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540 '<strong>Ali</strong>'s attitude towards the Kharjjites and Shia<br />

'<strong>Ali</strong> (&) felt sad for having parted from them, and he<br />

enlogised them after their death like one who loves someone and<br />

parts from the one whom he loves. He said: "Where are the people<br />

who were called to Islam and accepted it, who read the Qur'an and<br />

applied it, who unsheathed their swords and marched in ranks to all<br />

comers <strong>of</strong> the ea*th with sore eyes because <strong>of</strong> weeping and empty<br />

stomachs because <strong>of</strong> fasting, with dry lips because <strong>of</strong> supplication<br />

and wan faces because <strong>of</strong> staying up at night, on whose faces was the<br />

mark <strong>of</strong> the humble? Those are my brothers who have passed away,<br />

so we have the right to yearn for them and to bite our fingers in<br />

sorrow at their loss."973 0 YOU who love Amir al-Mu'mineen '<strong>Ali</strong><br />

(&>), think about how he regarded the Companions <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Messenger <strong>of</strong> Allah (g)!<br />

Imam '<strong>Ali</strong> ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'hideen (may Allah have<br />

mercy on him) used to mention the Companions <strong>of</strong> the Messenger <strong>of</strong><br />

Allah (&) and pray for mercy and forgiveness for them in his prayer<br />

because <strong>of</strong> the support they gave to the master <strong>of</strong> mankind in<br />

spreading the call <strong>of</strong> tawheed and conveying the message <strong>of</strong> Allah<br />

(&)to His creation. He said: "0 Allah, grant them Your pleasure and<br />

forgiveness, 0 Allah, in particular the Companions, who were good<br />

companions and strove hard to support him; they stood with him and<br />

hastened to <strong>of</strong>fer refuge and protect him. They were the fmt to accept<br />

his call and respond to him when he presented the pro<strong>of</strong> for his<br />

message. They left their wives and children to support his word; they<br />

fought their fathers and sons in support <strong>of</strong> his prophethood; they<br />

abandoned their tribes to join him, and their relatives abandoned<br />

them when they decided to be with him. 0 Allah, whatever they gave<br />

up was for Your sake, so be pleased with them and reward them<br />

abundantly, since they strove hard to support the trnth for Your sake.<br />

"Reward them for abandoning their homes for Your sake, for<br />

leaving a life <strong>of</strong> ease for a life <strong>of</strong> hardship, and for leaving a life <strong>of</strong>

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