Sermon 230

About the Holy Prophet

The Prophet manifested whatever he was commanded and conveyed the messages of his Lord. Consequently, Allah repaired through him the cracks, joined through him the slits and created (through him) affection among kin although they bore intense enmity in (their) chests and deep-seated rancour in (their) hearts.

Arabic Text

ومن خطبة له (عليه السلام) خطبها بذي قار، وهو متوجّه إلى البصرة ذكرها الواقِدي في كتاب "الجمل" فَصَدَعَ بَمَا أُمِرَ بِهِ، وَبَلَّغَ رِسَالَةِ رَبِّهِ، فَلَمَّ اللهُ بِهِ الصَّدْعَ، وَرَتَقَ بِهِ الْفَتْقَ، وَأَلَّفَ بِهِ بَيْنَ ذَوِي الاْرْحَامِ، بَعْدَ الْعَدَاوَةِ الْوَاغِرَةِ فِي الصُّدُورِ، والضَّغَائِنِ الْقَادِحَةِ فِي الْقُلُوبِ.

Alternative Sources

(1) Al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 127; (2) al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 115; from (3) (3) al-Waqidi, al-Jamal, (4) Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, al-'Iqd, II, 227.