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Back You are here: Home Eternal Words Nahj al-Balaghah Sermons SERMON 170 - When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, Peace be Upon Him approached Basrah, a bedouin met him and spoke to him, as he had been sent to him by a group of people of Basrah to inquire from him on their behalf his status vis-a-vis the people of Jamal. Ima

SERMON 170 - When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, Peace be Upon Him approached Basrah, a bedouin met him and spoke to him, as he had been sent to him by a group of people of Basrah to inquire from him on their behalf his status vis-a-vis the people of Jamal. Ima


“If those whom you left behind send you as a forerunner to search out a rain-fed area for them, and you return to them and appraise them of greenery and water, but they disagree with you and go towards dry and barren land, what will you do then?” The man said, “I will leave them and go towards greenery and water.” Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib (p.b.u.h.) then said, “So, then, stretch your hand!” This man related later saying, “By Allah! By such a clear argument, I could not refrain from swearing allegiance to Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib (p.b.u.h.). This man was known as Kulayb al-Jarmi.

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