Miracle 93: Another Request for Miracles from the Companions

One day I was with our Master Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), when a number of his companions entered, from them were Abu Musa Al-Ashari, and Abdullah Bin Masoud, and Anas Bin Malik, and Abu Hureyra, and Al-Mugheira Bin Sho’ba, and Huzeyfa Bin Al-Yamani and others.

They said, ‘O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)! Show us something from your miracles Allah, the Almighty has Specialised you with. He (a.s.) said: ‘And what have you to do and your questioning about what you will not be pleased with, and Allah, the Almighty the Exalted is Saying: “By My Might and My Majesty, and the Loftiness of My Position! I do not Punish anyone from My creatures except with an Argument, and Proof, and Knowledge, and Explanation, because My Mercy preceded My Wrath, and I have Decreed upon Myselfazwj.

I am the Beneficent, the Merciful, and I am the Loving, the Exalted, and I am the Benefactor, the Magnificent, and I and the Mighty, the Benevolent. So, whenever I Sent a Messengeras, I Give himas Proofs and Reveal the Book unto himas. So, the one who believes in Me and My Messengeras, so those, they would be the successful, the winners; and one who disbelieves Me and My Messengeras, so those, they would be the losers, the ones who would be deserving My Punishment!”’

They said, ‘O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)! We believe in Allah, the Almighty, and His Messenger (s.a.w.a.), and we are relying upon Him’. Imam Ali (a.s.) said: ‘O Allah, the Almighty! Be Witness upon what they are saying, and I am the all-knowing, the informed with what they are doing’. Then He (a.s.) said: ‘Arise, upon the Name of Allah, the Almighty and His Blessings!’

He (Asbagh) said, ‘We arose with him (a.s.) until He (a.s.) went to Al-Jabbana and there did not happen to any water in that place. We looked around, and there was a green garden with water, and in the garden, there were rivers, and in the rivers by fishes. We said, ‘By Allah, the Almighty! This is evidence of the Imamate! So, show use something else, O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), or else we have already attained part of what we had wanted’.

He (a.s.) said: ‘Allah, the Almighty Suffices me and is the best Protector!’ Then He (a.s.) indicated by his hand higher towards Al-Jabbana. There were a lot of castles embedded with the gems, and the sapphire, and the jewels, and its doors were of green emeralds, and in the castles, there were Houries, and servants, and rivers, and trees, and birds, and a lot of vegetation.

We remained baffled, and there were maids, and girls, and boys, and servants like hidden pearls. They said, ‘O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)! Our desires to you have intensified and your Shias and your friends’. He (a.s.) gestured towards them with being silent. Then He (a.s.) kicked the ground with his leg. The ground split up from Amber, from red rubies.

He (a.s.) advanced to it. He (a.s.) praised Allah, the Almighty and praised upon Him and sent Salawaat upon His Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Then He (a.s.) said: ‘Close your eyes!’ We closed our eyes. We heard the soft flapping of the wings of Angels with the glorifying (Allah, the Almighty) and extolling the Holiness, and the praising, and the magnifying, and the sanctifying (Allah, the Almighty. Then they stood up in front of him (a.s.) and said, ‘Order us with your orders, O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), and caliph of Lord of the worlds, may the Salawat of Allah, the Almighty be upon you!’

He (a.s.) said: ‘O Angels of my Lord! Come to me right now with Ibleesla of the Satans, and Pharaohla of the Pharaohsla!’

By Allah, the Almighty! It could not have been any quicker than the blink of an eye until theyla were presented in his presence. He (a.s.) said: ‘Raise your eyes!’ We raised our eyes, and we were not able to look at him (a.s.) due to the rays of light of the Angels. We said, ‘O Amir Al- Momineenasws! Allah, the Almighty! Allah, the Almighty regarding our sights!’ We could not look at anything and we heard chains and clanking of the shackles and descend of a huge wind.

The Angels said, ‘O caliph of Allah, the Almighty! Add the curse of the Accursed and multiply the Punishment upon himla!’ We said, ‘O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)! Allah, the Almighty! Allah, the Almighty regarding our sights and our hearing! We are not able upon enduring this secret and the destiny!’

He (the narrator) said, ‘When they dragged himla in front of him (a.s.), hela stood and said, ‘Aah the doom from having been unjust to the Progenyasws of Mohammed (s.a.w.a.)! Aah the doom from my having been audacious upon themasws!’ Then hela said, ‘O my Master! Have mercy on mela for Ila cannot bear this Punishment!’

He (a.s.) said: ‘May Allah, the Almighty have no Mercy on youla, O you unclean, the filth, the wicked, the wicked, the Satanla!’ Then He (a.s.) turned towards us and said: ‘Are you recognising this one with hisla name and hisla body?’ We said, ‘Yes, O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)!’ He (a.s.) said: ‘Ask himla until hela informs you, who hela is’.

They said, ‘Who are youla?’ Hela said: ‘Ila am Ibleesla of the Satans and Pharaohla of this community. Ila am the one who rejected myla Master Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and caliph of Lord of the worlds, and denied his signs, and his miracles’.

Then Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) said: ‘O people! Close your eyes!’ We closed our eyes. He (a.s.) spoke with a soft speech, and there, we were in the place which we had been. There was neither any castle, nor water, nor rivers, nor trees.

Al-Asbagh Bin Nubata, may Allah, the Almighty be Pleased with him, said, ‘By the One Who Honoured me with what I saw from those evidence and the miracles! The people did not disperse until they were suspicious and doubted, and some of them said, ‘Sorcery’, and ‘Soothsaying’, and ‘Blatant lie’!’

Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) said: ‘The children of Israel were not punished and were not morphed until after they had asked for the signs and the evidence. So, the punishment was released with them, and now, the Curse of Allah, the Almighty is released among you all, and His Punishment’.

Al-Asbagh Bin Nubata, may Allah, the Almighty be Pleased with him, said, ‘I was convinced that the punishment would be released due to their having belied the evidence and the miracles’’. The people did not disperse until they were suspicious and doubted, and some of them said, ‘Sorcery’, and ‘Soothsaying’, and ‘Blatant lie’!’ Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘The children of Israel were not punished and were not morphed until after they had asked for the signs and the evidence. So, the punishment was released with them, and now, the Curse of Allahazwj is released among you all, and Hisazwj Punishment’.

Al-Asbagh Bin Nubata, may Allahazwj be Pleased with him, said, ‘I was convinced that the punishment would be released due to their having belied the evidence and the miracles’’.¹

Footnotes

1. Behar al-Anwaar, Vol. 42, Chp 117, Trad 1 ↩