Pearl of Wisdom
to Jabir, ?O Jabir, a boy will be born to my son al-Husayn who shall be called 'Ali and when Judgment Day comes, a caller will announce, 'Let the master of worshippers rise' and 'Ali b. al-Husayn will rise, and then from 'Ali a son will be born by the name of Muhammad. ?O Jabir, when you see him, Imam Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (AS) convey my greetings to him and know that your lifespan after seeing him will be short.'
Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa [sawa] Bihar al-Anwar, v. 46, p. 227, no, 9
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Advice to keep light in this world |
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Sermon 21 Advice to keep light in this world
Your aim (reward or punishment) is before you. Behind your back is the hour (of resurrection) which is driving you on. Keep (yourself) light and overtake (the forward ones). Your last ones are being awaited by the first ones (who have preceded). as-Sayyid ar-Radi says:If this utterance of `Ali (p.b.u.h.) is weighed with any other utterance except the word of Allah or of the Holy Prophet, it would prove heavier and superior in every respect. For example, `Ali's saying "Keep light and overtake" is the shortest expression ever heard with the greatest sense conveyed by it. How wide is its meaning and how clear its spring of wisdom! We have pointed out the greatness and meaningfulness of this phrase in our book al-Khasa'is.
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