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Zuhd-o-Taqwa (piety) has been declared the
standard of superiority, honour, and betterment while height of worship,
excellence and objective are also termed Taqwa. Therefore Quran says:
ياأيها الناس اعبدوا ربكم
الذي خلقكم والذين من قبلكم لعلكم تتقون (البقرة)
O, people! Worship that Allah who Created
you and those before you so that you become pious Al-Baqarah.
Allah says:
لباس التقوى ذلك خير
(Taqwa is the best outfitSurah Al-Aaraaf).
The package for travelling (Zaad-e-Safar)
of a human beings life is also Taqwa.
Take the package of travelling along because Taqwa is the best package of
travelling (Surah Al-Baqarah).
Whosoever follows Taqwa is called Muttaqi the plural of which is Muttaqeen. When
Muttaqeen enjoy such a great status then how great would be the status of Imam-ul-Muttaqeen
(A.S.). The basis of all values i.e. justice and fair-play, patience and
forbearance, forgiveness and almost all moral values in the Islamic system is
piety.
إعدلو هو أقرب للتقوى
(Do justice, it is most near to TaqwahSurah Maida).
There is only one personality after Khatmi
Martabat (SAAW) who was blessed by the Paighamber with the certificate that
أقضاكم علي
(From amongst you, Ali is the best judge).
Those who keep Taqwa are declared near to Allah:
إن أكرمكم عندالله أتقاكم
Amirul Momineen Hazrat Ali (A.S.) enjoys
this superiority that Karam Allah Wajhahu is written with his name while Razi
Allah is written with the names of all Sahaba. Allama Asqalani writes its
reason:
لأنه لم يعبد الأصنام قط
Ali (A.S.) is that Shahkaar-e-Qudrat that
Allah Has made his face Mukarram and Mumtaz because he did not bow his head
even for a while before anyone except Allah. Every one could claim that he loves
Allah but only Ali (A.S.) has the honour that Allah also Loves him.
إن الله يحب المقسطين
Allah Loves those who do justice (Surah
Al-Hajiraat).
The real Taqwa is that a human being is laced with all moral values and free of
all immoral values.
Ali (A.S.) is that great personality who is a symbol of all good values. Allah
chose prophets on the basis of good moral values. There is a saying of
Maula-e-Kainaat Hazrat Ali (A.S.) that if suppose, I would have been hoping for
the heaven and did not afraid of hell-fire and do not keep the belief of reward
and punishment, even then I was bound to struggle for good moral values because
the best moral is the key to success.
Hazrat Ali (A.S.) had the same goals as that of all Prophets and
Khatem-ul-Mursaleen (SAAW) i.e. struggle for Haq-o-Sadaqat (truth), justice and
fair-play. That justice and fair-play about which it has been said that
بالعدل قامت السماوات والأرض
(The earth and the sky are settled on the basis of justice).
The identity of Hazrat Ali (A.S.) is that
he is the symbol of keeping a balance and all his Mahasin and Manaqib (good
traits) are seen on their peak point. Ali (A.S.) has the honour that Rasool (SAAW)
closed his eyes in his lap while Ali (A.S.) opened his eyes in Rasools (SAAW)
lap.
A Christian historian Georges Jourdaq writes that you recognize or not but in
history, Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) is the renowned martyr, father of
Shaheed-e-Insaniyyat (martyr of humanity), voice of human justice and the
eternal personality of the East. It was Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) who did not
take jihad and Qetaal (fighting) as others undertook it rather Ali (A.S.) had
always struggled for a particular objective. He selected jihad along with the
essence of Zuhd and Taqwa (piety), he agreed on it in love with the helpless and
the oppressed and thwarted the designs of enemies of justice and fair-play, and
he reached the height of good human moral values and good deeds. Oh, world! What
would have happened if the world had utilized all her strength and energy and
blessed every era with another Ali imbibed with justice and fair-play, his
language and his sword (Saut Allah Al-Insaniyah).
الفضل ما شهدت به الأعداء
Excellence and honour is the one on which the enemy also stands witness.
Ali (A.S.) was martyred in the mosque
owing to his extreme justice-loving nature.
قتل في محراب عبادته لشدة عدله
He was martyred while saying his prayers
and kissed martyrdom as a result of wickedness of enemies of justice. It was the
extreme of his justice and fair-play that while accepting the medal of
martyrdom, he announced:
فزت برب الكعبة
(By God, I have succeeded)
Because he considered everybody
justifiable like him. When he was in pain on the bed of martyrdom, someone asked
about his assassin Ibne Muljim. He said if I escape then I know what I have to
do with him but if I could not then it is up to you. But if you want to take
Qisas then hit him only once against his one hit, and if you like to forgive him
then it would be nearest to Zuhd-o-Taqwa.
إعدلو هو أقرب للتقوى
Ali (A.S.) was the symbol of heights and
greatness and his personality was respectable before the whole world. Echoes of
his voice are still heard that by God, my patched-shoes are better than ruling
over you people but that through this rule giving right to the righteous or root
out the evil, this is the only objective of my rule.
Maula-e-Kainaat Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) made his will on the 21st night
of Ramazan-ul-Mubarik to his offspring and Khanwadah (family) to say right and
do good for Allah, be the enemy of the oppressor and help the oppressed, I
recommend Taqwa, carrying out work in a disciplined manner, and give up
differences to all who receive my will through Hassan (A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.)
you both, your all offspring, and your Khanwadah and everyone else till
eternity. Fear from Allah regarding orphans, ensure they are not left hungry and
unattended even for a while, take care of the neighbours, fear from Allah
regarding Quran, it should not be like that that others practice Quran and you
dont. Fear from Allah regarding Bait-Ullah (House of Allah) and keep in mind do
not leave Khana Kaaba empty from your presence till you are alive. I would like
you to remember Allah regarding jihad, you may continue jihad with material,
with life, with tongue in way of Allah, remain connected with each other, and
continue asking about the welfare of each other. Do not leave Amar Bil Maaroof
and Nahi Anil Munker, if you would leave them then the worst type of people
would start ruling over you, at that time none of your dua (prayer) would be
accepted.
Afterwards, Maula-e-Muttaqiyan (A.S.) diverted his attention towards the family
members and said I hand you all over to Allah, may Allah keep you firm in way of
righteousness, and then said, Oh, Angels of Allah! Darood-o-Salam on you, then
he recited from Quranic Ayahs and then kissed martyrdom while reciting
shahadat-e-Tauheed-o-Risalat.
إنا لله و إنا إليه راجعون
After his funeral rites, Najaf was
declared his place of burial that is Marjaa-e-Khalaiq even today. The thinkings,
ideologies, teachings and sayings of Ameer-e-Kainaat Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.)
would be the beacon of light for the whole humanity till eternity. The world
considers us devotees of Ali (A.S.) and considers us from amongst those people
who vociferously love Ali (A.S.); therefore, we are under the obligation to
prove through our words, deeds and characters that we belong to Ali.
الحمد لله الذي جعلنا من
المتمسكين بولاية أمير المؤمنين و أولاده المعصومين (ع)
(Praise of that Allah Who made us from
amongst those who keep Wilayat of Ali and his Aulaad-e-Masoomin).
We are thankful to Allah and bow down to Him that He made us fond of oneness of
Allah, Risalat of the Rasool (SAAW), Wilayat of Ali (A.S.), greatness of his
pious wife, and his offspring. We have to live like Ali (A.S.) and die like
progeny of Ali (A.S.), work to achieve the mission and goals of these holy
personalities, in it lay the eternal life and supremacy and dignity.
On the grievous occasion of Shahadat-e-Uzma of Mushkil-Kusha (A.S.), we present
our condolences to the Chief of Prophets (SAAW), Khanwada-e-Nabuwwat and Risalat,
and their spiritual devotees, we announce our commitment to follow the will and
advice of Maula Ali (A.S.) and would continue our sincere struggle to announce
our support to every oppressed and practical hatred against every oppressor to
whichever nation, tribe, area and region he belongs to till the reappearance of
the last inheritor of Rasool-e-Bar-haq (true) Hazrat Sultan-ul-Asr Wazzaman (A.S.)
Wassalam
Khakpai Insaniyyat
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi
(Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya, chief of TNFJ)
Ramazan 19-21, 1427 Hijri
October 13-15, 2006
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