SERMON 1

SERMONS
SERMON 1	In this sermon he recalls the creation of Earth and Sky and the birth of Adam.
SERMON 2	Delivered on return from @iffín. Arabia before proclamation of Prophethood
SERMON 3	Known as the Sermon of ash-Shiqshiqiyyah
SERMON 4	Amír al-mu’minín’s far-sightedness and his staunch conviction in Belief
SERMON 5	Delivered when the Holy Prophet died and someone offered to pay allegianceto Amír al-mu’minín for the Caliphate
SERMON 6	Delivered on being advised not to chase ^al<ah and az-Zubayr for fighting.
SERMON 7	About the hypocrites
SERMON 8	Said about az-Zubayr at a time for which it was appropriate
SERMON 9	Cowardice of the people of Jamal
SERMON 10	About ^al<ah and az-Zubayr
SERMON 11	Delivered in the Battle of Jamal when Amír al-mu’minín gave thestandard to his son Mu<ammad ibn al-\anafiyyah
SERMON 12	When Alláh gave him (Amír al-mu’minín) victory over theenemy at the Battle of Jamal
SERMON 13	Condemning the people of Ba#rah
SERMON 14	This is also in condemnation of the people of Ba#rah
SERMON 15	After resuming the land grants made by `Uthmán ibn `Affán, he said
SERMON 16	Delivered when allegiance was sworn to him at Medina
SERMON 17	About those who sit for dispensation of justiceamong people but are not fit for it.
SERMON 18	In disparagement of thedifferences of view among the theologians
SERMON 19	A lecture from the pulpit of (the mosque of) Kúfah
SERMON 20	Death and taking lessons from it
SERMON 21	Advice to keep light in this world
SERMON 22	About those who accused him of `Uthmán’s killing
SERMON 23	About keeping aloof from envy, andgood behaviour towards kith and kin
SERMON 24	Exhorting people for jihád
SERMON 25	When Amír al-mu’minín received successive news that Mu`áwiyah’s men were occupying cities
SERMON 26	Arabia before proclamation of Prophethood
SERMON 27	Exhorting people for jihád
SERMON 28	About the transient nature of this world andimportance of the next world
SERMON 29	About those who found pretexts at the time of jihád
SERMON 30	Disclosing real facts about assassination of `Uthmán Ibn `Affán
SERMON 31	When before the commencement of the Battle of Jamal Amír al-mu’minín sent `Abdulláh ibn `Abbás to az-Zubayr ibn al-`Awwám with the purpose that he should advise him back to obedience, he said to him on that occasion
SERMON 32	About the disparagement of the worldand categories of its people
SERMON 33	`Abdulláh ibn `Abbás says that when Amír al-mu’minín set out for war with the people of Ba#rah he came to his audience at Dhíqár and saw that he was stitching his shoe. Then Amír al-mu’minín said to me....
SERMON 34	To prepare the people for fighting with the people of Syria(ash-Shám) Amír al-mu’minín said:
SERMON 35	Amír al-mu’minín said after Arbitration
SERMON 36	Warning the people of Nahrawán of their fate
SERMON 37	About his own steadfastness in religion and precedence in (acceptance of) belief.
SERMON 38	About naming of doubt as such and disparagement of those in doubt
SERMON 39	In disparagement of those who shrink from fighting
SERMON 40	When Amír al-mu’minín heard the cry of Khárijites that “Verdict is only that of Alláh” he said:
SERMON 41	In condemnation of treason
SERMON 42	About heart’s desires and extended hopes
SERMON 43	After Amír al-mu’minín had sent Jarír ibn `Abdilláh al-Bajalí to Mu`áwiyah (for securing his allegiance) some of his companions suggested preparation to fight with him then he said:
SERMON 44	When Ma#qalah ibn Hubayrah ash-Shaybáni fled to Mu`áwiyah because he had purchased some prisoners of Banú Nájiyah from an executive of Amír al-mu’minín, but when he demanded the price the latter avoided and ran to Syria, Amír al-mu’minín said
SERMON 45	About Alláh’s greatness and lowliness of this world
SERMON 46	When Amír al-mu’minín decided to march towards Syria (ash-Shám) he spoke these words
SERMON 47	About calamities befalling Kúfah
SERMON 48	Delivered at the time of marching towards Syria
SERMON 49	About Alláh’s greatness and sublimity
SERMON 50	Admixture of right and wrong
SERMON 51	When in @iffín the men of Mu`áwiyah overpowered themen of Amír al-mu’minín and occupied the bank of RiverEuphrates and prevented them from taking its water, Amíral-mu’minín said
SERMON 52	The downfall of the world andreward and punishment in the next world.
SERMON 53	On the swearing of allegiance
SERMON 54	When Amír al-mu’minín’s men showed impatience on his delay in giving them permission to fight in @iffín , he said
SERMON 55	Amír al-mu’minín said to his companions about Mu`áwiyah
SERMON 56	Amír al-mu’minín said to his companions about Mu`áwiyah
SERMON 57	Addressing the Khárijites, Amír al-mu’minín said:
SERMON 58	When Amír al-mu’minín showed his intention to fight the Khárijites he was told that they had crossed the bridge of Nahrawán and gone over to the other side. Amír al-mu’minín said:
SERMON 59	When Amír al-mu’minín was told that the Khárijites had been totally killed
SERMON 60	Amír al-mu’minín also said:
SERMON 61	When Amír al-mu’minín was warned of beingkilled by deceit, he said:
SERMON 62	About the transience of the world
SERMON 63	About decline and destruction of the world
SERMON 64	About Alláh’s attributes
SERMON 65	In some of the days of @iffín Amír al-mu’minínsaid to his followers about ways of fighting
SERMON 66	When after the death of the Prophet news reached Amír al- mu’minín about the happening in Saqífah of Baní Sá`idah
SERMON 67	When he appointed Mu<ammad ibn Abí Bakr Governor of Egypt and he was overpowered and killed
SERMON 68	Admonishing his companions about careless behaviour
SERMON 69	Spoken on the morning of the day when Amíral-mu’minín was fatally struck with sword.
SERMON 70	In condemnation of the people of Iraq
SERMON 71	He tells people how to pronounce“a#-#alát” (to invoke Divine blessing) on the Prophet.
SERMON 72	Amír al-mu’minín said about Marwán ibn al-\akam at Ba#rah.
SERMON 73	When the Consultative Committee (or Shúrá) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthmán
SERMON 74	When Amír al-mu’minín learnt that the Umayyadsblamed him for killing `Uthmán
SERMON 75	About preaching and counselling
SERMON 76	About Umayyads
SERMON 77	Supplications of Amír al-mu’minín.
SERMON 78	When Amír al-mu’minín decided to set out for the battle with the Khárijites
SERMON 79	After the Battle of Jamal,Concerning Womenand Their Short comings.
SERMON 80	About the way of preaching and counselling
SERMON 81	About the world and its people
SERMON 82	This sermon is called the al-Gharrá’
SERMON 83	About `Amr ibn al-`Á#
SERMON 84	About the perfection of Alláh and counselling
SERMON 85	About getting ready for the next world and following Alláh’s commandments
SERMON 86	The Qualities of a faithful believer
SERMON 87	About the division of the community into factions
SERMON 88	About the Holy Prophet
SERMON 89	Alláh’s attributes and some advice
SERMON 90	This sermon is known as the Sermon of Skeletons (Khu>batu’l-Ashbá<)
SERMON 91	When people decided to Swear allegiance at Amír al-mu’minín’shand after the murder of `Uthmán
SERMON 92	About the annihilation of the Khárijites
SERMON 93	Alláh’s praise and eulogy of the prophets
SERMON 94	About the condition of the people at the time of the Prophet’s proclamation
SERMON 95	In eulogy of the Holy Prophet
SERMON 96	Admonishing his own companions
SERMON 97	Oppression of the Umayyads
SERMON 98	About abstinence of the world and vicissitudes of time
SERMON 99	About the Holy Prophet and his Descendants
SERMON 100	About the vicissitudes of time
SERMON 101	On the same subject - Day of Judgement
SERMON 102	About abstemiousness and fear of Alláh
SERMON 103	About the condition of the people before the proclamation of prophethood
SERMON 104	In eulogy of the Holy Prophet
SERMON 105	About Islam
SERMON 106	Delivered during one of the days of @iffín
SERMON 107	It is one of the sermons about the vicissitudes of time
SERMON 108	About the Might of Alláh
SERMON 109	About Islam
SERMON 110	Caution about this world
SERMON 111	About the Angel of Death and depart of spirit
SERMON 112	About this world and its people
SERMON 113	About abstemiousness, fear of Alláh and importance of providing for the next life
SERMON 114	Seeking rain
SERMON 115	About troubles which would arise and the Day of Judgement
SERMON 116	Rebuking Misers
SERMON 117	In praise of his faithful companions
SERMON 118	Amír al-mu’minín collected the people and exhorted them to jihád
SERMON 119	About the greatness of Ahlu’l-bayt and the importance of the laws of Islam
SERMON 120	A question
SERMON 121	When the Khárijites persisted in their rejecting the Arbitration....
SERMON 122	Amír al-mu’minín’s address to his followers on the battlefield of @iffín
SERMON 123	To exhort his followers to fight
SERMON 124	About the Kharijites and their opinion on Arbitration
SERMON 125	When Amir al-mu’minin was spoken ill of for showing equality in the distribution of shares from Bayt al-mál or the Muslim Public Treasury)
SERMON 126	About the Khárijites
SERMON 127	About Important happenings in Ba#rah
SERMON 128	About measures and weights, the transience of this world and the condition of its people
SERMON 129	Delivered when Abú Dharr was exiled towards ar-Rabadhah
SERMON 130	Grounds for accepting the Caliphate and the qualities of a ruler and governor
SERMON 131	Warning about death and counselling
SERMON 132	On the Glory of Alláh
SERMON 133	Delivered when Caliph `Umar ibn al-Kha>>áb consulted Amír al-mu’minín about himself, taking part in the march towards Rome
SERMON 134	There was some exchange of words between `Uthmán ibn `Affán and Amír al-mu’minín
SERMON 135	About the sincerity of his own intention and support of the oppressed
SERMON 136	About ^al<ah and az-Zubayr
SERMON 137	Referring to events in the future
SERMON 138	On the occasion of the Consultative Committee
SERMON 139	About backbiting and speaking ill of others
SERMON 140	Against reliance on heresy
SERMON 141	Against misplaced generosity
SERMON 142	Praying for rain
SERMON 143	Deputation of Prophets
SERMON 144	About this world
SERMON 145	Spoken when `Umar ibn al-Kha>>ab consulted Amír al-mu’minín about taking part in the battle of Persia
SERMON 146	The purpose of the deputation of the Holy Prophet and the condition of the time when people would go against the Qur’án
SERMON 147	About ^al<ah and az-Zubayr and the people of Ba#rah
SERMON 148	Before his passing away (last will)
SERMON 149	About future events and some activities of the hypocrites
SERMON 150	The condition of the people during disorder, and advice against oppression and unlawful earning
SERMON 151	About the greatness and the attributes of Alláh
SERMON 152	About negligent persons and the characteristics of beasts, carnivoresandwomen
SERMON 153	About the Ahlu’l-bayt (of the Holy Prophet) and their opposers
SERMON 154	About the wonderful creation of the bat
SERMON 155	About the malice borne by `Á’ishah; and warning the people of Ba#rah about what was to occur
SERMON 156	Urging people towards Piety (taqwa)
SERMON 157	About the Holy Prophet and the Holy Qur’án
SERMON 158	Good behaviour with people and ignoring their faults
SERMON 159	Praise of Alláh
SERMON 160	Deputation of the Holy Prophet
SERMON 161	Someone asked him: “How was it that your tribe (Quraysh) deprived you of this position (Caliphate) although you deserved it most
SERMON 162	Attributes of Alláh
SERMON 163	When people went to Amír al-mu’minin in a deputation and complained to him through what they had to say against `Uthmán, and requested him to speak to him on their behalf and to admonish him for their sake, he went to see him and said
SERMON 164	Describing the wonderful creation of the peacock
SERMON 165	Advice for observing courtesy and kindness and keeping in and out of thesame
SERMON 166	At the beginning of his Caliphate.
SERMON 167	some people from among the companions of the Prophet said to him, “You should punish the people who assaulted `Uthmán,” whereupon he said
SERMON 168	When the people of Jamal set off for Ba#rah Amír al-mu’minín said:
SERMON 169	When Amír al-mu’minín approached Ba#rah
SERMON 170	When Amír al-mu’minín decided to fight the enemy face to face at @iffín
SERMON 171	About the Consultative Committee and the Battle of Jamal
SERMON 172	On eligibility for the Caliphate
SERMON 173	About ^al<ah ibn `Ubaydilláh
SERMON 174	Warning to neglectful people, and about the vastness of his own knowledge
SERMON 175	Preaching
SERMON 176	About the two arbiters (after the battle of @iffín
SERMON 177	Praise of Alláh, transience of this world, and causes of the decline of Alláh’s blessings.
SERMON 178	Dhi`lib al-Yamání asked Amír al-mu’minín whether he had seen Alláh
SERMON 179	Condemning his disobedient men
SERMON 180	Amír al-mu’minín sent one of his men to bring him news about a group of the army of Kúfah who had decided to join the Khárijites.........
SERMON 181	About Alláh’s attributes, His creatures and His being above physical limitations
SERMON 182	Praise of Alláh for His bounties
SERMON 183	One of the Khárijites raised the slogan, “Command behoves only Alláh” in such a way that Amír al-mu’minín heard ...
SERMON 184	Praise of Alláh and His wonderful creatures
SERMON 185	About the Oneness of Alláh
SERMON 186	Regarding the vicissitudes of time
SERMON 187	Alláh’s favours
SERMON 188	Steadfast and transient belief
SERMON 189	Importance of fear of Alláh, desolateless of the grave, and about the death of the lover of Ahlu’l-bayt being like that of a martyr
SERMON 190	Praise of Alláh
SERMON 191	Known as “al-Khu>bah al-Qá#i`ah” (Sermon of Disparagement)
SERMON 192	Seremon about the pious man(to Hammam)
SERMON 193	In description of hypocrites
SERMON 194	Advice about fear of Alláh and details about the Day of Judgement
SERMON 195	The condition of the world at the time of the proclamation of prophethood, the transience of this world and the state of its inhabitants.
SERMON 196	Amír al-mu’minín’s attachment to the Holy Prophet. The performance of his funeral rites.
SERMON 197	Alláh’s attribute of Omniscience
SERMON 198	Containing advice given by Amír al-mu’minín to his companions About Prayer
SERMON 199	Treason and treachery of Mu`áwiyah and the fate of those guilty of treason
SERMON 200	One should not be afraid of the scarcity of those who tread on the right path
SERMON 201	What Amír al-mu’minín said on the occasion of the burial of Sayyidatu’n-nisá’ (Supreme lady) Fá>imah (p.b.u.h.) while addressing the Holy Prophet at his grave.
SERMON 202	Transience of this world, and importance of collecting provisions for the next life.
SERMON 203	What Amír al-mu’minín said generally to his companions warning them about the dangers of the Day of Judgement.
SERMON 204	After swearing allegiance to Amír al-mu’minín, ^al<ah and az-Zubayr complained to him that he had not consulted them or sought their assistance in the affairs (of state).
SERMON 205	During the battle of @iffín Amír al-mu’minín heard some of his men abusing the Syrians, then he said:
SERMON 206	In the battle of @iffín Amír al-mu’minín saw Imám al-\asan proceeding rapidly to fight, then he said:
SERMON 207	When Amír al-mu’minín’s companions expressed displeasure about his attitude concerning Arbitration, he said:
SERMON 208	Amír al-mu’minín went to enquire about the health of his companion al-`Alá’ ibn Ziyád al-\árithí and when he noticed the vastness of his house he said:
SERMON 209	Someone asked Amír al-mu’minín about concocted traditionsand contradictory sayings of the Prophet current among the people
SERMON 210	The greatness of Alláh and the creation of the Universe
SERMON 211	About those who give up supporting right
SERMON 212	The Sublimity of Alláh and a eulogy of the Prophet
SERMON 213	The Prophet’s nobility of descent
SERMON 214	A prayer which Amír al-mu’minín often recited
SERMON 215	Delivered at the battle of @iffín Mutual rights of the ruler and the ruled
SERMON 216	About the excesses of the Quraysh
SERMON 217	When Amír al-mu’minín passed by the corpses of ^al<ah ibn `Ubaydulláh and `Abd ar-Ra<mán ibn `Attáb ibnAsíd who were both killed in the battle of Jamal, he said:
SERMON 218	Qualities of the God-fearing and the pious
SERMON 219	Amír al-mu’minín recited the verse Engage (your) vying in exuberance, until ye come to the graves. (Qur’án, 102:1-2) Then he said:
SERMON 220	Delivered after reciting the verse:(Qur’án, 24:36-37)
SERMON 221	Delivered after reciting the verse:(Qur’án, 82:6)
SERMON 222	About keeping aloof from oppression and misappropriation.`Aqíl’s condition of poverty and destitution
SERMON 223	Supplication
SERMON 224	Transience of the world and the helplessness of those in graves
SERMON 225	Supplication
SERMON 226	About a companion who passed away from this world before the occurrence of troubles.
SERMON 227	About allegiance to Amír al-mu’minín for the Caliphate.
SERMON 228	Advice about fear of Alláh, and an account of those who remain apprehensive of death and adopt abstemiousness
SERMON 229	About the Holy Prophet
SERMON 230	One of the followers of Amír al-mu’minín came to him during his Caliphateto ask for some money
SERMON 231	About speaking the truth
SERMON 232	Causes for difference in the features and traits of people
SERMON 233	Spoken when Amír al-mu’minín was busy in the funeral ablution (ghusl) of the Holy Prophet and shrouding him
SERMON 234	In this sermon Amír al-mu’minín has related his own condition after the Prophet’s immigration till his meeting with him.
SERMON 235	About collecting provision for the next world while in this world and performing good acts before death
SERMON 236	About the two arbitrators (Abú Músá al-Ash`arí and `Amr ibn al-`Á#) and disparagement of the people of Syria (ash-Shám).
SERMON 237	Amír al-mu’minín describes herein the members of the Prophet’s family
SERMON 238	When `Uthmán ibn `Affán was surrounded, `Abdulláh ibn al-`Abbás brought a letter to Amír al-mu’minín from `Uthmán in which he expressed the desire that Amír al-mu’minín should leave for his estate Yanbu` ....
SERMON 239	Exhorting his men to jihád and asking them to refrain from seeking ease