No fear of any sort nor any personal interest concerns me.

No fear of any sort nor any personal interest concerns me. I fully submit to Allah. If I am killed, it would on the way of Allah,and what better achievement could it be than this." "Moreover, when Ali (A.S ) was a Caliph of the Muslims, he rested neither during the day nor at night in the sarvice of the people.

He did not allow wastage or over-spending of the treasury lest the rights of the needy and poor were ignored." When Aqeel his brother went to his house and saw how Ali (A.S.) as the Caliph lived so simply, he became ashemed of requesting for favours from the state treasury; He always acted with extreme fairness and justice and terminated the appointment of any state officer found to commit injustice.

For example, Ibne Abbas, when he was the governor of Bassah, once spent an amount from the public-treasury for his personal matters. Ali (A.S.) demanded the return of the money and reaproached him considerably for doing so. A time limit for the return of the money was set but Ibne Abbas failed to return. Ali (A.S.) summoned him to return to Kufa but he instead went to Kaaba in Mecca seeking forgiveness.

Ali (A.S.) was such a man to principle and discipline." Oh hearing this, Haroon rather upset, decided to argue the subject and put this question to Bahloof: "Despite all these virtues and elevations, why was he then killed?" Bahlool replied: "Most of the people on the path oif truth have been persecuted.

Even the Prophets like Issa, Dawood and Yahva were not spared by the people of their times" The Prophet of Islam in one of his numerous sayings about Ali bin Ali Taleb had said: "The Truth is with Ali and Ali is with the Truth". Bahlool In Basrah Bahlool once happened to go to Basrah. Not being acquainted with anyone there, he was obliged to rent a room for some days.

But it was so old and in bad condition thaT a blow of strong wind or rainfall would make the roof and doors rattle and create unusual sound. Bahlool went to the owner to complain saying that the room was so bad that a slight blow of the wind would make the roof and the walls rattle and create frightening sound. The owner of the room being of jovial nature responded by arguing that: "As you know. Oh Bahlool, that all creatures in this world sing the praise of Allah and declares His glory.