THE
HOLY QURAN – PART 27
IMAM AL-SAJJAD (A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN-(SECTION
2)
PRACTICING THE QURAN
One day a
close relative of Imam al-Sajjad (as) abused him in public. He spoke bad
words to him and then left but the Imam (as) did not utter any word
against him.
As soon as the man left, Imam (as) turned
towards the people who were present there and had witnessed what had
just transpired, and said,
“Whatever this man said to me, you all
heard it. I would now want you to accompany me to him so that you hear
what I have to tell him”.
The people
thought that Imam al-Sajjad (as) would seek revenge. But as they
accompanied him towards the house of the man who had abused him, they
heard the Imam (as) reciting the following verse:
“…And those who suppress their anger, and excuse (the faults of) the
people and Allah loves the virtuous”.
(3:134)
The people
instantly realized that the Imam (as) was not in mood of seeking any
revenge. When they all reached the house of the man, Imam (as) called
him by his name and asked him to come out of his house, which he did.
Then the Imam (as) said,
“Brother!
Just now you spoke ill of me. If whatever you spoke is true then I seek
forgiveness from Allah; and if whatever you spoke is untrue then I pray
to Allah to forgive you”.
Hearing this, the man was extremely
ashamed. He came forward and kissing the forehead of Imam al-Sajjad
(as), said, “Forgive me O Son of the Prophet! Indeed whatever I spoke
about you is not true”.
(Quran-o-‘Itrat)
Abdullah
Wafe’ani has reported that Imam Zaynul-‘Aabideen (as) used to give sugar
and almonds in alms and charity. Once somebody asked him the reason for
this, and the Imam (as) recited the following verse in reply:
“You will never attain piety until you spend out of what you hold dear…”
(3:92)
This shows
that the Imam (as) was very fond of the two items, which he (as) gave
away in alms.
GUIDING
OTHERS THROUGH QURAN
‘Ibaad Basri met Imam al-Sajjad (as) on
the way to Makkah and said,
“O Ali Ibn al-Husayn! You have left the
difficulties of Jihad and have taken up Hajj – an easy course of worship
although in the Holy Quran, Allah (SWT) says:
“Indeed Allah has bought from the faithful their souls and their
possessions for Paradise to be theirs: They fight in the way of Allah,
they slay and they are slain. A promise binding upon Him in the Torah
and the Evangel and the Quran. And who is truer to his promise than
Allah? So rejoice in the bargain you have made with Him, and that is the
great success””.
(9:111)
Hearing this verse, Imam (as) said,
“You must recite the complete verse and not
half”. Then the Imam (as) recited the remaining verse:
“(The faithful are) penitent, devout, celebrators of Allah’s praise,
wayfarers (or those who fast), who bow (and) prostrate (in prayer), bid
what is right and forbid what is wrong, and keep Allah’s bounds – and
give good news to the faithful”.
(9:112)
The Imam (as) then added:
“When we find
the people with attributes described in the Holy Quran, then performance
of Jihad will be better than Hajj”. (Al-Kaafi)
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