This is Ammar
When you read all this, do you think that these ill-wishes, one after another
with regard to him are appropriate? And whether do you find any justification for
one of those ill-wishes?
If you think that they were disciplining of the Caliph of the time, [it should
be said] punishment is not allowed, except for false and invalid statements,
opposition to truth, and contradicting Shariat, and Ammar was away from such
acts. Nothing was seen from him other than calling to truth, announcement of
reality, patience in harassment and impatience against injustice; asking believers
to enjoin good and forbid evil.
The Caliph wanted to turn away Ammar from the source of truth? Or he
regarded himself as having absolute discretion on finances and issues of Muslims
by pleasing individuals, who have not share and to humiliate those for whom
respect was obligatory.
If the Caliph had appointed himself to discipline others, did he discipline the
like of Ubaidullah bin Umar, Hakam bin Abil Aas, Marwan bin Hakam, Walid
bin Uqbah, Saeed bin Aas and other transgressors like them?
But nothing was seen from him, except that he wanted to please them,
increased their allowances, supported them, and imposing them on lives and
properties. And he reserved his discipline only for the righteous ones of the
Ummah, like Ammar, Abu Zar, Ibne Masud, and all who followed their path; so
we complain to Allah.
If you ponder upon his acts and conduct well, you will understand that he
did not accord any value for any righteous person of Ummah; so much so that
many times he confronted Maula Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) through sharp and
insulting words. Previously, we mentioned some instances when he spoke harshly
to Ali (a.s.),1 among them being: “You are more deserving to be banished;” and
also: “If I remain alive, no rebellion one would escape my hands till he takes
refuge with you,” and his implication from ‘rebellious’ were Abu Zar and Ammar
and the like of them; and he labeled Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) as protectors of the
rebellious.
كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ
“A grievous word it is that comes out of their mouths.”2
As if this man had not been with Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), and not heard the
calls of His Eminence regarding excellence of Maula Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)
from the first day, during day and night, in journey and at station, in every
instances and in all battles.
As if he had not seen the calamities and distress of our Master, Imam (a.s.)
in dangerous situations of Islam and his battles and the flight of others, and the
extent of efforts he put in path of propagation, while others ran away from the
field; and his casting himself into perils for the welfare of Islam, while others
spent their lives in comfort, and their falling behind and only he completed the
missions. Did he not see all this?
Ahle Sunnat think that the Caliph knew the Quran by heart and he recited
the whole of it in one unit of prayer. If this is correct then why he did not come
across the verse of purification that Maula Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is one of the
five persons implied in the verse?
The verse of imprecation, in which he is regarded as the self of the Prophet;
and other verses which are revealed about him, and on the basis of statement of
intellectual of this Ummah, Abdullah Ibne Abbas, they reach upto three hundred
verses.3
Or that he passed over meaning of these verses? Or due to excess
tiredness due to excess of recitation, he did not pay attention to their meanings?
Or he recited the verses, and paid no attention to the meanings, but…?
I don’t know Ibne Hajar, Ibne Kathir and their like, who have justified the
words and acts of the Caliph regarding Abu Zar, Ibne Masud and Malik Ashtar and [said]; how would they justify the hurting words of the Caliph to Ameerul
Momineen (a.s.)?
Furthermore, those people, have not done, except enjoining of good and
forbidding evil. What impelled him to utter such things regarding the senior one
of world and religion, Maula Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)? Was the residence of the
Imam in Medina, a mischief that he should be eligible to be expelled?
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُوْنَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
“Truly Allah knows what they hide and what they manifest.”4
إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَاءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا
“Surely these love the transitory and neglect a grievous day before them.”5