Safwan Jammal relates, that I accompanied Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) from Madinah en route to Makkah. On the way I inquired of him, “O son of the Prophet of Allah! Why do I see you in a depressed, sorrowful and a broken-down state?” Imam (a.s.) replied,
“If you had heard what I hear, you would not have questioned me further”.
I asked, “What do you hear?” Imam Sadiq (a.s.) replied,
“(I hear the) Complaining of the Angels in the Audience of Allah regarding the murderers of the Commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) and that of Imam Husayn (a.s.). As also the elegies of the Genie and the wailing of the Angels surrounding them, and their severe restlessness due to it. Who is it that can suffice in eating, drinking and sleeping (when he hears this)?”
It is related in Bihar al Anwar from Hasan bin Sulayman, who relates through his chain of authorities from Abi Mu’awiyah, from A’amash, who relates from Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.), from his father (Imam Muhammad Baqir), from his father (Imam Zainul Abedeen), that the Holy Prophet (S) said: On the ‘night of Ascension’ (Me’raj), I reached the fifth heaven and saw the image of Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.).
I asked, “Dear Jibra’eel! What image is this?” Jibra’eel replied, “O Muhammad (S)! The Angels were desirous of beholding the face of Ali (a.s.) and they said: O Allah! The progeny of Adam are fortunate to behold the face of Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.), the beloved of Your beloved Prophet Muhammad (S), and his Caliph, Vicegerent and Confidante, every morning and evening. Then let us be fortunate too by beholding his face similar to the dwellers of the earth.
Then Allah created for them his (imam Ali(a)) image from His Own, the Mighty, the Sublime’s Sacred Light. Then Ali (a.s.) remains in their midst every morning and night, they visit him and behold him every morning and evening”. The narrator says, that A’amash related to me the tradition by Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.), as related by him through his father (Imam Baqir) that,
“When the accursed Ibn Muljim dealt a blow with his sword upon the head of Imam Ali (a.s.), the image, which was present in the heavens, became wounded too. And whenever the Angels look at it every morning and evening, they curse his murderer Ibn Muljim. And when Imam Husayn (a.s.) was martyred, the Angels came forth and carried him and placed him besides the image of Imam Ali (a.s.) on the fifth heaven. Then whenever the Angels descend from the upper heavens upon the fifth one, and the Angels of the lower heavens move upwards towards the fifth heaven to visit the image of Imam Ali (a.s.), and they see him and Imam Husayn (a.s.) smeared in their blood, they curse Yazid, Ibn Ziyad, and his (Imam Ali’s) murderer until Qiyamah(day of judgement)”.
A’amash continues, that Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) told me that, “These are from among the concealed and mystic knowledge, then do not reveal them to anyone, except those worthy of it”.
Source:
Nafasul Mahmum, Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala’Shaykh ‘Abbas Qummi
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