At this point...

At this point, we read that, (And came a man to them from the furthest part of the city, running to them…)[^2] Thus, it was at this point that Allah (SwT) send habib Najjar, however he was stoned to death and became a martyr in the way of Allah (SwT).] In continuation of the tradition, the Imam said, “Do you compare yourself to people like this?” Obviously the goal of the Imam in saying this was to train the person and it is for this reason that when this companion heard these words, he said, “I ask forgiveness (for the claims I have made).” and then said to the Imam, “Please tell me, now what should I do?” The Imam replied to him, “Say: I am from amongst your friends and lovers and of those who has hatred for your enemies and…” The Imam then said, “Now, your reward (for your previous acts) has returned back to you and you have been compensated.” [It should be noted that amongst the traditions, it is something very rare to see a tradition in which one's Divinely granted rewards are given back after they have been considered null and void.] This tradition shows us that to claim to be a follower (a Shi’a) is an easy thing and to truly be a Shi’a is something very difficult.

We pray that we are able to spiritually build ourselves and that we are also able to guide others to this path.[^3] [^1]: Surat Yasin (36), verse 14 [^2]: Ibid., verse 20 [^3]: Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 65, pg. 159 Previous…