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The Last Will of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (1) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Last Will of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (1) 2023-02-11 3106 Views Imam Ali , The Commander of faithful , Shia Hadith Sources , The Last Will In the 40th year of Hijri, in the small hours of the morning of the 19th Ramadan, Imam ‘Ali (as) was struck with a poisoned sword by the Kharijite Ibn Maljam while offering his prayers in the Masjid of Kufa. He died on the 21st day of Ramadan 40 A.H.

and was buried in Najaf ul-Ashraf. Before his death, he made a last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS). Thus, we shall present the last will of the Commander of the Faithful in this article. My Dear Son! Let it be known to you that the decay of health, passing away of time and nearness of death, have made me realize that I should give more thought to my future (next world) and to my people; advise them more and spend more time in equipping them mentally to face this world.

I felt that my own sons and my near ones have as much right to utilize my experiences and knowledge, all the ups and downs of life, all the realities and all the truths about life in this world and in the Hereafter, which are as much known to me as others. I decided, therefore, to spend more time with you and to prepare you more.

This was neither selfishness nor self-esteem nor any mental luxury of giving away pieces of advice, but it was the sincere desire of making you see the world as I found it, look at the realities of lives as I looked at them, and do the right thing at the right time and right place as it should be done which made me write down these exhortations to you. You will not find in them anything but truth and realities. My dear son!

You are part of my body and soul and whenever I look at you I feel as if I am looking at myself. If any calamities befall you, I feel as if it has befallen me. Your death will make me feel as if it was my own death. Your affairs are to me like my own affairs. Therefore, I committed these pieces of advice to the paper. I want you to take care of them, to pay attention to them and to guard them well.

I may remain longer in your life or I may not, but I want these pieces of advice to remain with you always. My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it. Do not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for the next world.