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If by tlnyab in ayah 5 of Surah LXXIV are implied intention and the
inner nature of man, then the purgation of the self invites the individual to submission, respect for contentment, and right actions, actions that augur well not only for the life present but also for the Hereafter. Muizz al-Dawlah ibn Ahmad bin Buyih was a very orthodox Shiite.
He sent from the environs of Iran for a person who derived descent from Hadrat 'Ali. This gentleman was celebrated for his integrity, character, and seriousness. Muizz al-Dawlah said about the 'Abbasid Caliph, Muti'bi-Allah that he kissed the sleeves of eunuchs. He, therefore, desired that the deserving should have their share. Mu'izz al-Dawlah further said that he had made a demand upon the time of the savant so that, through him, the Caliphate and the reins of government should pass on to the deserving. He could discharge the responsibilities of the ummali in a better way, as God had vouchsafed to him together with his descent and bearing of justice, compassion, and love. The 'Alavi savant thanked Mu'izz al-Dawlah, praised him for his
sentiments for the Ahl Al-Bayah and the offspring of Hadrat Fatimah Batul, and for advancing the cause of Allah's faith. Then he sought permission to speak his thoughts frankly and at length. Permission having been granted, the 'Alawi savant said: People in general in the domains of Islam have become inured to the
invitation extended by the 'Abbasides. They obey them as they obey Commands of the Holy Prophet and God. They acknowledge their supremacy and consider them to be the source of all that is good and lawful abiding by the edicts of the governors and the agents appointed by them. They have seen the 'Alawids being slain and imprisoned, and believe that this is because they have revolted against the caliphs who are the viceregents of God on earth and against what is good and right. If you clothe your intent with action, and make obvious what is in your heart, you will find the republic of people acting contrary to its ethos. They will not acknowledge you immediately, and those from whom you have wrested the Caliphate will become envious of you, even though apparently they might have acknowledged your Caliphate. You will thus have become the cause of having transferred the Caliphate from one tribe to the other and of internecine strife, such that you will also have become sick and weary. And I will be the cause of all this. I will appear very evil to you. You will repent your action; and I will be recompensed with pain and sorrow. This would be when you are victorious, if, God forbid, you are unsuccessful, you will have forfeited your kingdom, and I will not have peace as long as I live in the Dar al-Islam unless, of course, I choose to escape to the Dar al-Harb and become of the company of idol worshippers. Why, then, do you wish to involve |
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