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Imam Ali (a.s): The Imam of Who? (3) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Imam Ali (a.s): The Imam of Who? (3) 2023-03-29 482 Views Imam Ali , The Commander of faithful In continuation of the discussions on the leadership of Imam Ali, we shall focus on other relevant aspects of the topic here. Contents 3. Imamul- Najin (The Imam of the Whisperers to God) 4. Imamul Hakimeen (The Imam of the Rulers) 5. Imamul Mutasadiqeen (The Imam of the Charity Givers) 3.

Imamul- Najin (The Imam of the Whisperers to God) Supplication, invocation and communication with God depend directly on the level of people`s knowledge and trust in God. The more one knows about God the more the person communicates with Him and approaches Him in his needs. From the Islamic point of view, it is recommended that any Muslim organizes his days into three portions; 1. For communication with his Lord 2. For his livelihood 3. Halal and permissible pleasures.

It is narrated from Imam Sadiq (a.s), “Ameerul Mo’mineen was a man who used to whisper a lot to God through supplications.”(1) Several years after the martyrdom of Imam Ali (a.s), Dherar ibn Dhamrah arrived at Moawiyah. Having seen one of the companions of Imam Ali (a.s) Moawiah asked Dherar to describe Imam Ali (a.s) to him. Dherar requested that Moawiah excuse him on that but Moawiah insisted. Finally, Dherar opened his mouth and described his most beloved Imam.

Part of his description reads, “I swear to God that one night I saw Imam Ali on his prayer mat holding his beard and moaning in tears like the one that a snake has bitten as if the echo of his voice is still in my ears saying; “O my Lord. O my Lord. Addressing the pleasure of this world he was saying; ‘You want to deceive me! Are you trying to encourage me to yourself? How impossible! How impossible! You may deceive other than me. I have divorced you three times. How short your life is?

How low your position is? How easily you can put one into danger. Ahhhh. Ahhhh. Because our provision is so little, and the journey is so long and the path is so lonely.” As Dherar was narrating the holy words of the Imam, Moawiah along with his councilmen were all in tears wiping his tears with the comb of his attire. He then said, “Indeed Abul Hassan (the father of Hassan) was like this. O Dherar! how is your life without him?