When Amir al-Mu’minin’s showed impatience on his delay in giving them permission to fight in Siffin he said: As for your idea whether this (delay) is due to my unwillingness…
On the swear of allegiance They leapt upon me as the camels leap upon each other on their arrival for drinking water, having been let loose after unfastening of their…
(This sermon has already appeared earlier but due to the difference between the two versions we have quoted it again here). Its subject is the downfall of the world and…
When in Siffin the men of Mu’awiyah overpowered the men of Amir al-Mu’minin and occupied the bank of the River Euphrates and prevented them from taking its water, Amir al-Mu’minin…
About Allah’s greatness and sublimity Praise to Allah Who lies inside all hidden things, and towards Whom all open things are guided. He cannot be seen by the eye of…
Delivered at the time of marching towards Syria Praise is due to Allah when night spreads and darkens, and praise be to Allah whenever the star shines and sets. And…
About calamities befalling Kufa O Kufa, it is as thoughI I see you being drawn like the tanned leather of A Ukazi1 in the market. You are being scraped by calamities…
When Amir al-Mu’minin decided to march towards Syria, he spoke thus: My Allah, I seek Your protection from the hardships of the journey, from the grief of returning and from…
About Allah’s greatness and the lowliness of this world Praise is due to Allah from Whose mercy no one loses hope, from Whose bounty no one is deprived, from Whose…
Masqalah1 ibn Hubayrah ash-Shaybani fled to Mu’awiyah because he had purchased some prisoners of Banu Najiyah from an executive of Amir al-Mu’minin, but when he demanded the price, the latter avoided…
