MIRACLE 71 – AWARE OF HIS OWN MARTYRDOM
It is reported by Al Zamakhshari, from Hammad, from Yahya, from Ibn Ateeq, from Ibn Sirreen who said,
If there was anyone who knew of his own death, it was Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.).1
Imam Sadiq (a.s.): ‘Imam Ali (a.s.) ordered that the names of those entering Kufa should be written down and presented to him. Anas wrote their names in a book. He (a.s.) read it. When he read the name of Ibn Muljim, the accursed , he (a.s.) placed his finger upon the damned ones name and said:
’!‘May Allah, Kill you! May Allah fight you! And when it was said to him (a.s.), ‘So, when you do know that he will be killing you, why are you not killing him?’ He (a.s.) said: ‘Allah, the Almighty does not punish the servant until the act of disobedience does occur from him’.2
‘He (a.s.) addressed in the month in which He (a.s.) was killed. He (a.s.) said: ‘The month of Ramazan has come to you all, and it is the chief of the months, and the beginning of the year, and in it the mill of Satan would grind. Indeed! And you will be performing Hajj in the year in one row, and a sign of that is, I will not be among you’.3
It is narrated from al-Asbagh,
‘I heard Imam Ali (a.s.) on Friday before he (a.s.) was killed, saying: ‘Indeed! Come near me those who are from the sons of Abdul Muttalib (a.s.). Do not kill anyone other than killer. Indeed! Do not create an issue tomorrow surrounding the people with your swords saying: ‘Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) has been killed!’’4
Usman Bin Al Mugheira narrates,
‘When the month of Ramazan entered, he (a.s.) was having dinner with Imam Hasan (a.s.) one night, and with Imam Husain (a.s.) one night, and with Abdullah son of Jafar one night. He (a.s.) would not exceed three morsels. He was asked regarding that. He (a.s.) said: ‘The command of my Lord will come to me while I am hungry’. But rather it was one or two nights before he (a.s.) was hit during that night.5