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O God, if the best for me with Thee lies in delaying the taking to task for my sake of him who has wronged me and in refraining from vengeance toward him until the Day of Decision and the Gathering of Disputants, then bless Muhammad and his Household, strengthen me from Thee with true intention and lasting patience, give me refuge from evil desire and the impatience of the greedy, and form in my heart the image of Thy reward which Thou hast stored away for me and the repayment and punishment which Thou has prepared for my disputant! Make this a cause of my contentment with what Thou hast decreed and my trust in what Thou hast chosen! Amen, Lord of the worlds! Thou art of bounty abounding and Thou art powerful over everything. Imam Sajjad (as) Sahifa-e-Sajjadiyah

Wednesday 13 March 2013

If someone calls your mother black, would you respond to him like Imam Baqir?


An adherent of a revealed religion (kitabi) attacked the Ima`m, was aggressive towards him, and addressed him with bitter words:
 “You are baqar (cow). 

However, the Imam treated him kindly. He smiled at him, saying: 
“No, I am Ba`qir.

The adherent went on attacking the Imam, saying: “You are the son of the cook. 
The Imam smiled at him. This aggression did not excite him. Rather he said to him: 
“That is her job. 

Still the adherent went on attacking the Imam, saying:
You are the son of the black woman…. 

The Ima`m did not become angry. Rather he treated him kindly, saying: 

If you are truthful, may Allah forgive you. If you are a liar, may Allah forgive you. 
Thus, the adherent admired the Ima`m’s high morals that marked the morals of the prophets. Then he became Moslem.
  • (A’yan al-Shi’a, 4/Q1/504)

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