Sermon 207 of 240 · 94 words

Hold back this young man on my behalf….

وقال (عليه السلام)

In the battle of Siffin Amir al-Mu’minin saw Imam al-Hasan proceeding rapidly to fight, then he said: Hold back this young man on my behalf, lest he causes my ruin, because I am loath to send these two (meaning al-Hasan and al-Husayn) towards death, lest the descending line of the Prophet - may Allah bless him and his descendants - is cut away by their death. As-Sayyid ar-Radi says: Amir al-Mu’minin's words "amliku ‘anni hadha'l-ghulam" (i.e. "Hold back this young man on my behalf") represents the highest and the most eloquent form of expression.


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