Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 55

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About Steadfastness on the Battlefield
In the company of the Prophet of Allah (􀁨), we used to fight our
parents, sons, brothers and uncles. This continued us in our faith, in
submission, in our following the right path, in endurance over the pangs
of pain and in our fight against the enemy. A man from our side and one
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from the enemy would pounce upon each other like energetic men
contesting as to who would kill the other; sometimes our man gets over
his adversary and sometimes the enemy’s man gets over ours.
When Allah had observed our truth He sent ignominy to our foe
and sent His succor to us till Islam was established (like the camel) with
its neck on the ground and resting in its place. By my life, if we had also
behaved like you, no pillar of (our) religion could have been raised, nor
the tree of faith could have borne leaves. By Allah, certainly you will now
milk our blood (instead of milk) and eventually you will face shame