To show the noble character of Imam Sajjad ( a) , in his exposition on Sahifeh Sajadieh “ the land of lovers” Professor Hussein Ansarian provides the readers with some examples regarding the tradition of Imam Sajjad in the dear month of Ramadan.
When the holy month of Ramathan arrived, Imam Sajjad(s) would never punish any of his man–slaves or woman–slaves. If one of them committed a wrong action, there was a note book on which these wrong actions or short–comings got recorded. He would never show disrespect to his servants during this month.When the last night of Ramathan arrived, Imam would gather all of them around him – self and opened up the book on which the wrong – doings were recorded. Then he called each servant with his or her special wrong – doing. He would tell each of them: you have committed this wrong – doing and you were not punished for it. Do you remember? They would say: yes, the son of the Prophet (s).
At the month of Ramathan he used to perform his evening prayers with people at the mosque; then he performed the Nafeleh prayer and then he went home to break his fasting. Then, he would go back to the same mosque and performed his night prayer and then he used to return home. People then gathered together at the mosque. First a Quran reader read some verses. Another lecturer then used to read a sermon from Nahjolbalaqa. Then, a third man used to narrate some of the hardships of Imam Hossein (s). Then, one of the believers used to read special supplications for the month of Ramathan. They used to continue till very early in the morning which is called the dawn (or Sahar). They used to eat their food over there and then they scattered. Although he was old, he used to observe all the necessary prayers and supplications.
Thirdly, he has edited a great many number of books on jurisprudence, principles, Monotheism, Imamate and discourse, and the like. One of these books reasons that Shiite is the man’s salvage and is called Tuba Laho and Hosn Me’ab. The sample of Gnostics, the Imam of the lovers, Imam Zainol Abedin (s), in his Abu Hamza Thamali invocation, at the Ramathan dawn says to God:
فَقَدْ أفْنَيْتُ بِالتَسْوِيفِ وَالآمالِ عُمْرِي، وَقَدْ نَزَلتُ مَنْزِلَةَ الآيِسينَ مِنْ خَيْري، فَمَنْ يَكُونُ أسْوأ حالاً مِنّي إنْ أنَا نُقِلْتُ عَلى مِثْلِ حالِي إلى قَبْرِي لَمْ اُمَهِّدهُ لِرَقْدَتِي، وَلَمْ أفْرُشْهُ بِالعَمَلِ الصّالِحِ لِضَجْعَتِي. وَمَالي لا أبْكِي وَلا أدري إلى ما يَكونُ مَصِيري، وَأرى نَفْسِي تُخَادِعُني، وَأيّامي تُخَاتِلُني، وَقَدْ خَفَقَتْ عِنْدَ رَأسي أجْنِحَةُ المَوتِ، فَمالي لا أبْكِي؟ أبكِي لِخُرُوجِ نَفْسِي، أبْكي لِظُلمَةِ قَبْرِي، أبْكي لِضيقِ لَحْدي، أبْكي لِسُؤالِ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ إيّاي، أبْكي لِخُروجي مِنْ قَبْري عُرْياناً ذَلِيلاً...
“In fact, I have wasted my time indulging in wrong wishes. I have reached a stage in which I have lost hope of any changing. Of my predicament. Now, tell me who is more miserable than me? Woe to me if I go to my grave under these conditions, a grave which I have not prepared in good conditions and I have not yet carpeted it with good actions. Why should I not cry when I know nothing of the things that may happen to me. Now, I have realized that my true Self has deceived me. Time, too, plays tricks on me. This happens when the eagle of death has spread its wings over me! Why should I not cry? I cry for the departure of my spirit and soul from my body, for the darkness of my tomb, for the small space in which I will stay, for the interrogation of Nakir and Monkar Angels, and I will cry for the moment when I have to leave the tomb naked and depressed and miserable.
Refrence: the land of lovers by professor hussein Ansarian
source : land of lovers
