Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 70

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Condemning the Then People of Iraq:
Now, then, O folks!
You are like the pregnant woman who, on completion of the
period of pregnancy delivers a dead child and her husband is also dead
and her period of widowhood is long while only remote relationship
inherits her. By Allah, I did not come to you of my own accord. I came to
you by force of circumstances. I have come to know that you say Ali
speaks lies. May Allah fight you! Against whom do I speak lies? Against
Allah? But I am the first to have believed in Him. Against His Prophet
(􀁨) ? But I am the first who testified to him. Certainly not. By Allah it
was a way of expression which failed to appreciate and you were not
capable of it. Woe unto you. I am giving out these measures of nice
expression free of any cost. I wish there were vessels good enough to hold
them.
Certainly, you will understand it after some time. (Holy Quran,
38: 88)