Allah has commanded this bird to kill...

Allah has commanded this bird to kill, eat and chastise me in this manner every day.” I asked him: “Who is ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s)?” He replied: “The cousin of the Prophet of Islam (s.a.w).” Thus, it was this strange incident (and the mystical intuition of the purgatory) that prompted me to become a Muslim.””[^5] The Recompense of Deeds When the forces of Chenghiz, the Mongol, had barbarically attacked Iran, there was a bloodbath everywhere.

Every city that he would enter, Chenghiz would question the people: “Who kills you - Allah or I?” If they answered: “You kill us,” he would kill them all, and if they answered: “Allah kills us,” he would still kill them all. Once, upon entering the city of Hamadan, he sent some persons to the elders of the city asking them to present themselves before him for he desired to speak to them.

All were perplexed as to what could be done, when a brave and intelligent youth said: “I shall go to him.” The others said: “We fear for your life.” He replied: “I too am like the others, and prepared to go.” Taking along with him a camel, a rooster and a goat, he approached Chenghiz's camp and, presenting himself before him, said: “If you want someone big, here is a camel; if you are looking for a long-bearded one, then here is a goat for you; and if you desire someone talkative, there is a rooster for you here - however if you need to converse with someone, I stand here before you.” Chenghiz said: “Tell me, who shall kill these people, Allah or I?” The youth said: “It is neither Allah, Who shall kill them, nor you.” Hearing this, Chengiz asked: “Then who is it that shall kill them.” The youth replied: “The retribution of their deeds.”[^6] The Cause for the Descent of Chastisement The first person to devise a balance for measurement for the people was Prophet Shuaib (a.s).

However, as time passed by, his people began to indulge in weighing less than the weights - this sin being an addition to their other sins of not believing Allah and rejecting the Prophets. When weighing for themselves they would weigh correctly, but when they would sell their products, they would sell less than the weights and indulge in fraud. They were leading a life of ease, comfort and Abundance till their king ordered them to hoard goods and commit cheating in weights.