A Tribute to Master of Masters

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A Tribute to Master ofMasters

[Presentation time: 5 min]


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A Masterpiece from theMaster of Eloquence


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His knowledge, wisdom, eloquence, piety, bravery, power of judgement and

leadership is well known among Muslims of all schools of thought.His mastery over the Arabic language is seen in his extempore sermons delivered

without preparation


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It was a ceremony of marriage

(nikah), perhaps it was hisownand he saidextemporarily


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Outstretcher of lands, the Establisher of firmmountains, the Sender of rain, the Alleviator of

difficulties, the Knower and Perceiver of secrets


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possessions, the Renewer of eras and their

Repetitor, the Source of all things and their

Destination. Widespread is His generosity and

sufficient are the layered clouds and the supply of

rain. He responds to the one who asks or hopes,

giving wide and with abundance.


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He is considered one by those who turn to Him.

Lo ! He is Allah, there is no god for the nations

except Him. No one can distort what He setupright and established. He sent Muhammad as

the standard-bearer of submission (Islam)


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appointed and perfected. He founded thefundamentals and eased them in. He emphasized

the appointed promise (Day of Judgment) and

forewarned. Allah has linked him with honor


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and granted his soul the peace, and mayAllah have mercy on his progeny and his

venerated family; as long as the guiding stars

shine, the crescent continues to rise, and thechant of the oneness (La ilaha illa Allah) is

made to be heard around.


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command of Allah and be aware of it. Maintain theties with relations and nurture them. Disobey desiresand repel them. Bind as kins with the righteous andpious, and discontinue the company of amusement

and greed.


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Your groom is the most impeccable of free

men by birth, most generous and honorable

with glories, and of the sweetest of descent.Here he came to you, took your kin with

permission, in marriage, the gracious bride


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And offered a dowry, just as the Messenger ofAllah did to Umm Salamah. Certainly, he [s] was

the most gracious son-in-law. Kind to his

progeny. He gave them in marriage to whom hewanted. He was neither confused in his choice

of wife nor had an oversight.


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.(z) kcF so bkBkotB kdBI ask Allah, on your behalf, for the lasting

graciousness of His connection. And thecontinuation of His pleasures, and that He may

inspire all; the reform of their own condition, and

the preparation for their individual destiny and thehereafter. Gratitude is for Him forever and the

praise for His Messenger Ahmad [s].

[Sayyid al-Musawi, al-Qatarah min bihar manaqib Aal-Nabi wa al-`Itrah, vol. 2, p. 179]


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Did you notice something

unusualThe Arabic used in this sermon

is devoid of followingalphabets

v p l f ^ Z VP

All the alphabets with dots !


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To deliver such a sermon without usingalphabets with dots is indeed a super

human feat and truly miraculous

It was a sermon withoutdots


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Imam Ali (a) derived his vastknowledge and striking eloquence

by virtue of his long and closeassociation with the ProphetMuhammad (s). The Prophet (s),

with Divine inspiration, was thesource of all such knowledge andwisdom and a teacher par

excellence for Imam Ali (a).


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Indeed Prophet (s) hadsaid...

I am the house of wisdom andAli (a) is its door

[Sahih al-Tirmidhi, (Cairo edition), Kitab al-Manaqib,vol. 5, p. 637, hadith # 3723]


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The history has recorded over

300 sermons,

200 prayers,11000 wise sayings,

150 amazing judgments and100 letters from Imam Ali (a)


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This great legacy from Imam

Ali (a) recorded in historybooks is a proof of authenticityof what the Prophet (s) said

about him


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Imam Ali (a) was martyred on21st of Ramadhan, 40th year of

Hijra. He was secretly buried inthe mountains of Najaf, Iraq byImams Hassan and Hussain, few

very close family members andfriends.


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His grave remained unknown forover 135 years until it was

discovered in the times of HarunalRashid in 175th year of Hijra

(791 A.D.).


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For further reading:

Selection of sermons, letters and sayings ofImam Ali (a) [Nahjul Balagha]

http://al-islam.org/nahj/

Sermon of Imam Ali (a) without letter Alifhttp://www.al-islam.org/arabic/short/noalef.htm

Prayers of Imam Ali (a) [Sahifaye Alawiya]http://www.duas.org/alaviya/

Event of Ghadir-e-Khumm

http://al-islam.org/ghadir/
http://al-islam.org/nahj/http://www.al-islam.org/arabic/short/noalef.htmhttp://www.duas.org/alaviya/http://al-islam.org/ghadir/http://al-islam.org/ghadir/http://www.duas.org/alaviya/http://www.al-islam.org/arabic/short/noalef.htmhttp://al-islam.org/nahj/


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