Challenge of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) on the day of Shura

Bisme Ta’ala

In the book of Manaqibe Khwarizmi, Hanafi has narrated from Aamir bin Wathila:

“I was standing beside the door of the house on the day of Shura with Ali (a.s.) and I heard His Eminence tell them: “I present such reasoning that no Arab or non-Arab can challenge it,”

Then he said: “O people, I adjure you by Allah, did any of you before me, testify to the oneness of God?”

“No,” they said.

He asked: “I adjure you by Allah, does any of you have a brother like Ja’far Tayyar, who is in Paradise with angels?”

“No, by Allah,” they said.

He asked: “I adjure you by Allah, does any of you, other than me have someone like my uncle, Hamza, the lion of God and lion of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), chief of the martyrs?”

“No, by Allah,” they said.

He asked: “I adjure you by Allah, does any of you, other than me have a wife like Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, chief of the ladies of Paradise?”

“No, by Allah,” they said.

He asked: “I adjure you by Allah, does any of you, other than me have sons like my sons: Hasan and Husain, chiefs of the youths of Paradise?”

“No, by Allah,” they said.

He asked: “I adjure you by Allah, did any of you, other than me, give Sadaqah before a private audience with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)?”

“No, by Allah,” they said.

He asked: “I adjure you by Allah, has the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said about anyone, other than me: Ali is the master of one, whose master I am. O Allah love those, who love him and be inimical to one, who is inimical to him and help one, who helps him and (he ordered) those, who were present to inform those, who were absent.”

“No, by Allah,” they said.

(ref: Manaqib Khwarizmi, 217 [Pg. 313, H. 314]; also refer Faraaezus Simtain, Imam Hamwaini [1/319, H. 251]; and Sawaiqul Mohriqa, Ibne Hajar: 75 [Pg. 126]; and Sharh Nahjul Balagha,Ibne Abil Hadeed 2:61 [6/167], Sermon 73.