🌱 Amir al-Mu'minin (AS) and Preserving the Sapling of Islam Amidst the Fire
A profound reflection shared by Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi 🕌:
During the time of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) 🤲, after many polytheist tribes were subdued, some declared Islam outwardly to protect their lives and wealth. Islamic law is concerned with the apparent; anyone who declared Islam was accepted. However, there were hypocrites who waited for an opportunity to assassinate the Prophet and eliminate true Muslims to restore idolatry.
The Prophet knew that if he pressured them excessively, they would rebel within the Islamic lands and idolatry would return. So, he applied pressure only to the point of preventing revolt, closely monitoring them. After his passing, as Dr. Beheshti’s historical research indicates, apart from Medina and parts of Mecca, many tribes apostatized.
Imam Ali (AS) ⚔️ faced a critical choice: If a conflict over leadership erupted in Medina while the outskirts had already been lost, Islam itself could have been wiped out, and idolatry would have returned. He saw two evils:
1. The most qualified leader being deprived of leadership.
2. The complete annihilation of the religion itself, erasing all the sacrifices and efforts.
He pondered: Which evil is greater? To fight and remove the unfit ruler—even if people later turn to polytheism—or to endure patiently, allowing long-term damage to Muslims but preserving the Quran and the essence of Islam?
He calculated and chose patience 🤲❤️. In Sermon of Shiqshiqiyyah, he says: "I remained patient despite having a thorn in my eye and a bone stuck in my throat." He saw people unfit to lead Islam taking charge, generation after generation. Yet, he said: "This is better than the religion being destroyed and people returning to idolatry." Would God send another Prophet with such patience, character, and strength to start again among the polytheists? If that were better, he would not have been the Seal of the Prophets.
So, he endured—but he was also vigilant 👁️. Whenever they consulted him for the benefit of Islam, he sincerely advised them. He interacted with such kindness and friendship that they would come to him for counsel without hesitation. For 25 years, he placed himself at their service, day and night, for the sake of preserving Islam.
Thus, the essence of Islam was preserved. The Islam that was once confined to Mecca and Medina, with shallow roots that could be easily uprooted by a single blow, was allowed to grow deep roots 🌳.
Imagine planting a sapling 🌱. Its initial roots are delicate; a slight shake can uproot it, and the whole plant dies. But if you wait patiently until it grows strong, you can later prune its branches, and its roots will remain firm. Early Islam was like that tender sapling. If a corrupt branch was removed hastily, the entire tree could have withered.
Imam Ali (AS) said: "We wait for now." He occasionally referenced past events in his speeches to remind people—without causing division or giving enemies an opportunity to exploit internal strife.
Even when someone like Abu Sufyan 🐍 knocked on his door during the days he was compiling the Quran, saying, "Ali, right is with you! Give me the order, and I will fill the desert with armies for you," Imam Ali (AS) recognized the plot. He replied: "O hypocrite, how long have you been Muslim?" He knew this was a scheme to incite conflict among Muslims so that hypocrites could later destroy Islam and restore idols.
He remained patient until, after 25 years, the people themselves came to him and asked him to rule.
#ImamAli #Patience #PreservationOfIslam #IslamicHistory #Wisdom #Leadership #Hypocrisy #RootsOfFaith #ShiaIslam #HaeriShirazi
https://t.me/haerishirazi/5079
✅ @rahyafte_en
A profound reflection shared by Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi 🕌:
During the time of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) 🤲, after many polytheist tribes were subdued, some declared Islam outwardly to protect their lives and wealth. Islamic law is concerned with the apparent; anyone who declared Islam was accepted. However, there were hypocrites who waited for an opportunity to assassinate the Prophet and eliminate true Muslims to restore idolatry.
The Prophet knew that if he pressured them excessively, they would rebel within the Islamic lands and idolatry would return. So, he applied pressure only to the point of preventing revolt, closely monitoring them. After his passing, as Dr. Beheshti’s historical research indicates, apart from Medina and parts of Mecca, many tribes apostatized.
Imam Ali (AS) ⚔️ faced a critical choice: If a conflict over leadership erupted in Medina while the outskirts had already been lost, Islam itself could have been wiped out, and idolatry would have returned. He saw two evils:
1. The most qualified leader being deprived of leadership.
2. The complete annihilation of the religion itself, erasing all the sacrifices and efforts.
He pondered: Which evil is greater? To fight and remove the unfit ruler—even if people later turn to polytheism—or to endure patiently, allowing long-term damage to Muslims but preserving the Quran and the essence of Islam?
He calculated and chose patience 🤲❤️. In Sermon of Shiqshiqiyyah, he says: "I remained patient despite having a thorn in my eye and a bone stuck in my throat." He saw people unfit to lead Islam taking charge, generation after generation. Yet, he said: "This is better than the religion being destroyed and people returning to idolatry." Would God send another Prophet with such patience, character, and strength to start again among the polytheists? If that were better, he would not have been the Seal of the Prophets.
So, he endured—but he was also vigilant 👁️. Whenever they consulted him for the benefit of Islam, he sincerely advised them. He interacted with such kindness and friendship that they would come to him for counsel without hesitation. For 25 years, he placed himself at their service, day and night, for the sake of preserving Islam.
Thus, the essence of Islam was preserved. The Islam that was once confined to Mecca and Medina, with shallow roots that could be easily uprooted by a single blow, was allowed to grow deep roots 🌳.
Imagine planting a sapling 🌱. Its initial roots are delicate; a slight shake can uproot it, and the whole plant dies. But if you wait patiently until it grows strong, you can later prune its branches, and its roots will remain firm. Early Islam was like that tender sapling. If a corrupt branch was removed hastily, the entire tree could have withered.
Imam Ali (AS) said: "We wait for now." He occasionally referenced past events in his speeches to remind people—without causing division or giving enemies an opportunity to exploit internal strife.
Even when someone like Abu Sufyan 🐍 knocked on his door during the days he was compiling the Quran, saying, "Ali, right is with you! Give me the order, and I will fill the desert with armies for you," Imam Ali (AS) recognized the plot. He replied: "O hypocrite, how long have you been Muslim?" He knew this was a scheme to incite conflict among Muslims so that hypocrites could later destroy Islam and restore idols.
He remained patient until, after 25 years, the people themselves came to him and asked him to rule.
#ImamAli #Patience #PreservationOfIslam #IslamicHistory #Wisdom #Leadership #Hypocrisy #RootsOfFaith #ShiaIslam #HaeriShirazi
https://t.me/haerishirazi/5079
✅ @rahyafte_en
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