490. Imām Ali (a.s.) – in the aphorisms attributed to him: “No one will practice forbearance in war and veraciously face it except three groups: Those who are insightful in religion, those who are zealous over sacred and chastity, or those to whom degradation is torturous.”1
B. Slogan
491. Imām Ali (a.s.): “The Messenger of God (s.a.w.) commanded the proclaiming of slogans before [launching] war and he said: “Let your slogans include one of the Divine names.”2
492. Waq`at Siffin – narrating from Asbaq ibn Nabāta: “Ali (a.s.) never set out to fight except that he would cry “Kāf, Hā, Yā, `Ayn, Sād.”3
493. Imām al-Sādiq: “Our slogan is “O Muhammad, O Muhammad! And the slogan of the Muslims in the battle of Badr was: “O Divine Triumph come nigh, come nigh!”
The slogan of the Muslims in the battle of Uhud was: “O Divine Triumph come nigh!”
The slogan of the battle of Bani Nadir was: “O Holy Spirit! Comfort!”
The slogan of the battle of Bani Qaynaqā` was: “O Our Lord! Never will they overpower You!”
The slogan of the battle of Tā'if was: “O Ridwān (O Approver)!”
The slogan of the battle of Hunayn was: “O Sons of `Abdullah! O Sons of `Abdullah!”
The slogan of the battle of Ahzāb was: “Hā, Mim, they do not see!’’
The slogan of the battle of Bani Qurayza was: “O Salām! Keep them safe!”
The slogan of the battle of Murisi`, i.e., the battle of Bani Mustalaq was: “Indeed, things return to God!”
The slogan of the battle of Hudyabiya was: “May God’s curse be on the unjust!”
The slogan of the battle of Khaybar, i.e., the battle of al-Qamus4 was “O Ali, forgive them out of dignity!”
The slogan on the day of the conquest of Mecca was “We are truly-truly the servants of God
The slogan of the battle of Tabuk was: “O One (ahad)! O The Absolute, The Eternal (samad)!”
The slogan of the battle of Bani Maluh was: “Cause them to die! Cause them to die!”
The slogan of the battle of Siffin was: “O Divine help!”
The slogan of Husain (a.s.) was: “O Muhammad!” And our slogan is: “O Muhammad!”5
1.. Sharh Nahj al-Balāghah, vol. ۲۰, p. ۲۸۸, h. ۲۹۲.
2.. Da`ā'im al-Islām, vol. ۱, p.۳۷۰.
3.. Waq`at Siffin, p. ۲۳۱, Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۳۲, p. ۴۶۱, h. ۳۹۸ vol. ۱۰۰, p. ۳۶, h. ۳۲.
4.. The name of a fortress of the castles of Khaybar.
5.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۵, p. ۴۷, h. ۱, Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۱۹, p. ۱۶۳, h. ۱.
