوْتِ، مَرْحَبًا بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَکَثَ حَتّی قُبِضَتْ رُوحَهُ.

Yuaz son of Solomon son of Yakhsun son of Amanothab son of Hasrun son of Baris son of Jahud son of Jacob who was born 4391 years after the Fall of Adam. Solomon in Hebrew means be it in peace. He used to live with his father till he acceded to the throne 4403 years after the Fall of Adam. According to the holy Quran

"And Sulaiman was Dawud’s heir" (27:16)

وَوَرِثَ سُلَیْمانُ دَاوُودَ

"And (we made subservient) to Sulaiman the wind blowing violent" (21:81)

وَلِسُلَیْمَانَ الرِّیحَ عَاصِفَةً

"And of the Jinn there were those who worked before him by the command of his Lord" (34:12)

وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ یَعْمَلُ بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ

"And his hosts of the jinn and the men and the birds were gathered to him, and they were formed into groups" (27:17)

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَیْمَانَ جُنُودُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ وَالطَّیْرِ فَهُمْ یُوزَعُونَ

"Then We made the wind subservient to him" (38:36)

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّیحَ تَجْرِی بِأَمْرِهِ

Despite all this glory and majesty, Solomon earned his living by making baskets. When his death drew near, Solomon was standing beside his throne leaning on his staff that his soul was taken away. Since no one dared to approach him, he was standing in that position for some time till termites ate away his staff which then broke and he fell on the ground. Only then people came to know that he had passed away. People considered it as one of his miracles.

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a creature of the earth that ate away his staff" (34:14)

فَلَمَّا قَضَیْنَا عَلَیْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَیٰ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا دَابَّةُ الْأَرْضِ تَأْکُلُ مِنْسَأَتَهُ

Solomon lived for 51 years and passed away 4442 years after the Fall of Adam.

بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَفْهَمُ الْخَیْرَ وَالشَّرّ.َ (الخ(

بْنَ دَاوُودَ لَقَدْ آتَاکَ اللَّهُ مُلْکًا عَظِیمًا، فَسَمِعَهُ سُلَیْمَانُ فَقَالَ لَتَسْبِیحَةٌ فی صَحِیفَةِ مُؤمِنٍ خَیْرٌ مِمّا أُعْطِی ابْنَ دَاوُودَ، إِنَّ مَا أُعْطِی ابْنَ دَاوُودَ یَذْهَبُ إِنَّ التَّسْبِیحَةَ تَبْقَی.

for there is not only no benefit in it but it will incite enmity among brethren.

قَالَ سُلَیْمَان بْنُ دَاوُودَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ لابنِهِ: یَا بُنَیَّ إِیّاکَ وَالْمراءَ فَإِنَّهُ لَیْسَتْ فِیهِ مَنْفَعةٌ وَهُوَ یُهَیِّجُ بَیْنَ الإِخْوانِ العَدَاوَةَ.

"O ants! Enter your homes lest Solomon and his hosts should crush you while they do not know" he alighted and ordered her to be brought to him. He asked her: Why did you warn the ants? Have you come to know that I am unjust? Do you not know that I am a fair Prophet? She said: O Prophet of Allah! I did not mean the smashing of the bodies but the smashing of the hearts! I feared lest we should desire what you have been granted and become dazzled and thus be distracted from praising the Almighty!

He said to her: Admonish me. The ant asked : Do you know why your father was named Dawud? Solomon said: I do not know. The ant said: your father had treated his wound with wud (compassion) so he was called Dawud and I wish you to join the company of your father. Then she asked him: Do you know why has the wind been made subservient to you? Solomon said: I have no knowledge of that. The ant said: That the whole world is a wind. It was then that he smiled from her statement saying: My Lord! Grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents.

إِنَّ سُلَیْمَانَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ قَوْلَها (یَا أَیُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاکِنَکُمْ لا یَحْطِمَنَّکُم سُلَیْمَانَ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ لا یَشْعُرُونَ) نَزَلَ عَلَیْها وَقَالَ ائتُونِی بِهَا فَأَتَوْهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَها لِمَ حَذَّرْتَ النَّمْلَ؟ هَلْ سَمِعْتُمْ إِنّی ظَالِمٌ؟

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أَمَا عَلِمْتُمْ أَنّی نَبِیُّ عَدْلٍ؟ فَلِمَ قُلْتَ لا یَحْطِمَنَّکُم سُلَیْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ؟ قَالَتِ النَّمْلَةُ یَا نَبِیَّ اللَّهِ أَمَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلی وَهُمْ لا یَشْعُرُونَ مَعَ أَنّی مَا أَرَدْتُ حَطْمَ النُّفُوسِ وَإِنَّمَا أَرَدْتُ حَطْمَ الْقُلُوبِ خَشِیتُ أَنْ یَتَمَنَّیَنَّ مَا أُعْطِیتَ فَیَفْتَتِنَ وَیَشْتَغِلْنَ بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَیْکَ عَنِ التَّسْبِیحِ.

فَقَالَ لَها عِظِینِی فَقَالَتْ لَهُ النَّمْلَةُ هَلْ عَلِمْتَ لِمَ سُمِّی أَبُوکَ دَاوُودَ؟ قَالَتْ لأَنَّهُ دَاوَی جِرَاحَةَ قَلْبِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ وَهَلْ تَدْرِی لِمَ سُمِّیتَ سُلَیْمَانَ؟ قَالَ لا قَالَتْ لأَنَّکَ سَلِیمٌ رَکَنْتَ إِلی مَا أُوتِیتَ بِسَلامَةِ صَدْرِکَ وَحَقَّ لَکَ أَنْ تَلْحَقَ بِأَبِیکَ دَاوُودَ. ثُمَّ قَالَتْ أَتَدْری لِمَ سَخَّرَ اللَّهُ تَعالی لَکَ الرِّیحَ؟ قَالَ لا، قَالَتْ لِیُخْبِرَکَ أَنَّ الدُّنْیا کُلُّهَا رِیحٌ، فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِکًا مِنْ قَولِهَا مُتَعَجِّبًا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِی أَنْ أَشْکُرَ نِعْمَتَکَ الَّتِی أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیَّ وَعَلی وَالِدَیَّ الآیة.

on God to fill his heart with his love and not mix it with the love of others.

َّ سُلَیْمَانَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ رَأَی عُصْفُورًا یَقُولُ لِعُصْفُورَتَهُ: لِمَ تَمْنَعِینَ نَفْسَکِ مِنّی؟ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ أَخَذْتُ قُبَّةَ سُلَیْمانَ بِمِنْقَارِی فَأُلْقِیهَا فی الْبَحْرِ!

فَتَبَسَّمَ سُلَیْمانَ عَلَیْهِ السَّلامُ مِنْ کَلامِهِ. ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمَا وَقَالَ لِلْعُصْفُورِ: أَتُطِیقَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ ذَلِکَ؟ فَقَالَ لا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلَکِنَّ الْمَرْءَ قَد یُزَیِّنُ نَفْسَهُ وَیُعَظِّمَهَا عِنْدَ زَوْجَتِهِ وَالْمُحِبُّ لا یُلامُ عَلی مَا یَقُولُ.

فَقَالَ لِلْعُصْفُورَةِ لِمَ تَمْنَعِیهِ مِنْ نَفْسَکِ وَهُوَ یُحِبُّکِ؟ فَقَالَتْ یَا نَبِیَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَیْسَ مُحِبًّا وَلَکِنَّهُ مُدَّعٍ، یَحُبُّ مَعی غَیْرِی فَأَثَّرَ کَلامُ الْعُصْفُورَةِ فی قَلْبِ سُلَیْمَانَ وَبَکی بُکَاءً شَدِیدًا وَاحْتَجَبَ عَنِ النَّاسِ أَرْبَعِینَ یَومًا یَدْعُوا اللَّهَ أَنْ یَفْرُغَ قَلْبَهُ لِمَحَبَّةِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْ لا یُخَالِطَها بِمَحَبَّةِ غَیْرِهِ.

not known but was a contemporary of Prophet Ezra (Uzayr). Following the death of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel was returned to Baytul-Muqaddas by Bahman son of Esfandiar and from there to Ahwaz and finally to Susa where he passed away. He is known for geomancy and interpretation of dreams. In Nassekh At-Tawarikh his birth has been recorded at 4817 years after the Fall of Adam and he was captivated by Nebuchadnezzar at the age of 12.

قالَ لِمَن حَولهُ: أَلا أُحَدِّثُکُم؟ قالُوا: بَلی یا رَسُولَ اللَّه فِداکَ الآباءَ والأُمَّهاتِ، فَقالَ إِنَّهُ کانَ نَبِیٌّ فیما کانَ قَبلُکُم یُقالُ لَهُ دانیالُ، وَأَنَّهُ أَعطی صاحِبَ مَعبَرٍ رَغیفًا لِکَی یَعبُرُ بِه فَرَمی صاحِبُ المَعبَرِ بِالرَّغیفِ وَقالَ: ما أَصنَعُ بِالخُبزِ؟ هذا الخُبزُ عِندَنا قَد یُداسُ بِالأرجُلِ، فَلَمّا رَأی دانیالُ ذلِکَ مِنهُ رَفَعَ یَدَهُ إِلی السَّماءِ وَقالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَکرِم الخُبزَ فَقَد رَأیتَ یا رَبِّ ما صَنَعَ هذا العَبدُ وَقالَ، إِنَّ بختَ النَّصرِ رَأَی رُؤْیا عَجیبةً فَأفْزَعَتهُ فَسَألَ عَنها السَّحَرةَ وَالکَهَنةَ فَعَجَزوا عَن تَفسیرِها فَبَلَغَ ذلِکَ دانیالَ وَکانَ فی السِّجنِ مَعَ أصحابِه وَقَد أحَبَّهُ صاحِبُ السِّجنِ وَأَعجَبَ بِه لِما رَأی مِن حُسنِ سَمتِه وَهدایَتِه فَقالَ دانیالُ لِصاحبِ السِّجنِ إِنَّکَ قَد أحسَنتَ إِلیَّ وَإِنَّ صاحِبَکُم قَد رَأی رُؤیا فَدُلَّهُ عَلَیَّ لأُعَبِّرَها لَهُ، فَجاءَ السَّجّانُ وَاخبَرَ بُخْتَنَّصْرَ بِقصَّةِ دانیالَ فَقالَ: عَلَیَّ بِه وَکانَ لا یقِفُ بَینَ یَدَیهِ أحَدٌ إِلا سَجَدَ لَهُ فَأتَوا بِه فَقامَ بَینَ یَدَیهِ وَلَم یَسجُد لَهُ، فَقالَ لَهُ ما الَّذی مَنَعَکَ مِنَ السُّجُودِ لی فَقالَ لَهُ إِنَّ لی رَبًّا آتانِیَ العِلمَ وَالحِکمَةَ وَأَمَرَنی أن لا أَسجُدَ إِلا لَهُ فَخَشَیتُ إِن سَجَدتُ لِغَیرهِ أن یَنزَعَ مِنّی العِلمَ الَّذی آتانی وَیُهلِکَنی.

about it. The ruler said: Bring him to me. Needless to say that no one went to him without prostrating to him. When they brought Daniel to him, he stood before him without making prostration. Nebuchadnezzar said: What kept you from prostrating to me? Daniel said: There is a Lord for me who has given me knowledge and wisdom bidding me not to prostrate to anyone but to Him. Therefore, I feared to make prostration to others lest He might take away my knowledge and ruin me.

lions did not make any attack on him. Daniel stayed there for the period God had willed and had an appetite for food and drink as other human beings. At this time God inspired Prophet Jeremiah (Armiya) in Damascus to prepare food and drink for Daniel. Jeremiah said: O God! I am in the holy Land whereas Daniel is in Babylon in Iraq. God inspired him saying: prepare what We have ordered, I too, send messengers to take you and what you have prepared there. He did so and God’s messenger too arrived and carried it to the top of the well. Daniel asked: Who is it? He said: It is me, Jeremiah. Daniel asked: What has brought you here? He said: My Lord has sent me to you. Daniel asked: Has my Lord Remembered me? Jeremiah said: Yes, he has. Then Daniel said: Praise is due to Allah who does not forget one who remembers Him. Praise is due to Allah who answers those having hope. Praise is due to Allah to whom every trusts will not be abandoned.

Praise is due to Allah who rewards good with good. Praise is due to Allah who has set salvation as a reward for patience. Praise is due to Allah who removes our hardship after our sorrow. Praise is due to Allah who keeps us from doing any acts when we are in doubt. Praise is due to Allah who is our Hope when we are in desperation.

ضَرّا بُختُنَّصرُ أسَدَینَ فَألقاهُما فی

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جُبٍّ وَجاءَ بِدانیالَ فَالقاهُ عَلَیهِما، فَلَم یُهیِّجَاهُ، فَمَکَثَ ما شاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اشتَهی ما یَشتَهی الآدَمیُّونَ مِنَ الطَّعامِ وَالشَّرابِ، فَأوحی اللَّهُ إِلی أرمِیا وَهوَ بِالشّامِ أن أَعدَدَ طَعامًا وَشَرابًا لِدانیالَ فَقالَ: یا رَبِّ أنا بِالأرضِ المُقَدَّسةِ وَدانیالُ بِأرضِ بابِلَ مِن أَرضِ العِراقِ، فَأوحی اللَّهُ إِلَیهِ أن أَعدِد ما أمَرناکَ بِه فَأنَا سَنُرسِلُ مَن یَحمِلُکَ وَیَحمِلُ ما أعدَدتَ، فَفَعلَ وَأرسَلَ إِلیهِ مَن حَمَلهُ وَحَمَلَ ما أعدَّهُ حَتی وَقَفَ عَلی رَأسِ الجُبِّ فَقَالَ دانیالُ: مَن هذا؟ قَالَ أنا ارمِیا، فَقَالَ: ما جاءَ بِکَ؟ فَقَالَ أرسَلَنی إِلیکَ رَبُّکَ، قَالَ: وَقَد ذَکَرَنی رَبّی؟ قَالَ: نَعَم.

فَقالَ دانیالُ: الحَمدُ للَّه الَّذی لا یَنسی مَن ذَکَرهُ، وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ الَّذی یُجیبُ مَن رَجاهُ، وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ الَّذی مَن وَثِقَ بِهِ لَم یَکِلهُ إِلی غَیرِه، وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ الَّذی یُجزی بِالإِحسانِ إِحسانًا، وَالحَمدُ لَلّهِ الَّذی یُجزی بِالصَّبرِ نَجاةً، وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ الَّذی هُوَ یَکشِفُ ضُرَّنا بَعدَ کَربِنا، وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ الَّذی یَقینا حینَ یَسوءُ ظَنُّنا بِأعمالِنا، وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ الَّذی هُوَ رَجاؤُنا حینَ تَنقَطِعُ الحِیَلُ عَنّا.

(37:140)

إِذ أَبَقَ إِلی الفُلکِ المَشحُونِ.

When they launched the ship, the sea became stormy without any wind to blow. There was a big wave in a way that those in the ship became worried. Jonah said: Throw me into sea so that you will have calm. People said: We do not dare to commit such an act. Jonah said: The storm will not stop unless I am drowned. If you do not believe me, cast lot so as to decide who should be thrown into sea. The holy Quran says:

"So he shared (with them), but was of those who are cast off (37:141).

فَساهَمَ فَکانَ مِنَ المُدحَضینَ.

This was repeated three times and eventually they threw him into sea. The holy Quran says:

"So the fish swallowed him while he did that for which he blamed himself." (37:142)

فَالتَقَمَهُ الحُوتُ وَهوَ مُلیمٌ.

When he was in the belly of fish, he started glorifying God:

"And Yunus, when he went away in wrath, so thought that We would not straiten him, so he called out among afflictions: There is no god but Thou glory be to Thee; surely I am of those who make themselves to suffer loss. So We responded to him and delivered him from the grief, and thus do We deliver the believers." (21:87-88)

وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَهَبَ مُغاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أن لَن نَقدِرَ عَلَیهِ فَنادی فی الظُّلُماتِ أن لا إِله إِلا أنتَ سُبحانَکَ إِنّی کُنتُ مِنَ الظّالِمینَ. فَاستَجَبنا لَهُ وَنَجَّیناهُ مِنَ الغَمِّ وَکذلِکَ نُنجی المُؤمِنینَ.

The holy Quran further says:

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We cast him on to the vacant surface of the earth while he was sick." (37:145)

فَنَبَذناهُ بِالعَراءِ وَهوَ سَقیمٌ.

After a few days, Jonah was given the mission to go to the city of Nineva. He did so. In this relation, the holy Quran says:

"And they believed, so We gave them provision till a time." (37:148)

فَآمَنوا فَمَتّعناهُم إِلی حِینٍ.

After people believed in his mission, he went to Egypt where he spent the rest of his life with the recluse.

أحَدِکُم، فَقالَ یُونُسُ هذِهِ بِخَطیئَتی فَألقُونی فی البَحرِ.

guardian of Mary. Zachariah was seventy five but with no child. His wife too had reached an age no one expected her to bear a child. During the time Zachariah frequented Baytul-Moqqadas to visit and to take care of Mary who had abode in one of its chambers, he found winter fruits in summer and summer fruits in winter set before her. When asking:

"...Whence comes this to you? She said: it is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases without measure." (3:37)

أَنَّیٰ لَکِ هَٰذَا ۖ قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ یَرْزُقُ مَنْ یَشَاءُ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ

Zachariah said to himself: God who can do such a favor to Mary can certainly give me a child. Hence, he started praying:

"My Lord! Grant me from Thee good offspring" (3:38).

رَبِّ هَبْ لِی مِنْ لَدُنْکَ ذُرِّیَّةً طَیِّبَةً

At this time an angel called to him saying:

"Allah gives you the good news of Yahya verifying a word from Allah." (3:39).

أَنَّ اللَّهَ یُبَشِّرُکَ بِیَحْیَیٰ مُصَدِّقًا بِکَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ

Zachriah surprisingly said:

"O my Lord! When shall I have a son, and my wife is barren, and I myself have reached indeed the extreme degree of old age? He said: So shall it be; your Lord says: it is easy to me, and indeed I created you before when you were nothing." (19:8-9)

رَبِّ أَنَّیٰ یَکُونُ لِی غُلَامٌ وَکَانَتِ امْرَأَتِی عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْکِبَرِ عِتِیًّا. قَالَ کَذَٰلِکَ قَالَ رَبُّکَ هُوَ عَلَیَّ هَیِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُکَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَکُ شَیْئًا

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said:

"My Lord! Appoint a sign for me. Said he: Your sign in that you should not speak to men for three days except by signs." (3:41)

رَبِّ اجْعَلْ لِی آیَةً ۖ قَالَ آیَتُکَ أَلَّا تُکَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَیَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا

Zachariah made a prostration of thanks and Eshia became pregnant after five years and gave birth to John (Yahya) while she was six month pregnant. She is said to have lived for some time after John was killed.

fit for him; surely they used to hasten, one with another, in deeds of goodness and to call upon Us, hoping and fearing; and they were humble before Us." (21:89-90)

وَزَکَرِیَّا إِذْ نَادَیٰ رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِی فَرْدًا وَأَنْتَ خَیْرُ الْوَارِثِینَ. فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ یَحْیَیٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ کَانُوا یُسَارِعُونَ فِی الْخَیْرَاتِ وَیَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَکَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِینَ

on the day he is raised to life." (19:15)

وَسَلَامٌ عَلَیْهِ یَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَیَوْمَ یَمُوتُ وَیَوْمَ یُبْعَثُ حَیًّا

As a child, when he went to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Baytul-Moqaddas, he found the servants of the House of God dressed in coarse garment engaged in prayer. Upon his return he asked his mother to sew a coarse garment. His mother too, sewed for him a coarse garment of camel wool. He went back to the Mosque, engaged in prayer benefiting from the sermons of his father, Zacharia. The Quran Says:

"And dutiful to his parents, and he was not insolent, disobedient." (19:14)

وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَیْهِ وَلَمْ یَکُنْ جَبَّارًا عَصِیًّا

He had wept so much out of fear of God that his cheeks were scarred with tears. He never married.

"An honorable and chaste and a Prophet from among the good ones." (3:39)

وَسَیِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِیًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِینَ

John was ordained Prophet when he was only seven years old.

"And We granted him wisdom while yet a child." (19:12)

وَآتَیْنَاهُ الْحُکْمَ صَبِیًّا

John then left Baytul-Moqqadas for the Bank of Jordan River where he invited the family of Israel to Moses Law in Judea. He baptized in the Jordan River every one whom he admonished not to commit sin with his sermon. When Mary brought Jesus to Jordan, he went to John saying: Baptize me. John said: it is I who have need of baptism from you. But Jesus said: Let it be so now. Then John gave him baptism.

Herod, the king, was in love with Herodia the wife of his brother, Philpus.

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He asked John to give him permission to cohabit with her. John considered it as opposed to Moses Law. Hence Herod became furious deciding to kill John. However, he was fearful of people’s rebellion. Therefore, he ordered to put him in jail. Then he cohabited with his sister-in-law. Herod used to celebrate his birthday every year. On the same occasion, he threw a party with all preparations. At this time Herodia had made everything possible to look beautiful. She entered the party, danced and fascinated Herod in such a way that he said: I will give you everything you wish even if it is half of my kingdom. Having consulted her mother, Herodia said: I wish for John’s head. Herod too signed a decree to behead John. Several persons went to Jail, beheaded John, put his head on a tub and brought it to Herod.

of Yahya verifying a Word from Allah, and honorable and chaste and a Prophet from among the good ones."

(3:38-39)

هُنَالِکَ دَعَا زَکَرِیَّا رَبَّهُ ۖ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِی مِنْ لَدُنْکَ ذُرِّیَّةً طَیِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّکَ سَمِیعُ الدُّعَاءِ. فَنَادَتْهُ الْمَلَائِکَةُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ یُصَلِّی فِی الْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ یُبَشِّرُکَ بِیَحْیَیٰ مُصَدِّقًا بِکَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَسَیِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِیًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِینَ

سَیّدًا، 2- حَصُورًا، 3- نَبیًّا مِن الصّالِحینَ.

سَیِّدًا فی العِلمِ وَالعِبادَةِ وَقیلَ فی الحِلمِ وَالتَّقوی وَحُسنِ الخُلقِ وَقیلَ کَریمًا علی رَبِّه، وَقیلَ: فَقیهًا عالِمًا، وَقیلَ: مُطیعًا لِرَبِّه: وَقیلَ: مُطاعًا، وَقیلَ: سَیّدًا لِلمُؤمِنینَ بِالرّیاسةِ عَلیهِم. رَئیسًا فی طاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَلی أهلِ طاعَتِه.

إِنَّهُ یَحصُرُ نَفسَهُ عَنِ الشَّهواتِ. إِنَّهُ لا یَدخُلُ فی اللَّعبِ والأباطیل.

وَ نبِیًّا مِنَ الصّالِحینَ: أی رَسُولا شَریفًا رَفیعَ المَنزِلةِ مِن جُملةِ الأنبِیاءِ.

of the virtue and excellence of Prophets. One of them said: Moses is above all in excellence. Another one said: Jesus Christ is above all. The other said: Ibrahim is above all. The holy Prophet said: Why do you not speak of the martyr, the son of martyr who wore garment of wool, eat from tree out of fear of sin. Ibn-wahah said: The holy Prophet means John, the son of Zacharia.

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّه صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلهِ عَلی أصحابِه یَومًا وَهُم یَتذاکَرونَ فَضلَ الأنبِیاءِ فَقالَ قَائلٌ: مُوسی کَلیمُ اللَّه، وَقالَ قَائِلٌ: عیسی رُوحُ اللَّه وَکَلِمَتُهُ، وَقالَ قَائِلٌ: إِبراهیم خَلیلُ اللَّه، فَقالَ: أینَ الشَّهیدُ ابنُ الشَّهیدِ، یَلبِسُ الوَبَرَ وَیَأکُلُ الشَّجرَ مَخافةَ الذَّنبِ؟ قالَ ابنَ وَهَبٍ: یُریدُ یَحیی بنَ زَکرِیّا.

قَالَ یَحیی: أوصِنی. قالَ: لا تَغضَب، قالَ: لا أَستَطِیعُ إِلا أن أَغضَبَ، قالَ: لا تَقْتُنْ مالا، قالَ: أمّا هذهِ فَعَسی.

إِلیهِ النُّفُوسُ وَیَجتَمِعُ إِلیهِ النّاسُ فَیَعِظُهُم وَیَدعوهُم إِلی التَّوبةِ وَیأمُرُهُم بِالتَّقوی حَتّی اسْتَشهَدَ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ.

saying: O sinner! Admonish me. The man said: Leave no space between yourself and desire, for it will ruin you. John said: Admonish me furthermore. The man said: Do not get angry. John said: That is sufficient for me.

قالَ الصّادِقُ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ رَجُلا جاءَ إِلی عیسی بنِ مَریمَ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ فَقالَ لَهُ: یا رُوحَ اللَّه إِنِّی زَنَیتُ فَطَهِّرنی، فأمَرَ عیسی عَلیهِ السَّلامُ أن یُنادی فی النَّاس: لا یَبقی أحَدٌ إِلا خَرَجَ لِتَطهیرِ فُلانٍ، فَلَمّا اجتَمَعَ واجتَمَعوا وَصارَ الرَّجُلُ فی الحُفرَةِ نادی الرَّجُلُ فی الحُفرةِ: لا یَحُدُّنی مَن للهِ تَعالی فی جَنبِه حَدٌّ، فَانصَرَفَ النَّاسُ کُلُّهُم إِلا یَحیی وَعیسی عَلیهِما السَّلامُ فَدَنا مِنهُ یَحیی فَقالَ لَهُ: یا مُذنِبُ عِظْنی. فَقالَ لَهُ: لا تُخَلِّیَنَّ بَینَ نَفسِکَ وَبینَ هَواها فَتَردی، قَالَ: زِدنی، قَالَ لا تُعَیِّرَنَّ خاطِئًا بِخَطیئةٍ، قَالَ: زِدنی، قالَ: لا تَغضَبْ، قَالَ: حَسبی.

cousin by the name of Joseph to whom she was engaged but before marriage angels gave her the good news of Jesus birth. The Quran says:

"When the angels said: O Marium, surely Allah gives you good news with a Word from him whose name is the Messiah, Isa son of Marium." (3:45)

إِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِکَةُ یَا مَرْیَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ یُبَشِّرُکِ بِکَلِمَةٍ مِنْهُ اسْمُهُ الْمَسِیحُ عِیسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ

Being surprised,

"she said: My Lord! When shall there be a son (born) to me, and man has not touched me?" (3:47)

قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّیٰ یَکُونُ لِی وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ یَمْسَسْنِی بَشَرٌ

At this time an angel said:

"Even so, Allah creates what he pleases; when he has decreed a matter, he only says to it, Be, and it is." (3:47)

قَالَ کَذَٰلِکِ اللَّهُ یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَاءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَیٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا یَقُولُ لَهُ کُنْ فَیَکُونُ

One day, Mary left Al-Aqsa mosque for Zacharia’s house to meet her sister Eisha.

"And mention Marium in the Book when she drew aside from her family to an eastern place." (19:16)

وَاذْکُرْ فِی الْکِتَابِ مَرْیَمَ إِذِ انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَکَانًا شَرْقِیًّا

At this time Gabriel appeared to her in the from of a human being:

"Then, We sent to her our spirit, and there appeared to her a well-made man." (19:17)

إِلَیْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِیًّا

When Mary’s look was cast on him, she was extremely horrified.

"she said; surely I fly for refuge from you to the Beneficent God, if you are one guarding (against evil)” (19:18).

قَالَتْ إِنِّی أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنْکَ إِنْ

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کُنْتَ تَقِیًّا

“He said: I am only a messenger of your Lord: That I will give you a pure boy. She said: When shall I have a boy and no mortal has yet touched me, nor have I been unchaste? He said: Even so; your Lord says: It is easy to Me: and that We may make him a sign to men and a mercy from us; and it is a matter which has been decreed. So she conceived him; then withdrew herself with him to a remote place. And the throes of childbirth compelled her to betake herself to the trunk of a palm-tree. She said: O, would that I had died before this, and had been a thing quite forgotten! Then (the child) called out to her from beneath her: Grieve not, surely your Lord had made a stream to flow beneath you; and shake towards you the trunk of the palm-tree, it will drop on you fresh ripe dates: so eat and drink and refresh the eye.

Then if you see any mortal, say: surely I have vowed a fast to the Beneficent God, so I shall not speak to any man today. And she came to her people with him, carrying him (with her). They said: O Marium! Surely you have done a strange thing. O sister of Haroun! Your father was not a bad man, nor was your mother an unchaste woman. But she pointed to him. They said: How should we speak to one who

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was a child in the cradle? He said; surely I am a servant of Allah; He has given me the Book and made me a Prophet; and He has made me blessed wherever I may be, and He has enjoined on me prayer and poor-rate so long as I live; and dutiful to my mother, and he has not made me insolent, unblessed; and peace on me on the day I was born, and on the day I die, and on the day I am raise to life." (19:19-33)

قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّکِ لِأَهَبَ لَکِ غُلَامًا زَکِیًّا. قَالَتْ أَنَّیٰ یَکُونُ لِی غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ یَمْسَسْنِی بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَکُ بَغِیًّا. قَالَ کَذَٰلِکِ قَالَ رَبُّکِ هُوَ عَلَیَّ هَیِّنٌ ۖ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ آیَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِنَّا ۚ وَکَانَ أَمْرًا مَقْضِیًّا. فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَانْتَبَذَتْ بِهِ مَکَانًا قَصِیًّا. فَأَجَاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَیٰ جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ یَا لَیْتَنِی مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَٰذَا وَکُنْتُ نَسْیًا مَنْسِیًّا. فَنَادَاهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَا أَلَّا تَحْزَنِی قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّکِ تَحْتَکِ سَرِیًّا. وَهُزِّی إِلَیْکِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَیْکِ رُطَبًا جَنِیًّا. فَکُلِی وَاشْرَبِی وَقَرِّی عَیْنًا ۖ فَإِمَّا تَرَیِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ أَحَدًا فَقُولِی إِنِّی نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ أُکَلِّمَ الْیَوْمَ إِنْسِیًّا. فَأَتَتْ بِهِ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُ ۖ قَالُوا یَا مَرْیَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَیْئًا فَرِیًّا. یَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا کَانَ أَبُوکِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا کَانَتْ أُمُّکِ بَغِیًّا. فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَیْهِ ۖ قَالُوا کَیْفَ نُکَلِّمُ مَنْ کَانَ فِی الْمَهْدِ صَبِیًّا. قَالَ إِنِّی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ آتَانِیَ الْکِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِی نَبِیًّا. وَجَعَلَنِی مُبَارَکًا أَیْنَ مَا کُنْتُ وَأَوْصَانِی بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّکَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَیًّا. وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَتِی وَلَمْ یَجْعَلْنِی جَبَّارًا شَقِیًّا. وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَیَّ یَوْمَ وُلِدْتُ وَیَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَیَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ

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حَیًّا.

Hearing this from an infant, people stopped unjustified accusations. Since on the order of Herod, the tyrant king, they killed all the male infants, Joseph who had been engaged to Mary took her and Jesus to Egypt and abode near Nile River. Eleven years passed as such till one night Joseph in a dream saw that he should take Jesus and his mother back to the holy Land. Hence, they set out and after some time reached the Bank of Jordan River where John was. Jesus was baptized by John and resided in Nazareth. It is for this reason that the followers of Jesus are called Nasrani. For a detailed account of Jesus life, one should refer to History books. However, a summary of his life is that one day Jesus was inspired:

"Remember My favor on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you with the holy Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and when of old age, and when I taught you the Book and the wisdom and the Taurat and the Injeel." (5:110)

اذْکُرْ نِعْمَتِی عَلَیْکَ وَعَلَیٰ وَالِدَتِکَ إِذْ أَیَّدْتُکَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ تُکَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِی الْمَهْدِ وَکَهْلًا ۖ وَإِذْ عَلَّمْتُکَ الْکِتَابَ وَالْحِکْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِیلَ

"And (make him) an apostle to the children of Israel that I have come to you with a sign from your Lord." (3:49)

وَرَسُولًا إِلَیٰ بَنِی إِسْرَائِیلَ أَنِّی قَدْ جِئْتُکُمْ بِآیَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّکُمْ

breathed into it and it became a bird by My permission, and you healed the blind and the leprous by My permission; and when you brought forth the dead by My permission." (5:110)

وَإِذْ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ الطِّینِ کَهَیْئَةِ الطَّیْرِ بِإِذْنِی فَتَنْفُخُ فِیهَا فَتَکُونُ طَیْرًا بِإِذْنِی ۖ وَتُبْرِئُ الْأَکْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ بِإِذْنِی ۖ وَإِذْ تُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتَیٰ بِإِذْنِی

"So a party of the children of Israel believed and another party disbelieved." (61:14)

فَآمَنَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ بَنِی إِسْرَائِیلَ وَکَفَرَتْ طَائِفَةٌ

"...but those who disbelieved among them said: This is nothing but clear enchantment." (5:110)

فَقَالَ الَّذِینَ کَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُبِینٌ

To sum it up: 5616 years after the Fall of Adam when Jews decided to crucify Jesus who was then 31 years old, God took him to heavens.

"And their saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa son of Marium, the apostle of Allah; and they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so." (4:157)

وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِیحَ عِیسَی ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰکِنْ شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ

The truth is that people arrested Jesus and charged a man by the name of Simon, the Corinthian to crucify him and he did so and them assigned a man to prevent others from bringing him down from the cross. At this time, Jesus gave a loud cry saying: Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani meaning my God, my God, why are you turned away from me? Soon darkness swept everywhere and there was a light and Jesus gave a loud

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cry, the earth started shaking and Jesus ascended to heavens. Simon, the Corinthian who had taken the shape of Jesus cried: I am not Jesus but no one believed him till he died.

hair. He used to go on foot and never took for himself a house, ornament, fittings of extra garment. He did not prepare food for more than a day. He would halt whenever the sun set. He spent the night in prayer. Jesus cured the blind and the lepers. He made the dead come back to life again with the permission of God and informed people of what they ate at their homes or what they saved for the next day. He used to walk on the surface of seas. He was pious and indifferent to the world but careful of the hereafter. He had great enthusiasm for God and constantly traveled on the earth. Jews chased him with the intention to crucify him but God took him to heavens. God knows better.

کانَ عیسی بن مَریَمَ رَجُلا أَحمرَ مائِلا إِلی البَیاضِ ما هُوَ سَبِطُ الرَّأسِ وَلَم یَدهِن رَأسَهُ قَطُّ وَکانَ عیسی یَمشی حافِیًا وَلَم یَتَّخِذ بَیتًا وَلا حِلیَةً وَلا مَتاعًا وَلا ثِیابًا وَلا رِزقًا إِلا قُوتَ یَومِه وَکانَ حَیثُما غابَتِ الشَّمسُ صَفَّ قَدمیهِ وَصلّی حَتّی یُصبِحَ وَکانَ یُبرِئُ الأَکمَهَ وَالأبْرَصَ وَیُحیی المَوتی بإِذنِ اللَّه وَکانَ یُخبِرُ قَومَهُ بِما یَأکُلُونَ فی بُیُوتِهِم وَما یَدَّخِرونَ لِغدٍ وَکانَ یَمشی عَلی وَجهِ الماءِ فی البَحرِ وَکانَ أَشعَثُ الرَّأسِ صَغیرُ الوَجهِ زاهِدًا فی الدُّنیا راغِبًا فی الآخِرةِ حَریصًا عَلی عِبادةِ اللَّه وَکانَ سَیَّاحًا فی الأرضِ حَتّی طَلَبتهُ الیَهودُ وَأَرَادُوا قَتلَهُ فَرفَعهُ اللَّه إِلی السَّماءِ وَاللَّه أَعلَمُ.

in the same way you have believed and reached certainty as you have. He said: Walk on water. But when they walked on water, they started going down. Jesus said: What happened to you? They said: We feared the waves. Jesus said: Fear not the God of waves. Then, he rescued them, putting his hands on the earth, took a handful of soil. When he opened his fist, they saw that he had gold in one hand and pebble in another. Jesus asked: Which one is sweeter to you? They said: Gold. Jesus said: But they are equal to me.

قیلَ لِعیسی ابنِ مَریَمَ یا عیسی بأیِّ شَیءٍ تَمشی عَلی الماءِ؟ قَالَ: بِالإِیمانِ وَالیَقینِ، قَالوا: فَإِنّا آمنّا کَما آمَنتَ وَأیقَنّا کَما أیقَنتَ، قَالَ: فَامشُوا إِذًا فَمَشَوا مَعَهُ فی المَوجِ فَغرِقوا فَقالَ لَهُم عیسی: مالَکُم فَقالوا: خِفنا المَوجَ قالَ: الا خِفتمُ رَبَّ المَوجِ قالَ: فَأخرَجَهُم، ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِیدِه إِلی الأرضِ فَقَبَضَ بِها ثُمَّ بَسَطَها فَإِذا فی إِحْدی یَدَیهِ ذَهَبٌ وَفی الأُخری مَدَرٌ أو حَصی، فَقالَ: أَیُّهُما أَحْلَی فی قُلُوبِکُم؟ قَالوا: هذا الذَّهَبُ: قَالَ فإِنَّهُما عِندی سَواءٌ.

of Judgment and keep silent at the same time.

کانَ عیسی عَلیهِ السَّلامُ إِذا ذُکرَ عِندَهُ السّاعةُ صاحَ وَیَقولُ: لا یَنبَغی لابن مَریَمَ أَن یُذکَرَ عِندَهُ السّاعَةُ وَیَسکُتُ.

saying: Let this stone and the world be yours.

وَبَینَما عیسی یَومًا نائِمٌ عَلی حَجَرٍ قَد تَوَسَّدَهُ وَقَد وَجَدَ لَذَّةَ النَّومِ إِذ مَرَّ بِهِ إِبلیسُ فَقالَ: یا عیسی ألَستَ تَزعَمُ أنَّکَ لا تُریدُ شَیئًا مِن عَرَضِ الدُّنیا؟ فَهذا الحَجَرُ مِن عَرضِ الدُّنیا قالَ: فَقامَ عیسی فَأخَذَ الحَجَرَ فَرَمی بِه إِلیهِ وَقالَ: هذا لکَ مَعَ الدُّنیا.

you go to a Lord before whom you have no excuse. You are really the servant of your gluttony and your lust. Your gluttony is satisfied only when they put you in the grave and you, O children of Adam will find in the scales of others what you have amassed of wealth.

مَرَّ عیسی عَلیهِ السَّلامُ عَلی مَدینةٍ خربةٍ، فَأَعْجَبَهُ البُنیانُ فَقالَ: أی رَبِّ مُر هذِهِ المَدینَةَ أن تُجیبَنی، فَأوحی اللَّه إِلی المَدینَةِ: أَیَّتُها المَدینَةُ الخَرِبةُ جاوِبی عیسی. قَالَ فَنادَتِ المَدینةُ: عیسی حَبیبی وَما تُریدُ مِنّی؟ قَالَ: ما فُعِلَ أَشْجارُکِ وَما فُعِلَ أنهارُکَ وَما فُعِلَ قُصُورُکَ وَأینَ سُکّانُکَ؟ قالَت: حَبیبی جاءَ وَعدُ رَبِّکَ الحَقُّ فَیَبسَت أَشْجاری وَنشَفَت انهاری وَخَرَبَت قُصُوری وَماتَ سُکّانی. قالَ: فَأینَ أَمْوالُهُم؟ فَقالَت: جَمَعُوها مِنَ الحَلالِ وَالحَرامِ مَوضُوعَةً فی بَطنی لِلهِ میراثُ

السَّماواتِ وَالأرضِ، فَنادی عیسی عَلیهِ السَّلامُ: تَعَجَّبْتُ مِن ثَلاثِ أُناسٍ: طالِبُ الدُّنیا وَالمَوتُ یَطلُبُهُ وَبانی القُصُورَ وَالقَبرُ مَنزِلهُ، وَمَن یَضحَکُ مَلأ فیهِ وَالنّارُ أمامَهُ ابن آدَمَ لا بِالکَثیرِ تَشبَعُ وَلا بِالقَلیلِ تَقنَعُ، تَجَمعُ مالَکَ لِمَن لا یَحمَدُکَ وَتَقدِمُ عَلی رَبٍّ لا یَعذِرُکَ، إِنَّما أنتَ عَبدُ بَطنِکَ وَشَهوتِکَ، وَإِنَّما تُملأُ بَطنُکَ إِذا دَخَلتَ قَبرَکَ وَأنتَ یا بن آدَمَ تَری حَشَدَ مالِکَ فی میزانِ غَیرِکَ.

عیسی عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ لمّا أن مَرَّ عَلی شاطِئ البَحرِ رَمی بِقُرصٍ مِن قُوتِه فی البَحرِ فَقالَ لَهُ بَعضُ الحَواریِّینَ یا رُوحَ اللَّه وَکَلِمَتَهُ لِمَ فَعَلتَ هذا وإِنَّما هوَ مِن قُوتِکَ؟ قالَ فَعَلتُ هذا الدّابَّةُ تَأکُلُهُ مِن دَوابِّ الماءِ وَثَوابُهُ عِندَ اللَّه عَظیمٌ.

My garment is of wool, my fruit and vegetables is what grows for wild animals and beasts out of the earth. I pass the night into morning while I have nothing and at the same time, there is no one more rich than I am.

قالَ عیسی عَلیهِ السَّلامُ: خادِمی یَدایَ، وَدابَّتی رِجلایَ وَفِراشی الأرضُ، وَوِسادی الحَجَرُ وَدَفئی فی الشِّتاءِ مَشارِقَ الأرضِ وَسِراجی بِاللَّیلِ القَمَرُ، وَإِدامی الجُوعُ وَشِعاری الخَوفُ، وَلِباسی الصُّوفُ، وَفاکِهَتی وَرَیحانَتی ما أَنبَتَتِ الأَرضُ لِلوُحُوشِ وَالأنعامِ، أبیتُ وَلَیسَ لی شَیءٌ، وَأَصبَحتُ وَلَیسَ لی شَیءٌ وَلَیسَ عَلی وَجهِ الأرضِ أحَدٌ أغنی مِنّی.

When they finished eating, Jesus washed their hands. They said: O spirit of Allah! We should wash your hands. Jesus said: I did it so that you will do it to those whom you teach.

صَنَعَ عیسی عَلیهِ السَّلامُ لِلحَوارِیّینَ طَعامًا فَلمّا أَکَلُوا وَضَّأَهُم بِنَفسِه وَقالوا: یا رُوحَ اللَّه نَحنُ أولی أن نَفعَلَهُ مِنکَ قَالَ: إِنَّما فَعَلتُ هذا لِتَفعَلوهُ بِمَن تُعَلِّمونَ.

Wahab Ibn -Abd Munaf.

When Amina was only one month pregnant, Abdullah made a trip to Medina but became sick after fifteen days and passed away. His body was buried in Darolnabeqa. It was Friday night of the 17th of Rabeeul Awwal when Amina went to a chamber to weep over her husband. When birth-pangs overtook her, there was a split in the ceiling of house and four beautiful ladies came down saying: Fear not, for we have come to serve you. Each took a seat near her and a secret voice called: O Amina! When your child is born, say: I place him under the protection of the One God from the evil of every envious one and every rebellious creature waiting in ambush whether standing or sitting.

أُعیذُهُ بِالواحِدِ مِن شَرِّ کُلِّ حاسِدٍ وَکُلِّ خَلقٍ مارِدٍ یَأخُذُ بِالمَرصَدِ فی المَوارِدِ مِن قائِمٍ وَقاعِدٍ.

Several women in heavenly garments too came with crystal bowls of sherbet giving her the glad tidings of Muhammad who was born at dawn on Friday while falling in prostration before Ka’ba with both hands raised towards heavens saying: There is no god but Allah.

It was a custom among the Arabs to entrust their children to nurses so that their wives will give birth to more children. Most of these nurses were from among the Bedouins. This made children more valiant and eloquent. It is on this basis that the holy Prophet said; I am more eloquent than Quraish, for I was nursed by the tribe of Sa’d

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Ibn -Bakr.

أنَا أَعرَبُ مِن قُرَیشٍ استَرضَعتُ فی سَعدِ بنِ بَکرٍ.

To sum it up, in each season of spring or fall, nursing women from Arab tribes which were near Mecca, went to that city to take with them infants for nursing. In the year Muhammad was born, Halima of Sa’adieh along with her husband and her nursing child came to Mecca for the same purpose. They were taken to Amina’s house where Muhammad was given to her. Halima took him in her arms putting her breast into his mouth. Muhammad never sucked Halima’s left breast leaving it for his foster brother.

The holy Prophet lost his mother at the age of six. The story is that Amina went to Abdul-Muttalib asking him to give her permission to visit her maternal uncles of the tribe of Bani-Adan Ibn -Najjar who were in Medina and to take Muhammad with her to show him to the relatives. Abdul-Muttalib gave her the permission to do so. Hence, Amina, accompanied by Umm-Ayman who attended the holy Prophet proceeded to Medina. She stayed for a month in Darolnaqbeqa where Abdullah was buried, visited her relatives and went back to Mecca but she became sick and eventually died at Abwa midway between Mecca and Medina where she was buried. Umm-Ayman brought Muhammad back to Mecca where he was placed in the charge of his grandfather Abdul-Muttalib.

The holy Prophet lost his grandfather too at the age of eight. When Muhammad was 12 old years, he accompanied his uncle, Abo-Taaleb

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to Damascus on a trade trip. He married Khadija at the age of 25 and was ordained as Prophet on Rajab 27th at the age of forty. The arch-angel, Gabriel appeared to him in Hira Cave saying:

"Read in the name of Your Lord Who created. He created man from a clot." (96:1-2)

اقرَأْ بِاسمِ ربِّکَ الَّذی خَلَقَ، خَلَقَ الإنسانَ مِن عَلَقٍ

Coming down, Muhammad could hear from every tree he passed by eloquently: Peace be upon you, Prophet of Allah. Peace be upon you O messenger of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلیکَ یا نَبیَّ اللَّه السَّلامُ عَلیکَ یا رَسولَ اللَّه.

Muhammad entered his house where Khadijah saw a special light on his face. Asked what kind of light it was, Muhammad said: The light of Prophethood! Khadijah said: I have known you as a Prophet for years. She further said: There is no go but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

Muhammad said: Wrap me. Khadija did so and when he felt better, God inspired:

"O you who are clothed! Arise and warn, and your lord do magnify." (74:1-3)

یا أیُّها المُدَّثِّر قُم فَانذِر وَرَبَّکَ فَکَبِّر.

After three years of secretly inviting people to worship Allah, Gabriel came down with the following verse:

"Therefore declare openly what you are bidden and turn aside from the polytheists." (15:94)

فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِکِینَ

Then, he went to mount Safa and called out each tribe of Quraish saying: Ya Sabaha, an Arabic word used when someone asks for help in looting. Hearing it, people rushed to

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him asking: O Muhammad! What has happened? He said: Will you believe me if I inform you of a great army in ambush behind this mountain or will call me a liar? They said: We have never heard a word of lying from you. Muhammad said: Now that you believe me, I am but a warner to you. Abo-Lahab said: May you be perished, is that what you called us for? O people! My nephew has gone mad, disperse!

تَبًّا لَکَ أَلِهذا دَعَوتَنا

Then he took a stone with the intention to throw it at the holy Prophet as a threat. At this moment, God sent the Quranic chapter — the flame — as follows:

"Perdition overtake both hands of Abo-Lahab, and he will perish. His wealth and what he earns will not avail him. He shall soon burn in fire that flames, And his wife, the bearer of fuel, upon her neck a halter of strongly twisted rope."(111:1-5)

تَبَّتْ یَدَا أَبِی لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ. مَا أَغْنَیٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا کَسَبَ. سَیَصْلَیٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ. وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ. فِی جِیدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ

A short time after this event, God sent the verse:

"And warn Thy near relations" (26:214)

وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِیرَتَکَ الْأَقْرَبِینَ

Following the revelation of this verse, the event of the Day of Warning happened which has been mentioned in the books written by both Shiite and Sunni Muslims. On that day, only Ali believed in the holy Prophet of Islam yet some of those present showed hostility to such degree that verses 90-93 of

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the Quranic chapter — Bani-Israel — describe them as follows:

"And they say: We will by no means believe in you until you cause a foundation to gush forth from the earth for us. Or you should cause the heaven to come down upon us in pieces as you think, or bring Allah and the angels face to face (with us) or you should have a house of gold, or you should ascend into heaven, and we will not believe in your ascending until you bring down to us a book which we may read. Say: Glory be to my Lord; am I aught but a mortal apostle?" (17: 90-93)

وَقَالُوا لَنْ نُؤْمِنَ لَکَ حَتَّیٰ تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ یَنْبُوعًا. أَوْ تَکُونَ لَکَ جَنَّةٌ مِنْ نَخِیلٍ وَعِنَبٍ فَتُفَجِّرَ الْأَنْهَارَ خِلَالَهَا تَفْجِیرًا. أَوْ تُسْقِطَ السَّمَاءَ کَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَیْنَا کِسَفًا أَوْ تَأْتِیَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْمَلَائِکَةِ قَبِیلًا. أَوْ یَکُونَ لَکَ بَیْتٌ مِنْ زُخْرُفٍ أَوْ تَرْقَیٰ فِی السَّمَاءِ وَلَنْ نُؤْمِنَ لِرُقِیِّکَ حَتَّیٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَیْنَا کِتَابًا نَقْرَؤُهُ ۗ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّی هَلْ کُنْتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَسُولًا

Hostility mounted to such a degree that they decided to murder the holy Prophet. Hence, Abo-Talib gathered the sons of Abdul-Muttalib and Hashem sending them with their women and children to a valley called Shib of Abo-Talib. All the sons of Abdul-Muttalib whether believers or unbelievers decided to protect the holy Prophet save Abo-Lahab who joined his enemies. Hamzeh and Abo-Talib were among the ardent protectors of the holy Prophet.

Realizing that they could not harm the holy Prophet, forty enemies made

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a pact not to treat the sons of Hashem kindly, not to give their daughters to them in marriage, not to marry their daughters, not to trade with them, and never to breach this till they surrender the holy Prophet to them. They wrote this pact on a paper, sealed it and gave it to the aunt of Abo-Jahl to safeguard. The supporters of the holy Prophet were in Shib except for the Hajj season which was a sacred month during which they came out to prepare food and went back to Shib. Three years passed as such till one day when the supporters and opponents had gathered near Ka’ba, Abo-Talib entered the gathering.

Some of the people had the impression that he had been tired of protecting the holy Prophet and that he had come to surrender him. But he started speaking as follows: O people! My nephew has informed that God has missioned the termite to eat away all the words of pact only except the name of God which has been left. Now bring that pact here. If what I say is true, you can not possibly deny it and if what I say is a lie, then I will surrender him to you to kill him. People agreed and went away in order to bring the pact. Opening it, they found that all the words had been eaten away and only the name of Allah they used to write on the top of the letters during

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the era of ignorance, was there.

A person rose up saying: We hate this pact hence he tore it into pieces. The following day, a group of people went to Shi’b of Abo-Talib bringing the children of Abdul- Muttaleb to Mecca and giving them abode in their houses. Staying in Shib of Abo-Talib lasted for three years and the holy Prophet took advantage of the season of Hajj rituals during which people came to Mecca from other places to propagate his divine message. Ansar’s allegiance started from this same place. One day the holy Prophet was standing in a place near Mena where six people by the name of As’ad Ibn -Zarareh, Ebatat Ibn -Samet, Rafe Ibn Malek, Qatbeh Ibn -Ame, Aqaba Ibn -Amer, and Jaber Ibn -Abdullah were passing by him. The holy Prophet invited them to have a few words with them. He started his words by saying: I am the messenger of Allah and invite you to the One God and my Prophethood. The holy Quran is my miracle. Then, he started reciting parts of the holy Quran. By hearing the holy Quran, they believed in it saying: The people of Medina are two tribes, namely Aus and Khazraj, and we belong to Khazraj tribe. These two tribes are always at war. If you permit, we go back to Medina, resolve our differences, and will come back here next year to take you with us to Medina. The holy Prophet taught them parts of the holy Quran and

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they left Mecca for Medina informing people of the holy Prophet’s ordainment, and reciting the holy Quran for them. The following year when Hajj season came, the noblemen of Medina gathered and sent twelve persons to Mecca as their representatives to invite the holy Prophet to Medina. This twelve-man team came to the holy Prophet who became happy to meet them. They took the oath of allegiance to the messenger of God. This was called the first allegiance.

]اسعد بن زراره] و [عبادة بن صامت] و [رافع بن مالک] و [قطبة بن عامر] و [عقبة بن عامر] و [جابر بن عبد اللَّه]

The holy Prophet ascended to heavens from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca twelve years after his Prophetic mission at the age of 52. The story of the holy Prophet’s ascension has been mentioned in the holy Quran and historic books.

The holy Prophet migrated from Mecca to Medina at the age of 53 when his enemies whose obstructionism was abortive decided to kill him by choosing a valiant man from each tribe so that they will shed his blood with their swords in a way that paying his blood-money and fighting of one tribe against several tribes would be made easy. However, God informed His messenger of this plan.

"And when those who disbelieved devised plans against you that they might confine you or slay you or drive you away; and they devised plans and Allah too had arranged a plan; and Allah is the best of planners." (8:30)

وَإِذْ یَمْکُرُ بِکَ الَّذِینَ

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کَفَرُوا لِیُثْبِتُوکَ أَوْ یَقْتُلُوکَ أَوْ یُخْرِجُوکَ ۚ وَیَمْکُرُونَ وَیَمْکُرُ اللَّهُ ۖ وَاللَّهُ خَیْرُ الْمَاکِرِینَ

Thus the holy Prophet was commissioned to migrate from Mecca to Medina. After sunset when the atheists of Quraish gathered around the holy Prophet’s house to kill him after midnight, the holy Prophet called on Imam Ali to lie in his bed instead of him, to turn the trusts with him to their owners and to join him in Medina later. The holy Prophet came out of house reciting the Quranic chapter — Ya Seen — through Verse:

"And We have made before them a barrier and a barrier behind them, then We covered them over so that they do not see." (36:9)

وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ بَیْنِ أَیْدِیهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَیْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا یُبْصِرُونَ

Then, he took a handful of dust throwing at those people saying : May your faces be ugly.

Imam Ali put a green sheet on him and lay in the bed of the holy Prophet. At this time, verse 207 of the Quranic chapter — the Cow — was revealed to the holy Prophet:

"And among men is he who sells himself to seek the pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate to the servants." (2:207)

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یَشْرِی نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ

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found Imam Ali there asking: O Ali! Where is Muhammad? Imam Ali said: You had not entrusted him to me.

To sum it up, the holy Prophet took refuge in Thawr Cave on Thursday, the first of Rabeeul Awwal, 13 years after his Prophetic mission while the atheists were chasing him but failed to know his whereabouts. Finally, after spending three nights in the cave, at the dawn of the third night, the holy Prophet set out for Medina along with Abo-Bakr and entered Quba district and after a few days Abo-Bakr asked the holy Prophet to enter Medina. The holy Prophet said: I will not enter Medina as long as my brother, Ali has not joined me. After returning to their owners what the people has entrusted to the holy Prophet for safekeeping, Imam Ali set out for Medina and finally joined the holy Prophet with sore in his feet. They founded Quba Mosque which was the first ever built by the holy Prophet with the assistance of People.

Then they set out for Medina where the chiefs of Ansar tribes were competing with one another to receive the holy Prophet but the holy Prophet said: Let loose the harness of the she-camel. One version says that the she-camel sat down at Abo-Ayyub Ansari’s house. Abo-Ayyub’s mother who was blind rushed to the door joyfully saying to herself: I wish I had eyes to see the messenger of Allah. The holy Prophet put his hand on her eyes and she

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could see. Thus her wish was fulfilled. This was the holy Prophet’s first miracle in Medina. The holy Prophet stayed in Abo-Ayyub’s house for seven months and then moved to his own house. The holy Prophet departed from this world after living in Medina for ten years.

The holy Prophet lived for 63 years and his Prophethood lasted for 23 years. The detailed account of the holy Prophet’s life is to be found in the books of history.

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ کُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِیظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِکَ ۖ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِی الْأَمْرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَکَّلْ عَلَی اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ یُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَکِّلِینَ

am the daughter of Hatam Tay. The holy Prophet said: Set her free, for her father, Hatam Tay Was fond of moral virtues.

قالَ أمیرُ المُؤمِنینَ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ: لَمّا أَتانا سَبایا طَیٍّ فَإِذا فیها جارِیةٌ..... فَقالَت یا مُحَمَّدُ إِن رَأیتَ أن تُخَلِّیَ عَنّی وَلا تُشمِت بی أحیاءَ العَرَبِ فَإِنّی ابنَةُ سِرَّةِ قَومی کانَ أبی یَفُکُّ العانِیَ وَیُعطی العانِیَ وَیَحمی الذِّمارَ وَیُقرِئُ الضَّیفَ وَیُشبِعُ الجائعَ وَیَکْسی المَعدومَ وَیُفَرِّجُ عَنِ المَکروبِ أَنا ابنَةُ حاتَمِ طَیٍّ، فَقالَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: خَلّوا عَنها فإِنَّ أَباها کانَ یُحِبُّ مَکارِمَ الأخلاقِ (الخ).

مَن اجتَمَعَت فیهِ، کانَ نَبیًّا أمینًا، صادِقًا، حاذِقًا، أَصیلا نَبیلا، مَکینًا فَصیحًا، نَصیحًا، عاقِلا، فاضِلا، عابِدًا، زاهِدًا، سَخیًّا مَکیًا، قانِعًا مُتواضِعًا، حَلیمًا، رَحیمًا، غَیورًا، صَبورًا، مُوافِقًا، مُرافِقًا لَم یُخالِط مُنَجِّمًا وَلا کاهِنًا وَلا عَیّافًا (الخ)

حَرَمَهُ ویَصِل مَن قَطَعَهُ وان یَعودَ مَن لا یَعودُهُ.

ذَوی رَحِمَهُ مِن غَیرِ أَن یُؤثِرَهُمُ عَلی غَیرِهِم إِلا بِما أمَرَ اللَّهُ.

to gather wood for making fire. The companions said: O Messenger of Allah! We would do it. Then he said: I know you would do it. But Allah hates to see his servant enjoy a state of privilege among his friends and companions and distinguish himself over others. Then, he proceeded towards the desert and fetched the necessary twigs and thorns.

وَرُوِیَ عَن طَریقِ العامَّةِ أنَّهُ کانَ فی سَفَرٍ فَأمَرَ بِإصْلاحِ شاةٍ، فَقالَ رَجُلٌ یا رَسولُ اللَّه عَلَیَّ ذِبحُها وَقالَ آخَر عَلَیَّ سَلخُها وَقالَ آخَر عَلَیَّ طَبخُها، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلهِ وَسلَّمَ وَعَلَیَّ جَمعُ الحَطَبِ فَقالوا یا رَسولُ اللَّه نَحنُ نَکفیکَ فَقالَ قَد علِمتُ أَنَّکُم تَکفُونی وَلکنّی أَکرَهُ أن أَتَمَیَّزُ عَلیکُم فَإِنَّ اللَّه یَکرَهُ مِن عَبدِهِ أَن یَراهُ مُتَمَیِّزًا بَینَ أَصْحابِه وَقامَ فَجَمَعَ الحَطَبَ.

وَیَعجنُ مَعَها وَیَحمِلُ بِضاعَتَهُ مِن السُّوقِ وَیَضَعُ طَهُورَهُ بِاللَّیلِ وَیُجالِسُ الفُقَراءَ وَیُؤاکِلُ المَساکینَ وَیُناوِلُهُم بِیَدِه.

عَلَیهِم مِنهُ شَیئًا.

special place for himself in a meeting. He especially forbade others to do so whenever he attended a meeting, he would sit where there was an empty place.

He ordered to do the same to the companions paying his due respect to each of the guests. No one had this impression that others were more respectable than him to the holy Prophet. The holy Prophet was patient to whomever he sat with till that person would rise up and leave. Whoever asked the holy Prophet anything, his need was either met or he was convinced with the holy Prophet’s sweet words. His temper was so good that people considered him as a kind father.

People were all equal to him. His meeting was that of forbearance, modesty, truthfulness, and trust and no voice was raised or any one disgraced. If any one blundered, no one spoke of it elsewhere. Those in his meeting treated themselves in a fair manner. Their behavior towards each other was like friendship with the pious. They were humble to each other. They respected the elderly and were kind to younger ones. They gave superiority to the needy and took care of the homeless.

کانَ لا یَجلِسُ وَلا یَقومُ إِلا عَلی ذِکرٍ وَلا یُوطِنُ الأماکِنَ وَیَنهی عَن إِیتانِها وإِذا انتَهی إِلی قَومٍ جَلَسَ حَیثُ یَنتَهی بِه المَجلسُ وَیأمُرُ بِذلِکَ وَیُعطی کُلَّ جُلسائِه نَصیبَهُ وَلا یَحسِبُ أَحَدٌ مِن جُلسائِه أنَّ أحَدًا أکرَمُ عَلیهِ مِنهُ، مَن جالَسَهُ صابَرَهُ حَتّی یَکونَ هُوَ المُنصَرِفُ عَنهُ، مَن سَألَهُ حاجَةً لَم یَرْجِع إِلا بِها

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أو بِمَیسورٍ مِنَ القَولِ، قَد وَسَّعَ النّاسُ مِن خُلقِه فَصارَ لَهُم أبًا وَصاروا عِندَهُ فی الخُلقِ سَواء، مَجلِسُهُ مَجلِسُ حِلمٍ وَحیاءٍ وَصِدقٍ وأمانةٍ، وَلا تُرتَفَعُ فیهِ الأَصواتُ وَلا تُؤبَنُ فیهِ الحُرَمُ، ولا تَنثی فَلتاتِه مُتعادِلینَ، مُتواصِلینَ فیهِ بِالتَّقوی مُتواضِعینَ یُوَقِّرُونَ الکَبیرَ وَیَرحَمونَ الصَّغیرَ وَیُؤثِرونَ ذا الحاجَةِ وَیحفَظونَ الغَریبَ.

companions would take him out of meeting. The holy Prophet used to say: Help those in need. He never accepted eulogy from any one unless his eulogy was a sign of thanks to him. He never interrupted any one unless the speaker exceeded his limits in which he would interrupt the speaker with a sign or by rising up.

کانَ دائِمُ البِشرِ، سَهلُ الخُلقِ، لینُ الجانِبِ، لَیسَ بِفظٍّ وَلا غَلیظٍ وَلا صَخّابٍ وَلا فَحّاشٍ، وَلا عَیّابٍ، وَلا مَدّاحٍ، یَتَغافَلُ عَمّا لا یَشتَهی فَلا یُؤیِسُ مِنهُ وَلا یَخیبُ فیهِ مُؤمِّلیهِ، قَد تَرَکَ نَفسَهُ مِن ثَلاثٍ، المِراءُ وَالإِکثارُ، وَما لا یَعنیهِ، وَتَرَکَ النّاسُ مِن ثَلاثٍ: کانَ لا یَذُمُّ أَحدًا وَلا یُعَیِّرُهُ وَلا یَطلُبُ عَثراتَهُ وَلا عَورَتَهُ وَلا یَتَکَلَّمُ إِلا فیما رَجی ثَوابَهُ، إِذا تَکَلَّمَ أَطرَقَ جُلساءهُ کَأنَّما عَلی رُءُوسِهِمُ الطَّیرَ فَإِذا سَکَتَ تَکَلَّمُوا وَلا یَتَنازَعونَ عِندَهُ الحدیثَ مَن تَکَلَّمَ أَنْصَتوا لَهُ حَتَّی یَفرُغَ، حَدیثُهُم عِندَهُ حَدیثُ أوَّلِهِم، یَضحَکُ مِمّا یَضحَکونَ مِنهُ، وَیَتَعَجَّبُ مِمّا یَتَعَجَّبونَ مِنهُ وَیَصبرُ لِلغَریبِ عَلَی الجَفوةِ فی مَسألَتِه وَمنطِقِه، حَتّی إِن کانَ أَصْحابُهُ لیَستَجلِبونَهُم وَیقولُ: إِذا رَأیتُم طالِبَ الحاجَةِ یَطلُبُها فَارفِدهُ وَلا یَقبَلُ الثَّناءِ إِلا مِن مُکافِئٍ وَلا یَقطَعُ عَلی أَحدٍ، کَلامَهُ حَتّی یَجوزَ فَیَقطَعَهُ بِنَهیٍ أو قِیامٍ.

hated anything. His silence in caution was related to four things: He would do good deed so that the others would follow suit; he abstained from doing any indecent acts so that people would keep away from them. He endeavored for a sound decision aimed to improve the affairs of ummah and would rise for all in which there was the good of the world and the hereafter.

کانَ سُکوتُهُ عَلی أَربَعٍ، عَلی الحِلمِ، وَالحَذرِ، وَالتَّقدیرِ، وَالتَّفَکُّرِ فَأما التَّقدیرُ فَفی تَسویةِ النَّظرِ وَالاستِماعِ بَینَ النّاسِ، وَأما تَفَکُّرِه فَفیما یَبقی أو یَفنی وجُمِعَ لَهُ الحِلمُ فی الصَّبرِ، فَکانَ لا یُغضِبُهُ شیءٌ وَلا یَستَفِزُّهُ وَجُمِعَ لَهُ الحَذرُ فی أربعٍ: أَخْذُهُ بِالحَسَنِ لیُقتدی بِه وَتَرکُهُ القَبیحَ لِیُنتَهی عَنهُ واجتهادُهُ الرَّأْیِ فی صَلاحِ أُمَّتِه وَالقِیامُ فیما جُمِعَ لَهُم خَیرَ الدُّنیا وَالآخِرَةِ.

to sleep on straw mat with nothing underneath. Whenever he wanted to sleep, he would first brush his teeth, then would lie on his right side when sleep overtook him while he was putting his right arm under his face saying: O God! Preserve me from You chastisement on the Day You will raise us.

کانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: یَنامُ عَلی الحَصیرِ لَیسَ تَحتَهُ شَیءٌ غَیرُهُ وَکانَ یَستاکُ إِذا أَرادَ أن یَنامُ وَیأخُذُ مَضجَعَهُ وَکانَ إِذا آوی إِلی فِراشِه اضطَجَعَ عَلی شِقِّهِ الأیمَنِ وَوَضَعَ یَدَهُ الیُمنی تَحتَ خَدِّهِ الیُمنی ثُمَّ یَقولُ: اللَّهُمَّ قِنی عَذابَکَ یَومَ تَبعَثُ عِبادَکَ.

what is right, will pay each other’s debt, and will not underestimate debt.

عَن مُعاوِیَةَ بن وَهَبٍ قالَ قُلتُ لأبی عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السّلامُ بَلَغَنا أنَّ رجُلا مِن الأنصارِ ماتَ وَعَلَیهِ دَینٌ فَلَم یُصَلِّ عَلَیهِ النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلَیهِ وَآلِه وَقالَ لا تُصَلّوا عَلی صاحِبِکُم حَتّی یُقضی عَنهُ الدَّینُ فَقالَ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ ذلِکَ حَقٌّ ثُمَّ قالَ عَلیهِ السّلامُ إِنَّما فَعَلَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وآلِهِ ذلِکَ لِیَتَعاطَوا الحَقَّ وَیُؤدّی بَعضُهُم إِلی بَعضٍ وَلِئلّا یُستَخَفُّوا بِالدَّینِ.

not like to feed my sheep before yours.

وَرُویَ عَن عَمّارٍ رَضیَ اللَّه عَنهُ قالَ: کُنتُ أَرْعی غَنیمَةَ أهلی وَکانَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه یَرعی أیضًا، فَقُلتُ یا مُحَمَّدُ هَل لکَ فی «فَخٍّ» فَإِنّی تَرکتُها رَوضَةَ بَرقٍ، قالَ: نَعَم، فَجِئتُها مِنَ الغَدِ وَقَد سَبَقَنی مُحَمَّدٌ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَهوَ قائِمٌ یَذودُ غَنَمَهُ عَنِ الرَّوضَةِ قالَ إِنّی کُنتُ واعَدتُکَ فَکَرِهتُ أن أَرعی قَبلَکَ.

no disturbance in him. The holy Prophet washed his clothes and purified himself when they went away.

وَکانَ رَسولُ اللَّه (ص) یُؤتی بِالصَّبیِّ الصَّغیرِ لیَدعوا لَهُ بِالبَرَکَةِ أو یُسَمّیهِ، فَیأخُذَهُ فَیَضَعَهُ فی حِجرِه تَکرِمَةً لأهلِه، فَرُبّما بالَ الصَّبیُّ عَلیهِ، فَیَصیحُ بَعضُ مَن رَآهُ حینَ یَبولُ، فَیَقُولُ: لا تَزرِموا بِالصَّبیِّ فَیَدَعُهُ حَتّی یَقضِیَ بَولَهُ، ثُمَّ یَفرَغُ لَهُ مِن دُعائِه أو تَسمِیَتِه وَیَبلُغُ سُرورُ أَهلِه فیهِ وَلا یَرَونَ أنَّهُ یَتَأذّی بِبَولِ صَبِیِّهِم فَإِذا انصَرَفُوا غَسَّلَ ثَوبَهُ بَعدَهُ.

a cushion. Seeing me, he placed it for me saying: O Salman! God will forgive every Muslim who places a cushion for his brother-in-faith to honor him.

رُوِیَ عَن سَلمانَ قالَ دَخلتُ عَلی رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَهوَ مُتَّکِئٌ عَلی وِسادَةٍ فَألقاها إِلیَّ، ثُمَّ قالَ: یا سَلمانُ ما مِن مُسلِمٍ دَخَلَ عَلی أخیهِ المُسلِمِ فَیُلقی لَهُ الوِسادَةَ إِکرامًا لَهُ إِلا غَفَرَ اللَّه لَهُ.

his brothers-in-faith with sour.

عَن الحُسَینِ بنِ زَیدٍ قالَ قُلتُ لِجَعفرِ بن مُحَمَّدٍ جُعِلتُ فِداکَ هَل کانَت فی النَّبیّ مُداعَبَةٌ؟ فَقالَ: وَصَفَهُ اللَّه بِخُلقٍ عَظیمٍ وَإِنَّ اللَّه بَعَثَ أَنبِیاءَهُ فَکانَت فیهِم کَزازَةٌ وَبَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا صَلّی اللَّهُ عَلیهِ وَآلِه بِالرَّأفَةِ وَالرَّحمَةِ وَکانَ مِن رَأفَتِه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه لأُمَّتِه مُداعَبَتُهُ لَهُم لِکَیلا یَبلُغَ بِأحَدٍ مِنهُم التَّعظیمُ حَتّی لا یَنظُرَ إِلیهِ، ثُمَّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنی أبی مُحَمَّدٌ عَن أبیهِ عَلیٍّ، عَن أبیهِ الحُسینِ عَن أبیهِ عَلیٍّ عَلَیهِمُ السَّلامُ قالَ: کانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه لَیَسُرُّ الرَّجُلَ مِن أَصْحابِه إِذا رآهُ مَغمُومًا بِالمُداعَبةِ، وَکانَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه یَقولُ: إِنَّ اللَّه یُبغِضُ المُعَبِّسَ فی وَجهِ إِخوانِه.

it. The holy Prophet said: Nor the old men. After some time, he called them and appeased them saying: God will make all beautiful, young, and illuminated and will make them enter paradise. Then he added: Those in paradise are bare, with no hair on their face but their eyes are touched by surmadust.

وَقالَ لِلعَجوزِ الأَشجَعیَّةِ: یا أَشجَعیَّةُ لا تَدخُلِ العَجوزُ الجَنَّةَ، فَرَآها بِلالٌ باکِیةً فَوصَفها لِلنَّبیِّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَقالَ: وَالأسوَدُ کَذلِکَ، فَجَلَسا یَبکِیانِ، فَرآهُما العَبَّاسُ فَذَکَرهُما لَهُ، فَقالَ: وَالشَّیخُ کَذلِکَ، ثُمَّ دَعاهُم وَطَیَّبَ قُلوبَهُم وَقالَ: یُنشِئُهُمُ اللَّه کَأحسَنِ ما کانوا وَذَکَرَ: أنَّهُم یَدخُلونَ الجَنَّةَ شُبّانًا مُنَوَّرینَ، وَقالَ: إِنَّ أهلَ الجَنَّةِ جُردٌ مُردٌ مُکَحَّلونَ.

وَقالَ: خُذُوها، فَتوَهَّمَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه أنَّهُ أَهداها لَهُ، وَمَرَّ نُعَیمانُ وَالإِعرابِیُّ عَلی البابِ، فَلَمّا طالَ قُعودُهُ قالَ یا هؤُلاءِ رُدُّوها عَلَیَّ إِن لَم تَحضُر قِیمَتُها، فَعَلِمَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه القِصّةَ فَوَزَنَ لَهُ الثَّمَنَ وَقالَ لِنُعیمانَ: ما حَمَلَکَ عَلی ما فَعَلتَ؟ فَقالَ: رَأیتُ رَسولَ اللَّه (ص) یُحِبُّ العَسَلَ وَرَأیتُ الإِعرابِیَّ مَعَهُ العَکَّةُ فَضَحِکَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَلَم یَظهَر لَهُ نُکرًا.

he started to speak, he was overwhelmed with fear. The holy Prophet said: Do not fear, for I am not a king.

عَن ابنِ مَسعودٍ قالَ: أَتی النَّبیَّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه رَجُلٌ یُکَلِّمُهُ فَأرعَدَ! فَقالَ: هَوِّن عَلَیک فَلَستُ بِمَلِکٍ.

right to a another Muslim is to observe his private space and stand back a little.

دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ المَسجِدَ وَهوَ جالِسٌ وَحدَهُ، فَتَزَحزَحَ لَهُ، فَقالَ الرَّجُلُ فی المَکانِ سِعَةٌ یا رَسولُ اللَّه فَقالَ (ص) إِنَّ حَقَّ المُسلِمِ عَلی المُسلِمِ إِذا رَآهُ یُریدُ الجُلُوسَ إِلیهِ أَن یَتَزَحزَحَ لَهُ.

خَرَجَ مِن عِند رَسولِ اللَّه (ص) إِلی طَعامٍ دُعیَ إِلیهِ فَإِذا بِحُسینٍ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ یَلعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبیانِ فَاستَقبَلَ النَّبیُّ (ص) ثُمَّ بَسَطَ یَدَیْهِ فَظَفَرَ الصَّبیُّ هاهُنا مَرَّةً وَهاهُنا مَرَّةً وَجَعَلَ رَسولُ اللَّه (ص) یُضاحِکُهُ حَتّی أَخَذَهُ إِحْدی یَدَیهِ تحت ذَقنِه وَالأُخری تَحتَ قَفاهُ وَوَضَعَ فاهُ عَلی فیهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ.

sit as a servant does. The Messenger of Allah said: Woe to you! Which servant is there to be better than me? She said: Give me a morsel of what you are eating. He gave her a morsel. She said: No, give out of what is in your mouth. The messenger of Allah gave her out of food in his mouth. Imam Sadeq said: The woman was never afflicted with any pain as long as she lived.

عَن الحَسَنِ الصَّیقَلِ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أبا عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ یَقولُ: مَرَّت امْرأَةٌ بَدَویّةٌ بِرَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَهوَ جالِسٌ عَلی الحَضیضِ فَقالَت: یا مُحَمَّدُ وَاللَّه إِنَّکَ لَتَأکُلُ اکلَ العَبدِ وَتَجلِسُ جُلوسَهُ، فَقالَ لَها رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: وَیحَک أیُّ عَبدٍ أَعبَدُ مِنّی؟ قالَت: فَناوِلنی لُقمَةً مِن طَعامِکَ، فَناوَلَها، فَقالَت: لا وَاللَّه إِلا الّتی فی فَمِکَ، فأخرَجَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه اللُّقمَةَ مِن فَمِه فَناوَلَها، فَأکَلَتها، قالَ أبو عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ فَما أصابَها داءٌ حَتّی فارَقَتِ الدُّنیا.

of being called hasty by my tribe. At this moment Omar khattab rose up to attack him. The messenger of Allah said: Sit down, O Aba Hafass. The forbearing person is hoped to enjoy Prophethood. Then the holy Prophet turned to that bedouin, saying: O brother of Bani-Solaim! Thus treated us the Arabs. They attacked on us and were harsh in their speech. O Bedouin! I swear by God who has truthfully raised me as a messenger, anyone harming us in this world will be in the Fire in the hereafter.

وَرُوِیَ أنَّ إِعْرابِیًّا مِن بَنی سُلَیمٍ یَتَبَدّی فی البَریَّةِ، فَإِذا هوَ بِضَبٍّ قَد نَفَرَ مِن بَینِ یَدَیهِ فَسَعی وَراءَهُ حَتّی اصطادَهُ، ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُ فی کُمِّه وَأَقبَلَ یَزدَلِفُ نَحوَ النَّبیِّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه، فَلَمّا أن وَقَفَ باراهُ ناداهُ یا مُحَمَّدُ أنتَ السّاحِرُ الکَذّابُ الَّذی ما أَظَلَّتِ الخَضراءُ وَلا أقَلَّتِ الغَبراءُ مِن ذی لَهجَةٍ هوَ أَکذَبُ مِنکَ، أنتَ الَّذی تَزعَمُ أنَّ لَکَ فی هذِهِ الخَضراءِ إِلهًا بَعَثَ بِکَ إِلی الأسوَدِ وَالأبیَضِ، وَاللّاتِ وَالعُزّی لَولا أنّی أخافُ أنَّ قَومی یُسَمّونَنی العَجولَ لَضَرَبتُکَ بِسَیفی هذا ضَربَةً أَقتُلَکَ بها فَأسُودُ بِکَ الأوَّلینَ وَالآخرینَ، فَوَثَبَ إِلیهِ عُمَرُ بن الخَطّابِ لِیَبطِشَ بِه، فَقالَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه اجْلِس یا أَبا حَفصٍ فَقَد کادَ الحَلیمُ أن یَکونَ نَبِیًّا، ثُمَّ التَفَتَ النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه إِلی الإِعرابیّ فَقالَ لَهُ یا أَخا بَنی سُلَیمٍ هکَذا تَفعَلُ العَرَبُ یَتَهَجَّمونَ عَلینا فی مَجالِسِنا یَهجُونَنا بِالکَلامِ الغَلیظِ یا إعرابِیُّ، وَالَّذی بَعَثَنی بِالحَقِّ نَبِیًّا إِنَّ مَن ضَرَّنی فی دارِ الدُّنیا هوَ غَدًا فی النّارِ یَتَلَظّی.

holy Prophet while he was wearing a striped garment with a rough hem. At this time, a bedouin came pulling the garment in a way that its hem injured the holy Prophet’s neck. The bedouin said: O Muhammad! Load these two camels of mine with God’s wealth which is with you, for it is neither yours nor that of your father. The Messenger of Allah kept silent and then said: The wealth belongs To Allah and I too am His servant. Shall I do to you what you did? The bedouin said: No, for you do not recompense evil with evil. The Messenger of Allah smiled and then ordered to load one of his camels with oat and another with date.

عَن أَنَسٍ قالَ: کُنتُ مَعَ النَّبیِّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَعَلیهِ بُردٌ غَلیظُ الحاشِیةِ، فَجَبَذَهُ إِعرابِیٌّ بِرِدائِهِ جَبذَةً شَدیدةً حَتّی أَثَّرَت حاشِیَةُ البُردِ فی صَفحةِ عاتِقِهِ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه ثُمَّ قالَ: یا مُحَمَّدُ احمِل لی عَلی بَعیری هذَینِ مِن مالِ اللَّه الَّذی عِندَکَ فَإِنَّکَ لا تَحمِلُ لی مِن مالِکَ ولا مالِ أَبیکَ، فَسَکَتَ النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه ثُمَّ قالَ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: المالُ مالُ اللَّه وَأنا عَبدُهُ، ثُمَّ قالَ وَیُقادُ مِنکَ یا إعرابِیّ ما فَعَلتَ بی، قالَ: لا، قالَ لِمَ؟ قالَ: لأنَّکَ لا تُکافِئُ بِالسَّیِّئَةِ السَّیئَةُ، فَضَحِکَ النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه ثُمَّ أمَرَ أَن یُحمَلَ لَهُ عَلی بَعیرٍ شَعیرٌ وَعَلی الآخرِ تَمرٌ.

the shedding of his blood permissible. He came to the holy Prophet apologizing for his bad deed, saying: O messenger of Allah! We were atheists but God guided us through you and saved us from perdition. Now forgive my ignorance and what has befallen you. I admit my bad deed. The messenger of Allah said: I forgave you. Know that God has been most kind to you for guiding you unto Islam. Islam too forgoes the era of ignorance.

«هَبّارُ بنُ الأسوَدِ بن المُطَلِّبِ» هوَ الَّذی رَوَّعَ زَینَبَ بِنتَ رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَالقَت ذا بَطنِها، فَأباحَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه دَمَهُ لِذلِکَ، فَرُویَ أنَّهُ اعتَذَرَ إِلی النَّبیِّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه مِن سُوءِ فِعلِه وَقالَ وَکُنّا یا نَبیَّ اللَّه أهلَ شِرکٍ فَهَدانا اللَّه تَعالی بِکَ وَأَنقِذنَا بِکَ مِن الهَلَکَةِ فَاصفَح عَن جَهلی وَعمّا کانَ یُبلِّغُکَ عَنّی فَإِنّی مُقِرٌّ بِسوءِ فِعلی مُعتَرِفٌ بِذَنبی فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه قَد عَفوتُ عَنکَ وَقَد أَحسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلیکَ حَیثُ هَداکَ إِلی الإِسلامِ وَالإِسلامُ یَجُبُّ ما قَبلَهُ.

composed a quatrain the prose translation of which is as follows: I beg your pardon. The pardon of one whom I used to abuse. I was bewildered and astray. Then forgive my offense. May my parents be sacrificed for you, for you are truly the giver of mercy and receiver of mercy.

إِنّی لَمُعتَذِرٌ إِلیکَ مِن الَّذی أَسدَیتُ إِذ أنا فی الضَّلالِ أَهیمٌ

فَاغفِر فِداکَ وَالِدَیّ کِلاهُما زُلَلی فَإِنَّکَ راحِمٌ مَرحُومٌ

یَدخُلُونَ رُوَّادًا وَلا یَفتَرِقونَ إِلا عَن ذَواقٍ وَیخْرُجُونَ أَدِلَّةً.

used to suck the stone of date in his mouth and then put it in the ground to grow.

قالَ أَبو عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ: کانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه یَحلِبُ غَنزَ أَهلِه.

Imam Sadeq said: The Messenger of Allah used to milk goat with his own hands for his family.

وَکانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ: یَمُصُّ النَّوی بِفیهِ وَیَغرِسُهُ.

حَتّی یَبْرَدَ وَیُمکِنَ، فَإِنَّهُ طَعامٌ مَمحُوقُ البَرَکةِ وَلِلشَّیطانِ فیهِ نَصیبٌ.

invited by companions. The answer was no. Only God knew how ashamed I was that night. There was nothing I would be able to offer if the holy Prophet asked for food. Nevertheless, he went to bed hungry and rose up hungry at dawn while he was still fasting. The Messenger of Allah never mentioned it during his lifetime.

عَن أنَسٍ، قالَ: خَدمتُ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ عَشرَ سِنینَ، فَما قالَ لی أُفٍّ قَطُّ وَما قالَ لِشَیءٍ صَنَعتَهُ لِمَ صَنَعتَهُ وَلا لِشَیءٍ تَرَکتُهُ لِمَ تَرکتَهُ وَقالَ کانَ لِرَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ شَربةً لِلسَّحَرِ وَرُبَما کانَت واحِدةً وَرُبَما کانَت لَبَنًا وَرُبَما کانتِ الشَّربَةُ خُبزًا یُماثُّ، فَهَیّأتُها لَهُ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ ذاتَ لَیلةٍ فَاحتَبِسا النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلَیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ فَظَنَنتُ أَنَّ بَعضَ أَصْحابِه دَعاهُ، فَشَرِبتُها حینَ احتُبِسَ فَجاءَ بَعدَ العَشاءِ بِساعةٍ فَسَألتُ بَعضَ مَن کانَ مَعَهُ هَل کانَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ أَفطَرَ فی مَکانٍ أو دَعاهُ أحَدٌ فَقالَ لا، فَبِتُّ بِلَیلةٍ لا یَعلَمُها إِلا اللَّه مِن غَمٍّ إِن یَطلُبَها النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ وَلا یَجِدُها فَیَبیتُ جائِعًا فَأصبَحَ صائِمًا وَما سَألَنی عَنها وَلا ذَکَرَها حَتّی السّاعَةَ.

السَّلامُ قالَ: ما أَعجَبَ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه شَیءٌ مِنَ الدُّنیا إِلا أن یَکونَ فیها جائِعًا خائِفًا.

The Messenger of Allah never ate his fill.

إِنَّ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه لَم یَمتَلئ قَطُّ شَبعًا.

Quoting his father and grandfather, Imam Reza reported: Imam Ali said: I was digging the moat with the Messenger of Allah. In the meantime, Fatima came bringing with her a piece of bread which she offered to her father. The Messenger of Allah said: What is this? She said: This is a loaf of bread I have baked for Hasan and Husayn. I have brought you a piece of it. The Messenger of Allah said: O Fatima! This is the first meal I have after three days.

عَن الرِّضا عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ عَن آبائِهِ عَلیهِمُ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ أمیرُ المُؤمِنینَ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ کُنّا مَعَ النَّبیِّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فی حَفرِ الخَندَقِ إِذ جاءَت فاطِمَةُ وَمَعَها کُسَیرَةً مِن خُبزٍ فَدَفَعَتها إِلی النَّبیِّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَقالَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه ما هذِهِ الکُسَیرَةَ؟ قالَت: خَبزتُهُ قُرصًا لِلحَسَنِ وَالحُسَینِ جِئتُکَ مِنهُ بِهذِه الکُسَیرةِ، فَقالَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه یا فاطِمَةُ أما إِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ طَعامٍ دَخَلَ جَوفَ أبیکِ مُنذُ ثَلاثٍ.

Aisha said: Three days passed yet the Messenger of Allah did not eat his fill till he passed away. He could eat his fill but he had opted it for himself.

قالَت عائِشَةُ: ما شَبِعَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه ثَلاثَةَ أَیّامٍ مُتوالِیةٍ حَتّی فارَقَ الدُّنیا وَلو شاءَ لَشَبِعَ وَلکِنَّهُ کانَ یُؤثِرُ عَلی نَفسِه.

The messenger of Allah broke his fast in Qoba Mosque one Thursday evening and then said: Is there any drinks left? A man by the name of Aous Ibn -Howli Ansari brought the holy Prophet a bowl of milk mixed with honey. The holy Prophet sipped at it saying: One of these two drinks will suffice. I will not drink any more nor will I forbid it. This is due to my humbleness before God. Whoever is humble before God, God will raise him to high positions and whoever is arrogant, God will abase him. Whoever is moderate in earning a living, God will give him sustenance. Whoever is extravagant God will derive him of sustenance. And Whoever remembers death frequently, God will love him.

عَن أبی عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: أَفطَرَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه عَشِیَّةَ خَمیسٍ فی مَسجِدِ قُبا فَقالَ: هَل مِن شَرابٍ؟ فَأتاهُ أَوسِ بن خُولی الأنصاری بِعَسٍّ مَخیضٍ بِعَسلٍ، فَلَمّا وَضَعهُ عَلی فیهِ نَحاهُ، ثُمَّ قالَ: شَرابانِ یَکتَفی بأحَدِهِما مِن صاحِبِه، لا أَشربُهُ وَلا أُحَرِّمُهُ وَلکِن أَتَواضَعُ للَّه، فَإِنَّ مَن تَواضَعَ للَّه رَفَعهُ اللَّه وَمَن تَکَبَّرَ خَفَضَهُ اللَّه، وَمَن اقتَصَدَ فی مَعیشَتِه رَزَقَهُ اللَّه، وَمَن بَذَّرَ حَرَّمَهُ اللَّه وَمَن أَکثَرَ ذِکرَ المَوتِ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّه.

which we have provided different classes of them, (of) the splendor of this worlds life. (20:131)

وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَیْنَیْکَ إِلَیٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَیَاةِ الدُّنْیَا

And if you fear to be so, remember the life of the Messenger whose food being oat bread, his sweet being date and his fuel being the branches of date tree, whenever found.

عَن أبی عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: إِیّاکَ أَن تَطمَحَ نَفسَکَ إِلی مَن فَوقَکَ وَکَفی بِما قالَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِرَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: «فَلا تُعجِبُکَ أَموالَهُم وَلا أَولادَهُم» وَقالَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِرَسولِه: «وَلا تَمُدَّنَّ عَینَیکَ إِلی ما مَتَّعنا بِهِ أَزواجًا مِنهُم زَهرَةَ الحَیاةِ الدُّنیا» فَإِن خِفتَ شَیئًا مِن ذلِکَ فَاذکُر عَیشَ رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه، فَإِنَّما کانَ قُوتُهُ الشَّعیرَ وَحَلواهُ التَّمرُ وَوَقُودُهُ السَّعَفُ إِذا وَجَدَهُ.

rest under it and departs when the shade disappears.

عَن ابنِ سِنانٍ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أبا عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ یَقولُ: دَخَلَ عَلی النَّبیِّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه رَجُلٌ وَهوَ عَلی حَصیرٍ قَد أَثَّرَ فی جَنبِه وَوسادةِ لیفٍ قَد أَثَّرَ فی خَدِّهِ، فَجَعَلَ یَمسَحُ وَیَقولُ: ما رَضیَ بِهذا کسری وَلا قَیصَرُ، إِنَّهُم یَنامونَ عَلی الحَریرِ وَالدّیباجِ، أنتَ عَلی هذا الحَصیرِ؟ قالَ فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه لَأنا خَیرٌ مِنهُما وَاللَّه لَأنا أکرَمُ مِنهُما، واللَّه ما أنا وَالدُّنیا، إِنَّما مَثَلُ الدُّنیا کَمَثَلِ راکِبٍ مَرَّ عَلی شَجَرةٍ وَلَها فَیءٌ فَاستَظَلَّ تَحتَها، فَلَمّا أَن مالَ الظِّلُّ عَنها ارتَحَلَ فَذَهَبَ وَتَرَکَها.

عَلیهِ وَآلِه: لا یَنظُرُ إِلی ما یُستَحْسَنُ مِن الدُّنیا.

shirt, can the seller take it back? I said: I do not know and took the shirt to the seller saying: The messenger of Allah wants a less expensive shirt. Kindly take it back. The man took it back and refunded the money. Hence the Messenger of Allah and I left for the market to buy another shirt. On the way, the Messenger of Allah saw a slave girl weeping. The Messenger of Allah asked; what is your crying for? She said: O Messenger of Allah! My master gave me four Dirhams to buy something but I lost it. Hence I do not dare to go back home.

The Messenger of Allah gave four Dirhams to her telling her to go back home. Then we went to the market together and he bought a shirt for four Dirhams, wore it and thanked god and set out. On the way the Messenger of Allah saw a man who was bare and saying: Who will cover me so that God will cover him with heavenly garment. The Messenger of Allah took off his shirt and gave it to man and returned to the market to buy another shirt for four Dirhams. He wore the shirt and thanked God and set out for home. On the way he saw the same slave girl sitting in a corner.

The Messenger of Allah said: Why did not you go home.? She said: I am late and afraid to be beaten. The Messenger of Allah said:

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Come with me and show the house of your master. Coming at the door, the Messenger of Allah said: Peace at the upon you, O the people of the house! They did not answer. The Messenger of Allah saluted again but there was no answer. He saluted for the third time. This time, they said: And peace be upon you O Messenger of Allah and a mercy of Allah and his blessings. The Messenger of Allah said: How come you did not answer the first and second time I saluted you? They said; We heard your salaam but we liked to hear it again and again. The Messenger of Allah said: This girl is late. Do not take her to task. They said: We set her free thanks to your coming here. The Messenger of Allah said: Thanks God! I saw no more blessed 12 Dirhams than this, for it clothed two bare men and set a slave free.

جاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلی رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَقَد بَلی ثَوبُهُ فَحَمَلَ إِلیهِ اثنی عَشَرَ دِرهَمًا فَقالَ: یا عَلیُّ: خُذ هذِه الدَّراهِمَ فَاشتَر لی ثَوبًا أَلبَسُهُ، قالَ عَلیٌّ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ فَجِئتُ إِلی السُّوقِ فَاشتَرَیتُ لَهُ قَمیصًا بِاثنی عَشَرَ دِرهَمًا وَجِئتُ بِه إِلی رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَنَظَرَ إِلیهِ فَقالِ: یا عَلیُّ غَیرَ هذا أحَبُّ إِلیَّ، أتَری صاحِبَهُ یُقیلُنا؟ فَقُلتُ لا ادری، فَقالَ: انْظُر، فَجِئتُ إِلی صاحِبِه فَقُلتُ: إِن رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه قَد کَرِهَ هذا یُریدُ ثَوبًا دُونَهُ فَأقِلنا فیهِ، فَرَدَّ عَلَیَّ الدَّراهِمَ وَجِئتُ بِه إِلی رَسولِ

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اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَمَشی مَعی إِلی السُّوقِ لِیَبتاعَ قَمیصًا فَنَظَرَ إِلی جارِیةٍ قاعِدَةٍ عَلی الطَّریقِ تَبکی فَقالَ لَها رَسولُ اللَّه (ص) ما شَأنُکِ؟ قالَت یا رَسولَ اللَّه إِنَّ أهلَ بَیتی أَعطُونی أربَعَةَ دَراهِمَ لأشتَریَ لَهُم بِها حاجَةً فَضاعَت فَلا أَجسُرُ أن أَرجِعَ إِلیهِم، فَأعطاها رَسولُ اللَّه أربَعَةَ دَراهِمَ وَقالَ ارجِعی إِلی أَهلِک، وَمَضی رَسولُ اللَّه (ص) إِلی السُّوقِ فَاشتَری قَمیصًا بِأربَعةِ دَراهِمَ وَلبَسَهُ وَحَمِدَ اللَّه وَخَرَجَ، فَرَأی رَجُلا عُریانا یَقولُ: مَن کَسانی کَساهُ اللَّه مِن ثِیابِ الجَنَّةِ، فَخَلَعَ رَسولُ اللَّه (ص) قَمیصَهُ الَّذی اشتَراهُ وَکَساهُ السائِلَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلی السُّوقِ فَاشتَری بِالأربَعةِ الَّتی بَقیَت قَمیصًا آخَر فَلَبِسَهُ وَحَمِدَ اللَّه وَرَجَعَ إِلی مَنزِلِه وَإِذا الجارِیةُ قاعِدَةٌ عَلی الطَّریقِ، فَقالَ لَها رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: مالَکِ لا تَأتین أهلَکِ؟ قالَت: یا رَسولَ اللَّه إِنّی قَد أَبْطَأْتُ عَلَیهِم وَأَخافُ أَن یَضرِبُونی، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه مُری بَینَ یَدَیَّ وَدُلّینی عَلی أَهلِکِ فَجاءَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه حَتّی وَقَفَ عَلی بابِ دارِهِم ثَمَّ قالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَیکُم یا أَهلَ الدّارِ، فَلَم یُجیبوهُ فَأعادَ السَّلامَ فَلَم یُجیبُوهُ فَأعادَ السَّلامَ فَقالوا عَلیکَ السَّلام یا رَسولَ اللَّه وَرَحمَةُ اللَّه وَبَرَکاتُه.

فَقالَ لَهُم: مالَکُم تَرَکتُم إِجابَتی فی أوَّلِ السَّلامِ وَالثّانی قالُوا: یا رَسولَ اللَّه سَمِعنا سَلامَکَ فَأحبَبنا أَن تَستَکثِرَ مِنهُ، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: إِنَّ هذِه الجارِیَةَ أَبْطَأْتُ عَلَیکُم فَلا تُؤاخِذُوها فَقالوا: یا رَسولَ اللَّه هِیَ حُرَّةٌ لِمَمشاکَ، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه (ص) الحَمدُ للَّه، ما رَأیتُ اثنی عَشَرَ دِرهَمًا أَعظَمُ بَرکةً مِن هذِه، کَسَی اللَّه بِها عُریانَین، وَأَعتَقَ بِها نَسمةً.

Ummel-Fazl, the wife of Abbas Ibn -Abdul-Motalleb, Imam Husayn’s nurse: One day the Messenger of Allah took from me Husayn who was then an infant. The infant made the holy Prophet’s garment wet. I sharply took away the infant from the Messenger of Allah in a way that he started crying. The holy Prophet said: O Ummel-Fazl! My garment can be cleaned and purified but what can remove the displeasure of my son, Husayn?

رُویَ عَن أُمِّ الفَضلِ زَوجَةِ العَبّاسِ بن عَبدِ المُطّلِبِ مُرضِعَةِ الحُسَینِ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ قالَت: أَخَذَ مِنّی رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه حُسَینًا أیّامَ رِضاعِه، فَحَمَلَهُ فَأراقَ ماءً عَلی ثَوبِه، فَأخَذتُهُ بِعُنفٍ حَتّی بَکی، فَقالَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه مَهلا یا أُمَّ الفَضلِ إِنَّ هذهِ الإِراقَةَ الماءُ یُطَهِّرُها فَأیُّ شَیءٍ یُزیلُ هذا الغُبارَ عَن قَلبِ الحُسَینِ.

come down himself.

دُعِیَ النَّبیُّ (ص) إِلی صَلاةٍ وَالحَسَنُ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِه، فَوَضَعَهُ النَّبیُّ (ص) مُقابِلَ جَنبِه وَصَلّی، فَلَمّا سَجَدَ أَطالَ السُّجودَ فَرَفَعتُ رَأْسی مِن بَینِ القَومِ فَإِذا الحَسَنُ عَلی کِتفِ رَسولِ اللَّه (ص) فَلَمّا سَلَّمَ قالَ لَهُ القَومُ: یا رَسولَ اللَّه لَقَد سَجَدتَ فی صَلاتِکَ هذِه سَجدَةً ما کُنتَ تَسجُدَها کَأنَّما یُوحی إِلیکَ، فَقالَ: لَم یُوحَ إِلیَّ وَلکِن ابْنی کانَ عَلی کِتفی، فَکَرِهتُ أن أُعجِّلَهُ حَتّی نَزَلَ.

of Muslims in a certain place. Imam Husayn was then a small child. Now when the holy Prophet went into prostration, Husayn sat on the holy Prophet’s back while moving his legs and saying: Go! go! Every time the holy Prophet raised his head from prostration, he would take and put him at his side on the ground. This was repeated several times. A Jew, seeing it, come to the holy Prophet after the prayer and said: You treat your children in a way we never treat them. The holy Prophet said: Should you believe in Allah and His messenger, You would be kind to children. The holy Prophet’s kindness to the child impressed the Jew so much that he said: I truly believe in Allah and his messenger. He had truly embraced Islam.

إِنَّ النَّبیَّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ کانَ یُصَلّی یَومًا فی فِئةٍ وَالحُسَینُ صَغیرٌ بِالقُربِ مِنهُ، فَکانَ النَّبیُّ إِذا سَجَدَ جاءَ الحُسَینُ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ فَرَکِبَ ظَهرَهُ ثُمَّ حَرَّکَ رِجلیهِ فَقالَ حَل حَل، فَإِذا أَرادَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه أن یَرفَعَ رَأسَهُ أَخَذَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ إِلی جانِبه فَإِذا سَجَدَ عادَ عَلی ظَهرِه وَقالَ حَل حَل فَلَم یَزَل یَفعَلُ ذلِکَ حَتّی فَرِغَ النَّبیُّ مِن صَلاتِه فَقالَ یَهودِیُّ یا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّکُم لَتَفعَلونَ بِالصِّبیانِ شَیئًا ما نَفعَلُهُ نَحنُ.

فَقالَ النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: أما لَو کُنتُم تُؤمِنُونَ بِاللَّه وَرَسولِه لَرَحِمتُمُ الصِّبیانَ.

قالَ: فَإِنّی أُؤمِنُ بِاللَّه وَبِرَسولِه، فَأسلَمَ لَمّا رَأی کَرَمَهُ مَعَ عَظُمَ قَدرِه.

performed it more quickly so that the child’s mother who was in the congregational prayer would take care of the child.

وَکانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه یَسمَعُ صَوتَ الصَّبِیِّ یَبکی وَهوَ فی الصَّلاةِ، فَیُخَفِّفُ الصَّلاةَ فَتَصیرُ إِلیهِ أُمُّهُ.

Allah in giving away his possessions.

قالَ جبرائیلُ: ما فی الأرضِ أَهلُ عَشیرَةٍ مِن أبیاتٍ إِلا قَلَّبتُهُم، فَما وَجَدتُ أَحدًا أَشَدُّ إِنفاقًا لِهذا المالِ مِن رَسولِ اللَّه.

us, I will give it to you. Omar said; O Messenger of Allah! God has not made you duty-bound to what is beyond your power. The holy Prophet did not like this comment. The man said: Give alms and fear not the Possessor of the throne for its being a little. The Messenger of Allah liked these words, smiled and joy could be seen in his face.

One who is hopeful of his favor will never be deprived of it nor will a neighbor return from his house without being honored.

رُویَ أنَّ رَجُلا أتی النَّبیَّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلَیهِ وَآلِه فَسَألَهُ فَقالَ: ما عِندی شَیءٌ وَلکِن اتَّبِع عَلَیَّ فَإِذا جاءَنا شَیءٌ قَضَیناهُ، قالَ عُمَرُ: فَقُلتُ یا رَسولَ اللَّه ما کَلَّفَکَ اللَّه مالا تَقدِرُ عَلَیهِ، قالَ: فَکَرِهَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلَیهِ وَآلِه فَقالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنفِق ولا تَخَف مِن ذی العَرشِ إِقلالا، قالَ فَتَبَسَّمَ النَّبیُّ وَعُرِفَ السُّرورُ فی وَجهِه.

حاشاهُ أن یُحرَمُ الرّاجی مَکارِمَهُ أو یَرجِعَ الجارُ مِنهُ غَیرَ مُحتَرَمٍ

sit on it and started talking with her. He looked at her face and Laughed with her. When his foster sister left and her brother came, the holy Prophet did not receive him warmly. It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! How come you treated her better than him. The holy Prophet said: she was more kind to her parents than he was.

قالَ أَبو عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ أتَتهُ أُختٌ لَهُ مِنَ الرِّضاعَةِ، فَلَمّا نَظَرَ إِلَیها سَرَّ بِها وَبَسَطَ مَلحَفَتَهُ لَها فَأجلَسَها عَلَیها، ثُمَّ أَقبَلَ یُحَدِّثُها وَیَضحَکُ فی وَجهِها، ثُمَّ قامَت وَذَهَبَت وَجاءَ أَخوها فَلَم یَصنَع بِه ما صَنَعَ بِها، فَقیلَ لَهُ: یا رَسولَ اللَّه صَنعتَ بِأُختِه ما لَم تَصنَع بِه وَهو رَجُلٌ؟ فَقالَ: لأنَّها کانَت أبَرُّ بِوالِدیها مِنهُ.

Prophet and saying that they would wait for him to complete his prayer if they were not in a hurry, the riders left that place. When the holy Prophet was through with his prayer, he turned to the companions wrathfully and said: it is strange that a group of Muslims stopped before you while inquiring after me and sending their greetings but you did not respect them nor did you prepare any food for them.

عَن داوُودَ بن عَبدِ اللَّه بن مُحَمَّدِ الجَعفَری عَن أَبیهِ أَنَّ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه کانَ فی مَغازیهِ فَمَرَّ بِه رَکبٌ وَهوَ یُصَلّی، فَوقَفوا عَلی أَصْحابِ رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَسَأَلُوهُم عَن رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ وَدَعَوا وَأثنُوا وَقالوا: لَولا إِنّا عِجالٌ لانتَظَرنا رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَاقرَءُوهُ مِنّا السَّلامَ وَمَضَوا.

فَانفَتَلَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه مُغضِبًا، ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُم: یَقِفُ عَلَیکُمُ الرَّکبُ وَیَسألونَکُم عَنّی وَیُبَلِّغُونی السَّلامَ وَلا تَعرِضونَ عَلَیهِمُ الغِذاءَ (الخ)

a nomadic rough Arab came to the holy Prophet demanding a charity. The holy Prophet gave him something. But he was not pleased. The holy Prophet said: Was I benefactor? The man said: No. The companions lost their temper and were about to harm him but the Holy Prophet prohibited them. Later on, the Prophet took bedouin to his home and favored him with some more. The Prophet asked: Am I a benefactor? The man said: Yes. May Allah bless you and your family.

The holy Prophet said to him: You uttered harsh words which provoked the wrath of my companions. Now that you have said kind words in my presence, could you repeat the same in front of my companions so as to ease the wrath which they have against you. The bedouin agreed. The following day the holy Prophet turned his face to his companions and said: This man says he is pleased with me. The bedouin replied: Yes! He repeated what he had said privately to the holy Prophet. Then the Messenger of Allah said: the example of me and this man is like a man whose camel startled and ran away.

The people began shouting and running after the camel, thinking they would help the camel’s owner. But the camel hoicked more and speeded up. The owner of the camel shouted: Let my camel be at ease. I know better how to calm it. So he went and picked up a handful of herbs and took

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his position gently in front of the camel. Then he easily grasped the bridle of his camel and set out on his way. The holy Prophet said: If I had let you free yesterday, surely you would have killed this poor bedouin.

رُویَ أَنَّ إِعْرابیًّا جاءَهُ یَطلُبُ مِنهُ شَیئًا فَأعطاهُ، ثُمَّ قالَ: أَحسَنتُ إِلیکَ؟ قالَ الإِعرابِیُّ لا وَلا أَجمَلتَ، فَغَضِبَ المُسلِمونَ وَقاموا إِلیهِ فأشار إِلیهِم أَن کُفُّوا ثُمَّ قامَ وَدَخَلَ مَنزِلهُ وَارسَلَ إِلیهِ وَزادَهُ شَیئًا، ثُمَّ قالَ: أَحسَنتُ إِلیکَ؟ قالَ نَعَم فَجَزاکَ اللَّه مِن أَهلٍ وَعَشیرَةٍ خَیرًا، فَقالَ لَهُ النَّبیُّ إِنَّکَ قُلتَ ما قُلتَ وَفی نَفسِ أَصْحابی مِن ذلِکَ شَیءٌ فَإِن أَحبَبتَ فَقُل بَینَ أَیدیهِم ما قُلتَ بَینَ یَدیَّ حَتّی یَذهَبَ ما فی صُدورِهِم عَلَیکَ قالَ نَعَم.

فَلَمّا کانَ الغَد أوِ العِشاء جاءَ فَقالَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه إِنَّ هذا الإِعرابِیّ قالَ ما قالَ فَزِدناهُ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ رَضِیَ کَذلِکَ، قالَ نَعَم فَجَزاکَ اللَّه مِن أَهلٍ وَعَشیرَةٍ خَیرًا.

فَقالَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه مَثَلی وَمَثلُ هذا مِثلُ رَجُلٍ لَهُ ناقَةٌ شَردَت عَلَیهِ فَاتَّبَعَها النّاسُ فَلَم یَزیدُوها إِلا نُفُورًا، فَناداهُم صاحِبُها خَلُّوا بَینی وَبَینَ ناقَتی فَإِنّی أَرفَقُ بِها مِنکُم وَأَعلَمُ فَتَوَجّهَ لَها بَینَ یَدَیها فَأَخَذَ لَها مِن قَمامِ الأرضِ فَرَدّها حَتّی جاءَت وَاستَناخَت وَشَدَّ عَلَیها رَحلَها وَاستَوی عَلَیها وإِنّی لَو تَرَکتُکُم حَیثُ قالَ الرَّجُلُ ما قالَ فَقَتَلتُمُوهُ دَخَلَ النّارَ.

Therefore, I would like to recompense too.

وَعَن أبی قَتادةٍ قالَ: وَفَدَ وَفدٌ للنَّجاشی فَقامَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه یَخدِمُهُم، فَقالَ: لَهُ أَصْحابُهُ نَکفیکَ فَقالَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه إِنهم کانوا لأصحابِنا مُکرَمینَ وَإِنّی أُحبُّ أَن أُکافِئَهُم.

وَآلِه وَهوَ مَحزونٌ فَأتاهُ مَلَکٌ وَمَعَهُ مَفاتیحُ خَزائنِ الأرضِ فَقالَ: یا مُحَمَّدُ هذِه مَفاتیحُ خَزائِنِ الدُّنیا، یَقولُ لَکَ رَبُّکَ افتَح وَخُذ مِنها ما شِئتَ مِن غَیرِ أن یَنقُصَ شَیئًا عِندی، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه الدُّنیا دارُ مَن لا دارَ لَهُ وَلَها یَجمَعُ مَن لا عَقلَ لَهُ، فَقالَ المَلَکُ: وَالَّذی بَعَثَکَ بِالحَقِّ لَقَد سمِعتُ هذا الکَلامَ مِن مَلَکٍ یَقولُهُ فی السَّماءِ الرّابِعةِ حینَ أُعطیتُ المَفاتیحَ.

عَلَیهِ رَجُلٌ، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: بِئسَ اخو العَشیرَةِ، وَقامَت عائِشَةُ فَدَخَلَتِ البَیتَ، وَأذِنَ لَهُ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَدَخَلَ، فَأقبَلَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه حَتّی إِذا فَرَغَ مِن حَدیثِه خَرَجَ، فَقالَت لَهُ عائِشَةُ: یا رَسولَ اللَّه بَینا أنتَ تَذکُرُهُ إِذ أَقبَلتَ عَلیهِ بِوَجهِکَ وَبشرِکَ، فَقالَ لَها رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه إِنَّ مِن أَشَرِّ عِبادِ اللَّه مَن یَکرَهُ مُجالسَتهُ لِفُحشِه.

than glibness for his hereafter, Then in order to silence that man, he ordered Imam Ali to cut that man’s tongue. People thought Imam Ali was going to cut that man’s tongue but he gave him a few Dirhams and the man kept silent.

أتی النَّبیَّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه إعرابِیٌّ فَقالَ لَهُ: ألَستَ خَیرَنا أَبًا وَأکرَمَنا عَقِبًا وَرَئیسَنا فی الجاهِلیةِ وَالإِسلامِ؟ فَغَضِبَ النَّبیُّ (ص) وَقالَ یا أعرابِیُّ کَم دُونَ لِسانِکَ مِن حِجابٍ؟ قالَ اثنانِ شَفتانِ واسنانِ فَقالَ النَّبیُّ صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَما کانَ فی أحَدِ هذَینِ ما یَرُدُّ عَنّا غَربَ لِسانِکَ هذا؟ أما إِنَّهُ لَم یُعطَ أحَدٌ فی دُنیاهُ شَیئًا هوَ أَضَرُّ لَهُ فی آخِرَتِه مِن طَلاقَةِ لِسانِه یا علیُّ قُم فَاقطَع لِسانَهُ فَظَنَّ أنَّهُ یَقطَعُ لِسانَهُ فَأعطاهُ دَراهِمَ.

of Allah said: By the one who has appointed me as a Prophet, your face would be burnt in fire if you did not set him free.

عَن أبی عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: استَقبَلَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه رَجُلٌ مِن بَنی فَهدٍ وَهوَ یَضرِبُ عَبدًا لَهُ وَالعَبدُ یَقولُ: أَعوذُ بِاللَّه فَلَم یَقلَعِ الرَّجُلُ عَنهُ، فَلَمّا أَبْصَرَ العَبدُ بِرَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه قالَ: أَعوذُ بِمُحَمّدٍ، فَأقلَعَ عَنهُ الضَّربَ، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: یَتَعوَّذُ بِاللَّه فَلا تُعیذُهُ؟ وَیَتَعوَّذُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ فَتُعیذُهُ؟ وَاللَّه أَحَقُّ أَن یُجارَ عائِذُهُ مِن مُحَمَّدٍ، فَقالَ الرَّجُلُ: هوَ حُرٌّ لِوَجهِ اللَّه، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه (ص): وَالَّذی بَعَثَنی بِالحَقِّ نَبِیًّا لَو لَم تَفعَل لَواقَعَ وَجهُکَ حَرَّ النّارِ.

people of Medina knows? I said: Yes. Then the Imam said: One day when the messenger of Allah was in mosque, a small girl of Ansar entered the mosque and caught hold of the holy Prophet’s Aba (cloak). The Messenger of Allah rose up without saying anything. The girl too did not say anything. This was repeated for three times. When the holy Prophet rose up for the fourth time, the girl was behind him. Having pulled a thread of the holy Prophet’s Aba, the girl left the mosque. People asked the girl: What was it you were doing to the holy Prophet by driving him into a corner, for neither you nor the holy Prophet were saying anything, what did you mean? She said: There is a person sick in our home. So they sent me to take a thread of the holy Prophet’s Aba so that he will be healed. I decided to do it myself but the holy Prophet noticed it and I was ashamed. I did not want to ask him either. Therefore I eventually managed to take a thread of his Aba.

عَن بَحرِ السَّقّاءِ قالَ: قالَ لی أبو عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ یا بَحرُ حُسنُ الخُلقِ یَسُرُّ، ثُمَّ قالَ: الا أُخبِرُکَ بِحدیثٍ ما هوَ فی یَدَی أحَدٍ مِن أَهلِ المَدینَةِ؟ قُلتُ: بَلی، قالَ: بَینَما رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه ذاتَ یومٍ جالِسٌ فی المَسجِدِ إِذ جاءَت جارِیةٌ لِبَعضِ الأنصارِ وَهوَ قائِمٌ، فَأخَذَت بِطَرفِ ثَوبِه، فَقامَ لَها النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَلَم تَقُل شَیئًا،

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وَلَم یَقُل لَها النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَسَلَّمَ شَیئًا حَتّی فَعَلَت ذلِکَ ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ فَقامَ لَها النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فی الرّابِعَةِ وَهیَ خَلفَهُ، فَأخَذَت هُدبَةً مِن ثَوبِه ثُمَّ رَجَعَت، فَقالَ لَها النّاسُ: فَعَلَ اللَّه بِک وَفَعَل، حَبَست رَسولَ اللَّه ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ لا تَقولینَ لَهُ شَیئًا وَلا هوَ یَقولُ لَکِ شَیئًا، ما کانَت حاجَتُکِ إِلیهِ؟ قالَت: إِنَّ لَنا مَریضًا فَأرسَلَنی أَهلی لِأخذِ هُدبَةٍ مِن ثَوبِه لِیستَشفی بِها، فَلَمّا أرَدتُ أَخْذَها رَآنی فَقامَ فَاستَحیَیتُ أَن آخُذَها وَهوَ یَرانی وَأَکرَهُ استَأمِرُهُ فی أخذِها فَأخَذتُها.

holy Prophet entered the Mosque, his glance fell on two groups, one engaged in prayers and supplications while the other busy in discussing the Islamic sciences. Being asked about them, the holy Prophet said: Both groups are engaged in useful activities but the group engaged in teaching and learning is superior and he sat with them.

خَرَجَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَإِذا فی المَسجِدِ مَجلِسانِ، مَجلِسٌ یَتَفَقَّهونَ وَمَجلِسٌ یَدعونَ اللَّه وَیَسألونَهُ، فَقالَ: کِلا المَجلِسینِ إِلی خَیرٍ، أمّا هؤُلاءِ فَیدعُونَ اللَّه وَأمّا هؤُلاءِ فَیَتَعَلَّمونَ وَیَفقَهُونَ الجاهِلَ، هؤُلاءِ أَفضَلُ بِالتَّعلیمِ أُرسِلتُ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ مَعَهُم.

me some verses of the Quran. Ibn-Masood said: shall I recite for you the holy Quran while it has been revealed to you? The holy Prophet said: Yes, I like to have the pleasure of listening to it. Ibn-Masood says: I started reciting the Chapter of An-Nisa (the women) until I reached the following verse:

“(O Prophet) How will it be, then, when We bring from every people a witness and bring you as a witness against these?” (4:41)

Just as I recited the verse, the Prophet wept and then said: Indeed, that is enough for today.

عَن ابنِ مَسعُودٍ أنَّهُ قالَ: قالَ لی رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: اقرَأْ عَلَیَّ، قُلتُ یا رَسولَ اللَّه أقرَأُ عَلَیکَ وَعَلَیکَ أُنزِلَ؟ قالَ نَعَم، أُحِبُّ أن أَسمَعَهُ مِن غَیری، فَقَرَأتُ سُورةَ النِّساءَ حَتّی أتَیتُ إِلی هذِهِ الآیةِ «فَکَیفَ إِذا جِئنا مِن کُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهیدٍ وَجِئنا بِکَ عَلی هؤُلاءِ شَهیدًا» فَقالَ: حَسبُکَ الآن فَإِذا عَیناهُ تَذرِفانِ.

I like to come to you with a sound heart.

کانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه یَقولُ: لا یُبَلِّغُنی أحَدٌ مِنکُم عَن أحَدٍ مِن أَصْحابی شَیئًا فَإِنی أُحِبُّ أن أَخْرُجَ إِلیکُم وَأنَا سَلیمُ الصَّدرِ.

was extremely hot in a way that the holy Prophet suffered pain. A companion said: O Messenger of Allah! How good it was if you would go to shade from sunlight. The holy Prophet said: I had made arrangement to meet him in this place. If he does not come, it is his fault.

عَن أبی عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: إِنَّ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه واعَدَ رَجُلا إِلی الصَّخرَةِ فَقالَ: أنَا لَکَ هُنا حَتّی تَأتی، قالَ: فَاشتَدَّتِ الشَّمسُ عَلیهِ، فَقالَ لَهُ الصَّحابَةُ: یا رَسولَ اللَّه لَو أنَّکَ تَحوَّلتَ إِلی الظِّلِّ قالَ: وَعَدتُهُ هاهُنا وَإِن لَم یَجِئ کانَ مِنهُ الجَشَرُ.

أَخلاقِ أَولِیائِه.

عَن الرَّجُلِ شَیءٌ لَم یَقُل ما بالَ فُلانٌ وَلکِن یقولُ: ما بالَ أَقوامٌ یَقولُونَ حَتّی لا یَفضَحُ أَحدًا.

carnal desire, the Satan of himself and the Satan of the abuser.

مَرَّ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه بِقومٍ فیهم رَجُلٌ یَرفَعُ حَجَرًا یُقالُ لَهُ حَجَرُ الأشِدّاء وَهُم یَعجَبُونَ مِنهُ، فَقالَ ما هذا؟ قالوا: رَجُلٌ یَرفَعُ حَجَرًا یُقالُ لَهُ حَجَرُ الأشِدّاء قالَ: أَفَلا أُخبِرُکُم بِما هوَ أَشَدُّ مِنهُ؟ رَجُلٌ سَبَّهُ رَجُلٌ فَحَلُمَ عَنهُ فَغَلَبَ نَفسَهُ وَغَلَبَ شَیطانَهُ وَشَیطانَ صاحِبِه.

moment! So, woe to me and other persons like me! The holy Prophet said: How could I feel sure and not fear!? Prophet Yunus was left alone for a moment and it befell him what you know about it.

عَن أبی عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: کانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلَّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فی بَیتِ أُمِّ سَلمَةَ فی لَیلَتِها، فَفَقَدَتهُ مِن الفِراشِ، فَدَخَلَها فی ذلِکَ ما یَدخُلُ النساءَ، فَقامَت تَطلُبُهُ فی جوانِبِ البَیتِ حَتّی انتَهَت إِلیهِ وَهوَ فی جانِبٍ مِن البَیتِ قائِمٌ رافِعٌ یَدَیهِ یَبکی وَهوَ یَقولُ:

«اللَّهُمَّ لا تَنزِع مِنّی صالِحَ ما أَعطَیتَنی أَبَدًا، اللَّهُمَّ لا تُشمِت بی عَدُوًّا وَلا حاسِدًا أَبَدًا؟ اللَّهُمَّ وَلا تَرُدَّنی فی سُوءٍ استَنقَذتَنی مِنهُ أَبَدًا، اللَّهُمَّ وَلا تَکِلنی إِلی نَفسی طَرفَةَ عَینٍ أَبَدًا».

فَقالَ: یا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ وَما یُؤمِنُنی؟ وَإِنَّما وَکَّل اللَّه یُونُسَ بنَ مَتی إِلی نَفسِه طَرفَةَ عَینٍ وَکانَ مِنهُ ما کانَ.

وَآلِه وَهوَ مَوقُوذٌ، أو قالَ: مَحمُومٌ، فَقالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: یا رَسولَ اللَّه ما أَشَدَّ وَعَکَ أو حَماکَ؟ فَقالَ: ما مَنَعَنی ذلِکَ أن قَرَأتُ اللَّیلَةَ ثَلاثینَ سُورَةً فیهِنَّ السَّبعَ الطُّوَلَ. فَقالَ عُمَرُ: یا رَسولَ اللَّه غَفَرَ اللَّه لَکَ ما تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبِکَ وَما تَأخَّرَ وَأنتَ تَجتَهِدُ هذا الاجتِهادَ؟ فَقالَ: یا عُمَرُ أَفَلا أَکُونُ عَبدًا شَکُورًا.

mounted his camel. His companions said; O Messenger of Allah! We saw you doing what you would not do before. The Messenger of Allah said: Yes Gabriel came to me with several glad tidings from Allah — Almighty and Glorified. Therefore, I performed one prostration for every glad tiding.

عَن أبی عَبدِ اللَّه عَلیهِ السَّلامُ أنَّ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلَیهِ وَآلِه کانَ فی سَفَرٍ یَسیرُ عَلی ناقةٍ لَهُ، إِذ نَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ خَمسَ سَجداتٍ، فَلَمّا رَکِب قالُوا: یا رَسولَ اللَّه إِنّا رَأیناکَ صَنَعتَ شَیئًا لَم تَصنَعهُ، فَقالَ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ نَعَم استَقبَلَنی جبرَئیلُ عَلیهِ السَّلامُ فَبَشَّرَنی بِبِشاراتٍ مِنَ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَسَجَدتُ للَّه شُکرًا لِکُلِّ بُشری سَجدَةً.

الحَقُّ لَم یَصرِفهُ أحَدٌ.

the holy Prophet said: Bring me the children of Ja’afar. He took them into his arms, smelled them and was kind to them. Abdullah Ibn -Ja’afar says: I remember well the day the Messenger of Allah came to my mother, gave the news of my father’s martyrdom and then drew his hand on my head and my brother’s head.

لما أُصیبَ جَعفَرُ بن أبی طالِبٍ أَتی رَسولَ اللَّه أسماءُ فَقالَ لَها: أَخْرِجی لی وُلدَ جَعفَرٍ، فَأُخرِجوا إِلیهِ فَضَمَّهُم وَشَمَّهُم، قالَ عَبدُ اللَّه بن جَعفَرٍ أَحفَظُ حینَ دَخَلَ رَسولُ اللَّه عَلی أُمّی فَنَعی لَها أبی وَنَظَرتُ إِلیهِ وَهوَ یَمسَحُ عَلی رَأسی وَرَأسِ أخی.

a rope of date fiber with sackcloth underneath him.

عَن أنَسِ بن مالِکٍ قالَ: کانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: یَعُودُ المَریضَ وَیتَّبِعُ الجِنازَةَ، وَیُجیبُ دَعوةَ المَملُوکِ، وَیَرکَبُ الحِمارَ، وَکانَ یَومَ خَیبَرٍ وَیومَ قُرَیظَةَ وَالنَّضیرِ عَلی حِمارٍ مَخطُومٍ بِحَبلٍ مِن لیفٍ تَحتَهُ إِکافٌ مِن لیفٍ.

Prophethood my mission, Ali being my Minister, my brothers being the believers and Ka’aba being my Qibla.

کانَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه إِذا رَأی یَهودِیًّا أو نَصرانِیًّا أو صابِئًا أو مَجوسیًّا. أو واحِدًا عَلی غَیرِ مِلَّةِ الإِسلامِ قالَ: الحَمدُ للَّه الَّذی فَضَّلَنی عَلَیکَ بِالإِسلامِ دینًا وَبِالقُرآنِ کِتابًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبیًّا وَبِعَلیٍّ إِمامًا وَبِالمُؤمِنینَ إِخوانًا وَبِالکَعبةِ قِبلَةً.

imposed on you except in relation to yourself" was revealed to him.

عَن جَعفَرِ بن مُحَمَّدٍ قالَ: ما سُئِلَ رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه شَیئًا قَطُّ فَقالَ: لا، إِن کانَ عِندَهُ أَعْطَاهُ وَإِن لَم یَکُن عِندَهُ قالَ: یَکُونُ إِنشاءَ اللَّه، وَلا کافَأَ بِالسَّیِّئَةِ قَطُّ، وَما أَلقی سَرِیَّةً مُذ نَزَلَت عَلَیهِ «فَقاتِل فی سَبیلِ اللَّه لا تُکلَّفُ إِلا نَفسَکَ» إِلا وَلّی بِنَفسِه.

وَمَرَّةً إِذا قامَ مِن نَومِه إِلی وِردِه، وَمَرَّةً قَبلَ خُروجِه إِلی الصَّلاة الصُّبحِ.

رَسولُ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَقالَ هذِه یَدٌ لا تَمَسُّها النّارُ.

here but you and me to hear our words. Now tell me whether Muhammad is truthful or liar? Abo-Jahl said: By God! Surely Muhammad is truthful and he has never told a lie.

وَقیلَ إِنَّ الأخنَسَ بن شَریقٍ لَقی أَبا جَهلٍ یَومَ بَدرٍ، فَقالَ لَهُ: یا أَبَا الحَکَمِ لَیسَ هُنا غَیری وَغَیرُک یَسمَعُ کَلامَنا تُخبِرُنی عَن مُحَمَّدٍ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه صادِقٌ أم کاذِبٌ؟ فَقالَ أبو جَهلٍ وَاللَّه إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه الصّادِقُ وَما کَذَبَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه قَطُّ.

اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَهوَ أحَدُ الأربَعةِ الَّذینَ أَباحَ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه دِماءَهُم وأَمَرَ النّاسَ بِقَتلِهِم أینَما وَجَدُوهُم وَإِن کانوا مُتعَلِّقینَ بِأَستارِ الکَعبَةِ، فَفَرَّ وَرَکِبَ البَحرَ فَأَصابَتهُ عاصِفٌ فَعاهَدَ رَبَّهُ أن یَأتی رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه وَیُبایِعَهُ إِن أَنْجاهُ اللَّه تَعالی، فَنَجی وَأتی وَاسلَمَ فَقامَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَاعتَنَقَهُ وَقالَ مَرحَبًا بِالرّاکِبِ المُهاجِرِ، وَکانَ المُسلِمونَ یَقولُونَ هذا ابنُ عَدُوِّ اللَّه أبی جَهلٍ، فَشَکی ذلِکَ إِلی النَّبیِّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه فَمَنَعَهُم مِن ذلِکَ، ثُمَّ استَعمَلَهُ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه عَلی صَدَقاتِ هَوازِنٍ.

إِلی رَسولِ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه رَجُلٌ قَطُّ فَقامَ حَتّی یَقومَ وَلَم یُرَ مُقَدِّمًا رُکبَتَیهِ بَینَ یَدَی جَلیسٍ لَهُ وَکانَ یَبدَأُ مَن لَقیهُ بِالسَّلامِ وَیَبدَأُ أَصْحابَهُ بِالمُصافَحَةِ، لَم یُرَ قَطُّ مادًّا رِجلَیهِ بَینَ أَصْحابِه، یُکرِمُ مَن یَدخُلُ عَلَیهِ وَرُبَما بَسَطَ لَهُ ثَوبَهُ وَیُؤثِرَهُ بِالوَسادَةِ الَّتی تَحتَهُ وَیعزِمُ عَلیهِ فی الجُلوسِ عَلیهِ، إِن أبی، وَیُکَنّی أَصْحابَهُ وَیَدعُوهُم بِأحَبِّ أَسمائِهِم تَکرِمَةً لَهُم وَلا یَقطَعُ عَلی أحَدٍ حَدیثَهُ.

القَومِ آخِرَهُم شُربًا فَشَرِبَ أبو قَتادَةَ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ رَسولُ اللَّه (ص).... هذا مِن مَکارِمِ الأخلاقِ الَّتی لا یَزالُ یَأخُذُها بِها أَصْحابُهُ وَیَتَقَدَّمُ بِها إِلیهِم وَیُکَرِّرُها إِلیهِم الخ.

the day of mercy and honor for Quraish. Hence, the slogans of revenge turned into that of mercy. Then the holy Prophet pardoned all the enemies of Islam saying: I will treat you as Joseph treated his brothers. "There shall be no reproof against you this day; Allah may forgive you, and He is most Merciful of the merciful".

الیَومُ یَومُ المَلحَمَةِ، الیَومُ تُسبَی الحُرْمَةُ، الیَومُ أَذَلَّ اللَّه قُرَیشًا

یا رَسولَ اللَّه أَمَرتَ بِقَتلِ قَومِکَ فَأَنتَ أَبَرُّ النَّاسِ وَأرحَمُ النّاسِ وَأَوصَلُ النَّاسِ

یا أَبا سُفیانَ بَل الیَومُ یَومُ المَرحَمَةِ، أَعَزَّ اللَّه قُرَیشًا

اذهَبُوا فَأنتُمُ الطُّلَقاءُ

لا تَثریبَ عَلیکُمُ الیَومَ یَغفِرُ اللَّه لَکُم وَهوَ أَرحَمُ الرّاحِمینَ

path of God. Even if he works hard for his weak parents and children in order to meet their needs, he is still walking in the path of God. But if he works to amass further wealth and to be proud of it, then he is in the way of Satan.

کانَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه جالِسًا مَعَ أَصْحابِه ذاتَ یَومٍ فَنَظَر إِلی شابٍّ ذی جَلَدٍ وَقُوَّةٍ وَقَد بَکَّرَ یَسعی، فَقالُوا وَیحَ هذا لَو کانَ شَبابُهُ وَجَلَدُهُ فی سَبیلِ اللَّه فَقالَ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه لا تَقولوا هذا فَإِنَّهُ إِن کانَ یَسعی عَلی نَفسِه لِیَکُفَّها عَن المَسأَلَةِ وَیُغنیها عَن النّاسِ فَهوَ فی سَبیلِ اللَّه وَإِن کانَ یَسعی عَلی أَبَوَینِ ضَعیفَینِ أو ذُرّیّةٍ ضِعافًا لِیُغنِیَهُمُ وَیَکفیَهِم فَهوَ فی سَبیلِ اللَّه وَإِن کانَ یَسعی تَفاخُرًا وَتَکاثُرًا فَهوَ فی سَبیلِ الشَّیطانِ.

of Allah sent two of his companions to a village in Yemen to be trained.

رَأی الرَّسولُ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه أنَّ اتِّساعَ الفُتُوحِ یَقضی بِأن یَتَعَلَّمَ بَعضُ أَصْحابِه صنعَةَ الدَّباباتِ وَالمَجانیقِ وَالضُّبُورِ فَأرسَلَ إِلی جَرشِ الیَمَنِ اثنَینِ مِن أَصْحابِه یَتَعَلَّمانِها.

O Messenger of Allah! What is the greater Jihad? The holy Prophet said: Jihad against one’s self.

إِنَّ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: بَعَثَ سَریَّةً فَلَمّا رَجَعوا، قالَ: مَرحَبًا بِقومٍ قَضوا الجِهادَ الأصغَرَ وَبَقیَ عَلیهِمُ الجِهادَ الأکبَرَ، قیلَ: یا رَسولَ اللَّه وَما الجِهادُ الأکبَرُ؟ قالَ: جِهادُ النَّفسِ.

world.

مَرَّ النَّبیُّ صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه بِقَبرٍ دُفِنَ فیهِ بِالأمسِ إِنسانٌ وَأَهلُهُ یَبکونَ فَقالَ: لَرَکعَتانِ خَفیفَتانِ مِمّا تَحتَقِرونَ أَحَبُّ إِلی صاحِبِ هذا القَبرِ مِن دُنیاکُم کُلِّها.

Prophet said: Minor sins are just the same as these small pieces of wood. Avoid minor sins, for there is a searcher for everything and the Recorder of sins writes whatever people offer to leave behind them.

“We have recorded every thing in a clear writing.” (Ya Seen:12)

إِنَّ رَسولَ اللَّه صَلّی اللَّه عَلیهِ وَآلِه: نَزَلَ بِأرضٍ قَرعاءَ فَقالَ لأصحابِه ائْتُوا بِحَطَبٍ: فَقالوا: یا رَسولَ اللَّه نَحنُ بِأرضٍ قَرعاءَ ما بِها مِن حَطَبٍ قالَ: فَلیأتِ کُلُّ إِنسانٍ بِما قَدِرَ عَلَیهِ، فَجاءوا بِه حَتّی رَمَوا بَینَ یَدَیهِ بَعضَهُ، فَقالَ رَسولُ اللَّه (ص) هکَذا تُجتَمعُ الذُّنُوبُ ثُمَّ قالَ: إِیّاکُم وَالمُحقَّراتُ مِن الذُّنُوبُ فَإِنَّ لِکُلِّ شَیءٍ طالِبًا: الا وَإِنَّ طالِبَها یُکتَبُ ما قَدَّمُوا وَآثارَهُم وَکُلَّ شَیءٍ أَحصَیناهُ فی إِمامٍ مُبینٍ.

Shaikh Saduq.

21- Sunanul-NAbi-by Seyyed Muhammad Hussanyn TabaTabaee

22- Safinat ul-Behar. by Shaikh Abbas Mohaddes Qumi.

23- Araesul Majales by Neishboori.

24- Ilal al-sharai by Shakh al-Saduq.

25- Qural al-Hekam by Abdulwahid Ibn -Muhammad Tamimi Amed.

26- Furoo al-Kafi by Muhammad Ibn -Yaqub Kulayni.

27- Qessas ul- Anbiya Al-Imam Abi-al-Fada Ismaeel Ibn -kathir.

28- Qessas ul- Anbiya by Abdulwahab al-Najjar.

29- Qessas ul- Anbiya by Sayyed Nemat-Allah Jazairi.

30- Kemal al-Deen by Shaikh al-Saduq.

31- Kahl ul-Bassar by shaikh Abbas Mohaddes Qumi.

32- Philosophical Discourse by Muhammad Taqi Falsafi.

33- Lexicon by Ali Akbar Dehkhoda

34- Warram Collected Articles by warram Ibn -Abi-Faras.

35- Mesbah ul- Shariah, Anonymous.

36- Makaremul-Akhlagh by Razi ul- Fazl al-Tabarsi.

37- Mohajjat ul- Bayza by Mohsen Faiz Kashani.

38- Mahbood al-Gholoob by Muhammad Daylami lahiji.

39- Mojam ul- Baldan by Shaikh Shahab ul- Deen Hamawi.

40- Majmooat ul- Akhbar by shaikh Muhammad Hasan Jalali Shahroodi.

41- Murouj al-Zahab by Massoodi.

42- Mostadrek ul- Wasail by mirza Hussayn Noori Tabarsi.

43- Ma- ani ul- Akhbar by Shaikh Saduq.

44- Nassekh ul-Tawarikh by Mirza Muhammad Taqi Sepehr.

45- Nahj al-Balaghah by seyyed Razi.

46- Hadyat ul- Ahbab by Sheikh Abbas Mohadeth Qumi.

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