A Historical note about burial of Imam Ali(a.s.) ================================================ Imam Ali(a.s.) instructed his children that when he is martyred, they should lift his coffin from behind only since the front will be lifted by his most faithful angels and they will guide you to my burial place which will be ready when you reach there. That is exactly what happened. The funeral was ...arranged in the night time and was attended only by the family members and close and trusted companions of Imam Ali(a.s.). The front of his coffin was lifted by unseen creatures and they guided his coffin to the place in Najaf-e-Ashraf where a grave was ready and Imam Ali(s.a) was buried there. Imam Hasan(a.s.) recited his namaz-e-janaza. Due to the situation in those days, only the closest and trusted companions of Imam Ali(a.s.) and his family members knew about the funeral and the exact burial place. The next day, there were lots of speculations among the Koofians about the place of burial of Imam Ali(a.s.) but no one knew the exact place. After the Ummayad rule came to an end, during the reign of Abul Abbas al-Saffah, Imam Jafer Sadiq(a.s.) arrived in Najaf and identified the grave of Imam Ali(a.s.) for the first time to his companions such as Abu Basser, Abdullah ibn-e-Talha, Mualli ibn-e-Khanis, Yunis ibn-e-Tibyan and Zarara. Likewise, other Imams(a.s.) during their imamate identified the same place to their followers and that is how it came to be know to general masses. Famous ulema of Ahlul Sunnah such as ibn-e-Aseer and ibn-e-Abil Hadeed also recognize the same place in Najaf as the burial place of Imam Ali(a.s.).
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 08:50:53 +0000
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