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* Love of a Friend * There was a friend of Amir al-Muminin, a good
and believing man,who unfortunately fell into error, and
who had to be punished.

Imam Ali cut off the fingers of his right hand.

The man took
hold of his cut hand, with the blood dripping from it, with his
left hand and went away.

He was then instigated by a
seditious Kharijite, who wanted to take advantage of the course of events for his own party and against
Imam Ali, so he came up to the man with an utter of
compassion and said:

Who cutt your hands off?

The Chief of the
Prophet's successors, he said, the leader of the untainted
ones at the Resurrection, the most
righteous among the believers, Ali ibn Abi Talib,
the Imam of Right Guidance, cutt of the
fingers of my right hand .

the first to
reach the Gardens of Felicity, the hero of the
brave, the avenger against the promoters of ignorance, the giver of zakat ..
the
leader on the right and the perfect path, the speaker
of what is true and appropriate, the Champion of Mecca, the steadfast
exceller.

Poor you! said the man, he cutt of your
hands, and You extol him thus!

Why should I not extol him, replied the
companion,now that his friendship is mixed with
my flesh and blood? I swear by God
thathe did not cutt off my hand
except with a right that God has
established.

Such was the love, attraction and the affection of the
companion for Ali.

Sunni reference: Tafsir al-Kabir, by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, v9 -
Under the explanation of the chapter of al-Kahf - 9 ] Shi'i reference: Bihar al-Anwar, v40, pp 281-282 * On Imam Ali (AS) * Kufa was now the seat
of the Islamic rule.

The entire Muslim world with the exception of Damascus looked towards Kufa for guidance.

They travelled to Kufa often.
Two men were in each
other's company on the road to Kufa.
One was a muslim and the other was a non muslim.

As they
progressed, the non muslim traveller asked his companion:

I am going further than Kufa, to a
small village where I live.

Where are You going?

His muslim companion said:

I live in Kufa They proclaimed happily, discussing various things, helping each
other, all in a spirit of cordiality.

When they drew near to Kufa,
the non muslim took a side road towards his village.

Just as he was about
to bid farewell, he observed that his muslim companion was coming with him.

Didn't you tell me
that You are going to Kufa where You lived?

The muslim replied Yes of course On this the non muslim inquired Then why were you
coming this way? That is the only road leading to Kufa?

I know, said the muslim, But we have
long been companions.

Our Prophet (PBUH&HF) said that when two are
companions to each other on a journey they have obligations and duties
towards each other.

You gave me company and now it is my duty to follow
You a few steps and then make a gentle departure.

No wonder that Your Prophet (PBUH&HF)
managed to spread his faith so quickly.

His (PBUH&HF)
teachings were indeed great.

And then it so happened that once the same non muslim entered
Kufa.

There he found that his muslim companion had been none other but the
Khalifa of his time, Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS).

He soon became a
muslim and remained the most faithful of companion of the Imam.

To judge Your
own souls before the time of judging
of your action arrives.

Make an
assessment of Yourself before You are called upon to account for Your conduct in
this existence.

[ Imam Ali (AS) Sources:
Peak Of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha Sermons, Letters and Sayings of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Translated by Askari Jafari Islamic Seminary Publications Sources:

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