26/07/2021
What was the reason behind enmity and hatred towards IMAM ALI (As)?.
What was the fault of Imam Ali (as) that people did not convey the right of Maula Ali (as)?
Just read this..
There were several reasons why there was a general hate towards Imam Ali (as) from the people contrary to the Quranic and Prophetic orders.
Imam Ali (as) was the undisputed Muslim hero; the war champion, Haider e Qarar (who doesn’t run away from battles), Shah e Mardan (king of men), Sher e Yazdaan (Lion of yazdan), Kuwat e parvardigaar (strength of Almighty himself), la fata (unconquerable).
Imam Ali (as) killed many pagans and infidels during various wars (gazwas). Before conquest of Mecca, there were only 10,000 Muslims, but after the fall of Mecca, the number rose to 120,000.
People who rejected Islam for 23 years converted overnight. Most of their pagan brothers, fathers, husbands, sons were killed by Imam Ali (as) during anti-Islamic wars.
They didn’t forget their loved ones and naturally hated their killer, Imam Ali (as).
Imam Ali’s (as) excellence exceeded everyone else’s, his qualities remained unshared. Jealousy amongst the Arabs was common.
Most of the people around him were jealous of him and the preferred treatment he used to received from Prophet (saww).
Imam Ali (as) was Prophet Muhammad’s (saww) ultimate first choice in all fields. The flag carrier, cousin, son in law, war hero, even a successor.
Muslims didn’t wanted prophethood and Imamat to remain in one family. They started to oppose Imam Ali (as).
It is natural too that if a student in a university is a close relative of the chancellor, and this student is preferred by all teachers, made the head of council and gains the highest marks and excels in sports (deservedly), people will still doubt the ability of the student and the honesty of the chancellor considering their relationship. Same was the issue with Prophet Muhammad (saww) and Imam Ali (as).
Imam Ali (as) was the head of spirituality given an oath of allegiance by everyone and was forced to rise up to the occasion and take control of the political house of Caliphate.
As he was also the Imam of time and a staunch protector of Quran and Prophet's Shariah, it was his first and foremost duty to hold accountability of everyone who was in authority.
He didn't see who he was dealing with as the laws of Allah (swt) were foremost, corruption caused by Mu'awiya (la) caught his eye and Imam Ali's plan to remove him led to Mu'awiya's (la) rebellion against Imam Ali (as) and resulted in the battle of Siffin.
Mu'awiya (la) started a propaganda against Imam Ali (as) in Syria and started to abuse him from the pulpit. The propaganda was so severe and successful that when Imam Ali (as) was dealt with a heavy stroke on his head in the mosque and the news spread to Syria, people were shocked and wondered what was a man like Imam Ali (as) doing in a mosque, they believed Imam Ali (as) had nothing to do with mosques. The trend of hatred began..
Linked with point 4, when Qur'an was raised on Spears in Siffin, Imam Ali's own men threatened him to stop the battle or they will unsheathe their swords against He Imam Ali (as).
A group later on broke away known as the Kharjites, planned against Imam Ali (as) and also fought the battle of Nahrwan later on.
No more than 10 survived the battle and their existence till the end of times has been foretold by Imam Ali (as) himself.
Loving Ali is a sign of belief and hating him reflects the wickedness of a person, as the Prophet (saww) himself declared.
I guess the amount of believers have been far lesser than those of the hypocrites and disbelievers everytime. That is why we see more people having grudge against him rather than loving him and pledging loyalty to him.
