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SERMON 147

About Talhah and az-Zubayr and
the people of Basrah

Both of these two
(Talhah and az-Zubayr) wishes the Caliphate for himself, and is
drawing towards himself as against the other fellow. They do not
employ any connection for getting access to Allah nor proceed
towards Him through any means. Both of them bear malice against
the other. Shortly his veil over it will be uncovered. By Allah,
if they achieve what they aim at, one of them will kill the other,
and one will finish the other. The rebellious party has stood up.
Where are the seekers of virtue; for the paths have already been
determined and they have been given the news. For every
misguidance there is a cause and for every break of pledge there
is a misrepresentation. By Allah, I shall not be like him who
listens to the voice of mourning, hears the man who brings news of
death and also visits the mourner yet does not take lesson.