Hell Schools of Thought Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell
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Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell Supplication ﺑـﺴـــﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ In the Name of God, Lord of Mercy and Lord of Grace
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell Nahjul Balaaghah, a highly valued book, consists of: – – – 254 sermons, 48 letters, and 212 sayings of Imam Ali Nahjul Balaaghah is unique to Imam Ali None of the Sahaaba was ever able to produce anything like it: 1. neither in substance 2. nor in literary eloquence. No wonder Ali was referred to as: 1. Sayyid al-Bulaghaa' (Pinnacle of Literary Expression) and 2. Sayyid al-Fu'qahaa, (Pinnacle of the Jurisprudents)
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell References about Hell Nahjul Balaaghah contains 12 references about Hell, some of which appear here The quotes appear in various sermons, – said at variable occasions and – about different subjects. 1. The Arabic quotes are from the book of Nahjul Balaaghah, by Dr. Subhi Al-Salih, and so is the numbering of the sermons and pages, 1 st Edition, Beirut 1967. 2. The Number of the sermons may differ by a factor of 1 in other volumes of Nahjul Balaaghah 3. The references are quotes by Abd al-Zahra' al-Husayni in vols. I & IV of his work (see Al-Islam. org, internet)
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell Time Element The majority of Ali's sayings and speeches were stated: – – During his Khilaafah when in Kufa, At Different Places At Different Occasions Often at Khutba of Jumu’ah
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 28, Page 71 Ali: about Hellfire #1 See next slide please Other sources: 1. Al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, * 138; 2. al-Jahiz, al-Bayan, I, 171; 3. al-Baqillani, I`jaz, 222; 4. al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 35; 5. Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, II, 365; 6. Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 235; 7. al-Mas`udi, Muruj, II, 413; 8. al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, II, 633.
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 28, Ali: about Hellfire #1 Beware, for you are in days of goodly anticipation, but eventually followed by death, ─So, him with the good works in these days, his good deeds would make him gain, and his death won’t harm him. But he who is short of good works, his deeds are in a loss and his death would surely harm him. Beware and conduct yourselves during the period of hope just as you would during the period of fright. I have not seen him who covets Paradise assured asleep nor the one daunted from Hellfire to be at rest asleep. Beware, he whom the Right does not benefit, the Wrong will suffer him harm, and he whom guidance does not make him gain, misguidance will lead him to the troublesome and bad…. . ﻓﻲ ﺍ ﻟ ﻭ ، ﻻ ﻓﻲ ﺍ ﻝ ﺍ l ، ، ، ﺿ ; ﻓﻲ ﺍ ﻭ ، ﻻ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ، ﻻ ﺍﻭﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻭ ﻱ ﺍﻟ l ، ﻻ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻘﻢ ﺍﻟﻯ ، ﻻ ﺇ ﻻ ﺍﻟﺤ ﺭ ﺍﻟﺍ l. ﻟﻰ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ، ﻻ ﺩ ﺍﻟ ، ﺍﻟ ﻻ ﻯ ﺍﻟ
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 83, Page 112 Ali: about Hellfire #2 See next slide please Other sources: 1. Al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 146; 2. al-Quda`i, Dustur, 59, 3. al-'Amidi, Ghurar; 4. al-Wasiti, `Uyun al-hikam; 5. Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 77; 6. Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 132 (b. d. d), II, 287 (`a. a. z).
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 83, Ali: about Hellfire #2 He strides the best ways to the coveted target, and follows the shortest route to secure his purpose, conceit does not twist his thinking, nor the ambiguous blinds his vision. Thus, he is: Ecstatic with the good tidings, comfy with its gift, sleeping with peace of mind, passing his days happily: ─He passes the pathway of this world in praiseworthy manner, reaches the next world by virtues, hastens towards virtue out of fear for vice, and he moves briskly during this short life. He seeks eternal good by avoiding evil, today he is mindful of tomorrow, keeping the future in view. Suffice it Paradise is the reward and Hellfire to torment and punish. Allah is the best Avenger and Helper and the Quran is the best argument and confronter. ، ﺍ ﺍﻻ ﻭ ، ﺍﻟﺍ ﻯ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻭ; ﺍﻻ ﺍﻭ l ﺍﺍ. آ ، ﻓﻲ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻯ ، ﺍﺭ ﺍﻯ l ، ﻱ ﺏ ، ﻱ ﻝ ، ﺍ ﺍﻻ ﻳﺪ ، ﻳﺪ . ﻣ ﺍ ، ﺍ ﻱ ، ﺏ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﺑ ﺍﻻ! ﻯ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻣ ، ﻯ ﺍ ﺍﺑ ﺍﻻ l ﻳﺮ! ﻯ ﺍﻟﺍ ﺟﻴﺠ ﻳﻤ
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 109, Page 162 Ali: about Hellfire #3 See next slide please Other sources: 1. Ibn `Abd Rabbih, al-`Iqd, IV, 76; 2. al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, bab al-mala'ikah; 3. al-'Amidi, Ghurar
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 109, Ali: about Hellfire #3 As for people of sins: ﺍ ﺍ l Allah settles them in the worst ﺍﻳ ، ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﻻ ﺍ ، ﺍﻻ ﻯ ﺍﻻ ﺍ ، ﺍﺭ l abode, their hands tied to their necks, ، ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳﺍ ، ﺍﺍ their forelocks bound to the feet, ، ﺍﺏ ﻯ ، ﻱ ﺍﺏ ﺍ l clothing them in shirts out of flames: ─To be in punishment whose heat is ، ﻻ ﺍﻯ ﻳﺍ ، ﻻ ﻳﺍ ، ﻳ ﺍ ، ﻱ ﺍﺭ ﺍ l severe, its doors closed on its ﻻ ﻯ ، ﻻ ﻟ ﺍ ﻯ. ﻻ ﻭﺍ inmates, in fire with hollering and screams in high flames and zealous blast. Its inmates escape not, its ransom or shackles cannot be undone. There is no fixed age for this abode so as to perish, nor a span for its life that may be fulfilled.
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 120, Page 176 Ali: See next slide please Other sources: 1. Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays. 142; 2. al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 81, 82, 83 about Hellfire #4
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 120, Ali: about Hellfire #4 Do the good deeds for the day in which provisions are stored, and the intentions would be tested. If a person's mind does not help him, the minds of others maybe more unhelpful, more so of those far away from him. Heed Hellfire whose flame is wicked, whose underside is an abyss, whose ornament is iron incinerating, and whose drink is as if of pus. Beware! A man’s good name retained by Allah among the people, is superior to wealth left to be inherited by those who won’t even praise him. ﻻ ﺍ ، ﻯ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ، ﺍﻭﺍ ﻡ ﺍﻟ ﺍ l. ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﻳ ، ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﺭ ﺍ ﻳ l ، ﻻ ﺍﻟﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ l. ﺍﺍ ﻭ ﻻ
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 176, Page 251 Ali: about Hellfire #5 See next slide please Other sources: 1. Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 219; 2. al-Kulayni, Usul al-Kafi, II, 443; 3. al-Barqi, al-Mahasin, 6; 4. al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 153; 5. al-`Ayyashi, Tafsir, II, 262; 6. al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 71.
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 176, Ali: about Hellfire #5 The Prophet of Allah used to say: “Lo! Paradise is surrounded by the unpleasant things while Hell is surrounded by desires and passions. " Be aware then that every obedience to Allah is irksome, (unpleasant in appearance) while every disobedience to Allah has the appearance of joy and enjoyment. May Allah have mercy on the person who keeps aloof from his passions and desires and uproots the cravings of his heart, Because this heart has far-reaching aims, and it goes on pursuit for disobedience by way of its desires and passions. » ﺇ : ﺇ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻠ )ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭآﻠﻪ( ﺍ ﻭ l. « ﺇ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ، ﺍﻭﺍ ﺃ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺇﻻ ﺗﻲ ﻱ ﻩ l. ﻳ ﺇﻻ ﻱ ﻱ ﺓ ، ﻯ ، ﺍﻟﻠ ﻻ l. ﺇ ﺍ ﻻ ﺍ ﻯ ﺓ ﻱ ﻭ ، ﺇ ﻫ ﺍﻟ ﺀ ﻋ l
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 183, Page 267 Ali: about Hellfire #6 See next slide please Other sources: 1. Al-Zamakhshari, Rabi`, I, 53; 2. Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, V, 299; 3. al-Bahrani, Tafsir al-burhan, I, 9, from a source other than Nahj.
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell In Sermon 183, Ali: about Hellfire #6 Know that this thin skin cannot tolerate the Fire (of Hell). So, have pity on yourselves since you have already tried it in the days of the world. ─Have you seen a pricked person crying because of a thorn, or a stumbling one who bleeds, or one whom hot sand has burned? How would he feel when this person is between two frying pans of Hell, lying on stone, with Satan as his companion? Do you know if when Malik, the guard in charge of Hell, is angry with the fire, its parts begin to clash in rage with each other, and, when he scolds it, it leaps in fright between its doors. O' you old and big, whom old age made him hoary, how do you feel when rings of fire touch the bones of your neck, and handcuffs clutch you so as to eat away the very flesh of your forearms? ﻭﺍ ﻱ ، ﺍﻭﺍ ﻭ ، ﻫﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﻯ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻳ ، ﻳ ﺭ ، ﺍﻟ ﺍ ؟ ﺍ ﺍﺭ ، ﺍ ﻳ ، ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﺍﻭﺍ l. ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ l ! ﺍﻥ؟ ! ﺍ ﺍ ﺑﺍﺍ ﻋ ؟ ، ﺍﻛ ﺍ ﻯ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ l ﺍﻟﺍ ﻯ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻻ ﺍ ، ﺍﻱ ﺍﻳ ، ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻳ ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﺍ؟
Nahjul Balaaghah about Hell Be in Allah’s Care Thank you and May God Bless you. Dr. A. S. Hashim
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