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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islam Fundamental Principles and Teachings Hadith From Imam Husayn (as) ‘I do not see death except prosperity and life along with the oppressors except anguish.’ ‘O Allah! You know that all there was from us was not in competition to seek power, nor to gain refuse of the world (i.e.

wealth), but it was nothing other than to present the signs and essence of Your religion, and to promote reform in Your land, (so that) oppressed members of your servants find safety and security, and Your laws, orders and obligations are acted upon.’ ‘I have not arisen for the purpose of exuberance, arrogance, corruption, or oppression, but I have done so in order to seek reform in the nation of my Grandfather, Muhammad (S).

I want to enjoin Good and forbid Evil, and I want to go down the path and tradition of my Grandfather, Muhammad (S), and the path of my father Ali ibn Abi Talib (A). ‘There are people who worship Allah out of desire (for reward), and this is the worship of traders, and there are people worship Allah out of fear (of punishment), and this is the worship of slaves.

Whereas certain people worship Allah out of gratitude, and this is the worship of the free, and this is the best of the worships.’ ‘There are seventy benefactions for saluting, sixty nine for the one who initiates it and one for the replier.’ ‘Do not say about your brother in his absence other than that which you would like him to say about you in your absence.’ ‘(O Allah) . . . How can You be reasoned about with that that is in need of You in its existence? ‘(O Allah) . . .

What did he find he who lost You? And what did he loose he who found You? Truly he has failed who is contented with other than You.’ The Fourth Imam: Imam Zayn al-Ab idin Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin (A) is the son of Imam Husayn (A) and princess Shahr Banu the daughter of Yazdgerd, king of Persia.

He used to be called the son of the best two, on the basis of the words of Allah’s messenger peace be upon him and his pure progeny who said, “From amongst his servants, Allah has made two choices; his choice from the Arabs is the Quraysh, and from amongst the non-Arabs the Persians”.161 He was born in Medina on Thursday the fifth of Sha‘ba>n in the year thirty-eight after Hijrah.

He died a martyr after being poisoned on Saturday the twenty fifth of Muharram,162 in the year ninety five after Hijrah, at the age of fifty seven.