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SERMON 143
Deputation of Prophets
Allah deputed prophets and distinguished them with
His revelation. He made them as pleas for Him among His creation, so that there should not
remain any excuse for people. He invited people to the right path through a truthful
tongue. You should know that Allah fully knows creation. Not that He was not aware of what
they concealed from among their hidden secrets and inner feelings, but in order to try
them as to whom from among them performs good acts, so that there is reward in respect of
good acts and chastisement in respect of evil acts.
The position of Ahlu''''l-bayt (the
Household of the Holy Prophet)
Where are those who falsely and unjustly claimed
that they are deeply versed in knowledge, as against us, although Allah raised us in
position and kept them down, bestowed upon us knowledge but deprived them, and entered us
(in the fortress of knowledge) but kept them out. With us guidance is to be sought and
blindness (of misguidance) is to be changed into brightness. Surely Imams (divine leaders)
will be from the Quraysh. They have been planted in this line through Hashim. It would not
suit others nor would others be suitable as heads of affairs.
A part of the same sermon about those
who are against the Ahlu''''l-bayt
They have adopted this world and abandoned the next
world; left clean water and drunk stinking water. I can almost see their wicked one
befriended them and accorded with them till his hair grew grey and his nature acquired
their tinge. He proceeded onward emitting foam like a torrential stream not caring whom he
drowned, or, like fire in straw, without realising what he burnt.
Where are the minds which seek light from the lamps
of guidance, and the eyes which look at minarets of piety? Where are the hearts dedicated
to Allah, and devoted to the obedience of Allah? They are all crowding towards worldly
vanities and quarrelling over unlawful issues. The ensigns of Paradise and Hell have been
raised for them but they have turned their faces away from Paradise and proceeded to Hell
by dint of their performances. Allah called them but they showed dislike and ran away.
When Satan called them they responded and proceeded (towards him).
(1).
Here the reference is to Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan who committed extreme atrocities through
his officer al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ath-Thaqafi.
.Forward to Sermon 144. Back to Sermon 142.
