I asked a fellow, “what’s your idea about our lord; imam Ali (pbuh)?”
He answered with a question, “Where is the best place?”
I replied, “Mosque”
Again he asked,” Where is the best place in a mosque?”
I replied,” Mihrab1”
He continued,” What’s the best behavior?”
I kept on,” Praying”
Then again asked, “And the best pray is…?”
I said,” The morning prayers”
And asked, “The best part of a pray”
I replied,” Prostration2”
Then kept on,” The best part of a body?”
I said,” Head”
Then kept on,” The best part of a head?”
I answered grudgingly, “Forehead…”
He kept on, “And the best month?”
I replied, “Ramadan3”
And he asked,” The best night?”
I answered,” Laylat al-Qadr 4”
And finally he asked,” The best death is…?”
I told,” Martyrdom”
He explained,”
On Laylat al-Qadr( in Ramathan month), While our lord; imam Ali ( pbuh) was performing the prayer( the morning prayer ) and doing 2prosrations , he was martyr by a sword hit in the Mihrab of Kufa mosque.
As Imam Ali(pbuh) declared, at the time of death,” I triumphed by the God of Kaaba5”.
Believe me; I’m still astonished by his very nice conclusion…
Sent by: V. Sāedii
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1-Mihrab is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca
2-Prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee touching the ground, especially the hands.[ in Islamic praying)
3- Laylat al-Qadr : In Islamic belief there is a night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is one of the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan and is better than 1000 months of worship. Muslims believe that on this night the blessings and mercy of Allah are abundant, sins are forgiven, supplications are accepted, and that the annual decree is revealed to the angels who also descend to earth. Islam, Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, introspection and prayer.
4-Ramadan In Islam, Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, introspection and prayer.
5- the God of Kaaba: It’s an expression for calling “Allah” ( God) by imam Ali( pbuh).