I Am 'Ali

The Sermon of Luminous Knowledge of Imam Ali (A.S.)

I am he who holds the secrets of the Unknown. No one knows them after Muhammad (PBUH&HP) except me. I know everything. I am the one of whom the Prophet of Allah said: “I am the city of knowledge, and ‘Ali is its gate.” I am Dhu al-Qarnayn mentioned in the first book. I am the rock, from which sprang forth twelve wells. I am the one who takes charge of the entirety of Creation’s account. I am the Preserved Tablet. I am the side of Allah. I am the heart of Allah. I am the turner of hearts and visions. I am “Indeed, to Us is their ultimate destiny, and then their account will be upon Us.” I am the one of whom the Prophet said: “The straight path is you, and the place of standing is your place of standing.” I am the one who has the knowledge of the book, about what is and what shall become. I am the first Adam. I am the first Noah. I am Ibrahim the Friend when he was cast in the fire. I am the reality of secrets. I am the friend of the believers. I am the opener of causes. I am the former of clouds. I am the waterer of trees. I am the one who draws out the fruits. I am the flower of wells. I am the one who holds the earths in place. I am the holder of the skies. I am the Fasl al-Khitab. I apportion heaven and hell.

I am the translator of Allah’s Revelation. I am infallible from Allah. I am the storehouse of Allah’s knowledge. I am the proof of Allah for all that is in the heavens and above the earths. I am the one who stands for justice. I am the Little Worm of the Earth. I am the Violent Clamor.[1] I am the Clamor which comes next.[2] I am the scream of Truth the Day of Opening. I am the one from whom nothing is hidden in the heavens and Earth. I am the Hour, which will be most tormenting for the one who denies it. I am that book, of which there is no doubt. I am the most beautiful names, of which it is commanded by Allah that He be called by them. I am the Light from which Moses learned, and from which he was guided. I am the splitter of the moons. I am the one who will bring the believers from their graves.

I am the one who has a thousand books from the books of the Prophets. I am the one who speaks every language of the world. I am the Lord (sahib) of Noah, and the one who rescued him. I am the Lord of Jonah, and the one who saved him. I am the companion of the Trumpet. I am the raiser of those who are in the graves. I am the Lord of the Day of Resurrection. I have raised the heavens by the permission and power of my Lord. I am the Forgiving, the Merciful (rahim), and indeed my punishment is most painful.

I am the one who, through me, Ibrahim the Friend submitted, through me he held fast by my bounty. I am the staff of Moses, which holds the forelock of all creation. I am the one who gazed at the Dominion (malakut), and did not see anything other than me, and from was hidden all other than me. I am the one who encompasses creation. Indeed, they shall grow until I return them back to Allah. I am the one who for whom the Word in my presence is not changed, and I am not oppressive to the servants. I am the friend of Allah in His Earth, the one who take charge of His Command, and the judge over His servants. I am the one who, when he calls upon the sun and the moon, they respond to me…

I am the one who raises up the Prophets and Messengers. Am the one who gazes upon the universes. I am the one who holds fast the earths, and the knower without a teacher. I am the Command of Allah and the Spirit, of which Allah has said: “They ask you about the Spirit. say: The spirit is from the command of my Lord.” I am what Allah said to His Prophet when He said: “Cast into hell, every rebellious disbeliever.” By the command of my Lord, I am the destroyer of all things after they come into being. I am the one who fixes the mountains, and expands the Earth. I am the one who breaks open the wells, and plants the crops, and grows the fruits. I am the one who brings forth the trees. I am the one who gives them their strengths, and I am the one who brings down the rains, the one who brings forth the thunder, the breaker of dawns, and the bringer of stars. I am the creator of the stars and the substance of the heavens. I am the one who brings forth the Hour. I am the one who, if he dies, does not die, and if he is killed, is not killed, not. I am the one who knows what occurs, and the Hour after the Hour. I am the one who knows the thoughts of the hearts, and the glances of the eyes. The secrets of the breasts are not hidden from me.[3]

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[1] A reference to verse 79:6.

[2] 79:7.

[3] Nahj al-Asrar 119-128.

Ali has been present in the world since the beginning of the Creation.

 

Ali was the present in the waters when life first appeared.

Ali accompanied life when it migrated to the land.

Ali was manifest when mammals first emerged.

Ali was manifest as the dwarf - among the early homo habilis of two million years ago.

Ali was the First Adam, the foundation and repository of the primordial Imamate.

Ali appeared as Prince Rama, the hero of the Ramayan Epic.

Ali was present as Krishna, the Divine Manifestation who was present during the Mahabarat War.

Ali was the Imam Honayd, he who ordered the terrestrial Angels to bow down to his son Prophet Adam

Ali changed his dress and took the form of Seth, the son of Adam.

Ali was Shem in the cycle of Noah.

Ali was Melchizedek, he who blessed and accepted the khums from Prophet Abraham.

Ali appeared as Ishmael, the twice-blessed son of Prophet Abraham, and the recipient of the Divine Promises.

Ali was manifest as Aaron, he who performed the miracles with Prophet Moses.

Ali was he who presented the Queen Sheba and her Throne before Prophet Solomon.

Ali was among the Holy Prophet's ancestors, preparing the way for his coming.

Ali was himself Abu Talib, the guardian of the Prophet and his spiritual teacher.

Ali appeared as Prophet Muhammad's cousin, as his helper and witness to the Prophet Mission.

Ali is present in the world today, but the ignorant deny him.

Ali is the First, the Last, the Manifest, and the Hidden.

Ya Ali Madad

"I am forever new and forever pre-existent, the One who brought the Angels from out of their habitations, the One who pledged an everlasting covenant with your spirits on the dawn of creation and Who, on that day, asked, these words: Am I not your Lord?" - Imam Ali (A)