Some of panegyrics, in praise of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) are as follows:
1. By your life, O stalwart of Ghadeer day. You are definitely having precedence over others 2. You are the brother of one, who is superior to all the creatures. You became his soul in the event of Mubahila. 3. You are his beloved brother, purified son-in-law and father of Imam Hasan (Shabbar) and Imam Husain (Shabbir). 4. And you are the man, who paid no attention to the world and there is no one like you regarding this. 5. Indeed, for a spring burst forth like the neck of a camel. 6. So, a person came with haste to convey the glad tidings of the spring. Ali said: O giver of glad tidings, glad tidings to you. 7. As I have dedicated this spring to Almighty Allah, the owner of honor and might. 8. He always remarked: O world, deceive someone else; as I won’t be deceived by you. 9. He and his wife adopted patience in distress. So they earned the rewards of those, who are patient. 10. Umme Aiman said: I went to Lady Zahra (s.a.) when it was extremely hot. 11. When neared, I heard a call and saw that mill turning without anyone operating it. 12. So I came to the door and knocked, but there was no one present there. 13. I came to Mustafa and related the strange episode, which had amazed me. 14. Mustafa said: I thank God for perfecting the bounty on Zahra (s.a.). 15. The Almighty Allah saw that Zahra was exhausted, so the giver of exceeding favors made her asleep. 16. And He appointed an angel to operate the mill. So I returned while my being was full of joy. 17. He (Ali), as per the orders of God, married Fatima, whose conduct was immaculate. 18. Her dower was deemed as one-fifth of the earth with all its goodness. 19. Then he is the best of men and she is the best of women, and her dower is the best of dowers. 20. Her two sons have precedence over all creatures, according to the clarification of the kind and informed Lord. 21. Almighty Allah deemed their love to be the recompense of prophethood.
Explanation
The following merits of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) are mentioned in this poem:
1. Tradition of establishment of brotherhood between Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) as was mentioned before.1
2. Incident of Mubahila; in which, according to Quran,2 he was declared to be the self of Prophet.
3. Tradition of bursting forth of the spring, which Hafiz Ibne Samman has
mentioned in Mawafiqa and Mohibuddin Tabari has quoted him in Riyazun
Nazara.3 And it is that: Umar gave a plot of land to Ali (a.s.) in Yanba. Then
Imam (a.s.) purchased a piece of land near that plot and dug a well there. When
labors were digging the well, suddenly water burst forth like the neck of a camel.
Someone came to Ali and conveyed the good news. He said: Convey glad tidings
to the heir. Then he gave it as Sadaqah (endowed it).
Ibne Abil Hadeed writes in Sharh Nahjul Balagha:4
“It is mentioned in a report that a person came to Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)
in order to convey glad tidings to him that a water spring has burst forth on his
plot of land and he repeated twice: Give glad tidings to the successor. Give glad
tidings to the successor. Then Ali (a.s.) endowed that for the poor and wrote the
document of endowment that very moment.”
Hamawi in Mojamul Buldan,5 Samhudi in Wafaul Wafa6 and others have hinted at the endowments of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) in Yanba.
4. Statement of His Eminence: “O world, deceive someone else,” as we
mentioned before.7 Some tradition scholars have narrated it.
5. Tradition of the mill operating on its own. Scholars of traditions have
quoted this report in words of Abu Zar Ghiffari, who says that the Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.a.) sent him after Ali (a.s.). He saw the mill stone rotating and
grinding grain, without there being anyone to operate the mill. So he informed
the Prophet of this. His Eminence said:
“O Abu Zar, do you not know that Almighty Allah has angels, who roam the
earth and they are appointed to help Aale Muhammad (a.s.)?”8
6. Tradition of the marriage of Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.).9
7. That love for Aale Muhammad (a.s.) is the recompense for his prophethood, as was mentioned before in detail.10