“So then it is as though I see its Masjid like the upper...

“So then it is as though I see its Masjid like the upper part of a boat or a sitting ostrich which Allah had sent down punishment to from above and below and drowned all that were within her protection.” In other ahadith which have been narrated in both the books of the Ahl as-Sunnah and Shi`a, there are many other forecasts from Imam `Ali (peace be upon him) concerning events that would happen in the future; such as one where he told Hajr ibn Qais that after his death, Hajr would be forced to curse `Ali (peace be upon him).[^6] Another example concerns Marwan in which it was mentioned that he would hold the flag of corruption and despotism in his old age.[^7] Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) told Kumail bin Ziyad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the tyrant Hajjaj ibn Yusuf would be his killer.[^8] In regards to the Khawarij of Nahrawan, Imam `Ali (peace be upon him) mentioned that in this battle, people would not die from his side and from the opposite side, not even ten people will be saved, and just how he predicted, it came true.[^9] Concerning the burial place of Imam Husayn (peace be upon him), when Imam `Ali (peace be upon him) was passing by the land of Karbala, he spoke certain words in regards to this to his companion, Asbagh ibn Nabatah.[^10] In the book, Fadhail al-Khamsah, there are countless…