So if you were to see that the truth has died and its people have gone away ...
So if you were to see that the truth has died and its people have gone away , and you will see, that the injustice has encompassed the country, and you will see that for the Quran they are inventing new things which are not in it and giving it a perspective in accordance to their own whims, and you will see that the Religion has receded like the receding of the water, وَ رَأَيْتَ أَقْرَبَ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْوُلَاةِ مَنْ يَمْتَدِحُ بِشَتْمِنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ رَأَيْتَ مَنْ يُحِبُّنَا يُزَوَّرُ وَ لَا تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ وَ رَأَيْتَ الزُّورَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ يُتَنَافَسُ فِيهِ وَ رَأَيْتَ الْقُرْآنَ قَدْ ثَقُلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ اسْتِمَاعُهُ وَ خَفَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ اسْتِمَاعُ الْبَاطِلِ And you will see the one who loves us -asws being falsified and his testimony not being accepted, and you will see the false words being competed for , and you will see the Quran has become heavy upon the people to listen to it and the people find it easier to listen to the falsehood (an extract) [7] The Truth is heavy and Bitter but is rewarded: – نبه، تنبيه الخاطر ابْنُ أَبِي سَمَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ اسْتَفْتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَبَلِ فَأَفْتَاهُ بِخِلَافِ مَا يُحِبُّ فَرَأَى أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكَرَاهَةَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا هَذَا اصْبِرْ عَلَى الْحَقِّ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَصْبِرْ أَحَدٌ قَطُّ لِحَقٍّ إِلَّا عَوَّضَهُ اللَّهُ مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ.
(The book) ‘Tanbeeh Al Khatir’ – Ibn Sammal, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws , a man from the mountain people has sought his -asws verdict, so he ‑asws issued it difference to what he liked. Abu Abdullah -asws saw the abhorrence in him, so he -asws said: ‘O you! Be patient upon the truth , for no one will be patient upon the truth at all except Allah -azwj will Compensate him with what is better for him’’ .
[8] نهج، نهج البلاغة قَالَ ع لَا يَتْرُكُ النَّاسُ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِ دِينِهِمْ لِاسْتِصْلَاحِ دُنْيَاهُمْ إِلَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا هُوَ أَضَرُّ مِنْهُ. (The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – ‘He -asws said: ‘The people will not neglect anything from the matter of their religion in order to better their world except Allah -azwj will Open upon them what is more harmful than it’’. وَ قَالَ ع مَنْ أَبْدَى صَفْحَتَهُ لِلْحَقِّ هَلَكَ.
And he -asws (Amir Al-Momineen -asws ) said: ‘One who manifests his cheek to the truth (i.e. turns away from it), is destroyed’’. [9] وَ قَالَ ع إِنَّ الْحَقَّ ثَقِيلٌ مَرِيءٌ وَ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ خَفِيفٌ وَبِيءٌ.
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