The following are some of the quotations from the
sermons and sayings of Imam al-Sajjad (as) in which he (as) has
given references to the Holy Quran:
“Beware, O people, of sins
and acts of disobedience (to Allah) against which Allah has warned
and exhorted in the truthful Book and the articulate rhetoric. When
Shaytan urges you to enjoy the transitory passions and pleasures of
this world, do not feel secured (in succumbing to him) from the
retribution and punishment of Allah. Allah says:
‘When those who are Godwary
are touched by insinuation of Satan, they remember (Allah) and,
behold, they perceive’. (7:201)
Take God-fearing as the slogan of your
hearts and always remember that Allah promised you of the good
rewarding and warned you against the painful anguish when you will
be returned to Him. He, who fears something will certainly beware of
it, and he who is beware of something will desert it…” (Tuhaf
al-‘Uqool)
“By Allah I swear,
examples were cited for you and a variety of evidences is shown to
the heedful ones. O Believers! Join yourselves with the heedful
ones. All power belongs to Allah. Abstain from the transitory
pleasures of this world from which Allah has ordered you to abstain.
He, the most truthful says:
‘The parable of the life of
this world is that of water, which We send down from the sky. It
mingles with the earth’s vegetation from which humans and cattle
eat. When the earth puts on its luster and is adorned, and its
inhabitants think they have power over it, Our edict comes to it, by
night or day, whereat We turn it into a mown field, as if it did not
flourish the day before. Thus do We elaborate the signs for a people
who reflect’. (10:24)”.
(Tuhaf al-‘Uqool)
Abdul-Malik bin Marwan, the oppressive Umayyad
ruler came to know that Imam al-Sajjad (as) possessed the sword of
the Holy Prophet (saww). He therefore sent some people to fetch it
from him but the Imam (as) declined to give. Thereupon Abdul-Malik
sent a threat letter to Imam (as) in which he stated:
‘I will deny you your share from the public
treasury’. In response to this, Imam
al-Sajjad (as) wrote:
“Know that Allah has kept an
outlet from all problems for those who are wary of Him and He has
taken the responsibility of their sustenance. The Holy Quran states:
‘Indeed Allah does not
like any ingrate traitor”. (22:38)
Now let us wait and see who is who? (Godwary
and traitor)”. (Manaqib Aali Abi Talib)
Shaykh Ali Karimi states that:
When the Imam (as)
referred to Allah (SWT) keeping an outlet from all problems and
providing sustenance to Godwary people, this is stated in the
following verse: ‘…And
whoever is wary of Allah, He shall make a way out for him, and
provide for him from whence he does not reckon’.
(65:2) As for the
verse he (as) quoted (to Marwan), the complete verse reads as
follows: ‘Allah indeed defends those
who have faith. Indeed Allah does not like any ingrate traitor’.
(22:38) (Quran-o-‘Itrat)
It is reported that whenever Imam al-Sajjad (as)
recited the verse:
“If you enumerate Allah’s blessings, you will not be able to count
them”. (14:34)
He (as) said,
“All praise be to Him who has
not enabled anybody to acknowledge all His favours except through
the acknowledgement of the failure to acknowledge them properly…”
He (as) also said,
“All praise be to Him who has regarded the
acknowledgement of His favours as praise. All praise be to Him who
has regarded the acknowledgement of the failure to thank Him
properly as showing Him gratitude”.
(Tuhaf al-‘Uqool)
mulla@almahdi.org.uk