549 - ثِقَلُ الحَقِ‏

549. THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUTH

(لَقَدْ جِئْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَارِهُونَ) .¹

"We certainly brought you the truth, but most of you were averse to the truth." ²

1651.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ الحقَّ ثَقيلٌ مَرِي‏ءٌ ، وإنّ الباطِلَ خَفيفٌ وَبِي‏ءٌ .³

1651.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Truly the truth is heavy but wholesome, whereas falsehood is light but plagued.' ⁴

1652.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لَمّا حَضَرَتْ أبي عليَّ ابنَ الحسينِ عليه السلام الوَفاةُ ضَمَّني إلى‏ صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ قالَ : أيْ بُنيَّ ، اُوصيكَ بِما أوْصاني أبي حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الوَفاةُ - وبما ذَكَرَ أنّ أباهُ عليه السلام أوصاهُ بهِ - : أيْ بُنَيَّ ، اصبِرْ على‏ الحقِّ وإنْ كانَ مُرّاً .⁵

1652.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'At the time of his death, my father, Ali b. al-Husayn (AS) hugged me close to his chest and said, 'O my son! I advise you as my father advised me at the time of his death, and he proceeded to mention that his father had advised him, saying: 'O my son! Endure the truth even if it be bitter.' ⁶

108 - الحقّ‏

108. THE TRUTH

548 - الحَقُ‏

548. THE TRUTH

(بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى‏ الْبَاطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمّا تَصِفُونَ) .¹

"Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood, and it crushes its head, and behold, falsehood vanishes! And woe to you for what you allege [about Allah]." ²

1647.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحقُّ أقوى‏ ظَهيرٍ .³

1647.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The truth is the strongest support.' ⁴

1648.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألَا وإنَّ الحَقَّ مَطايا ذُلُلٌ ، رَكِبَها أهلُها واُعطُوا أزِمَّتَها ، فسارَتْ بِهِمُ الهُوَيْنا حتّى‏ أتَتْ ظِلّاً ظَليلاً .⁵

1648.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Know that the truth is [like] tame mounts, whose owners have mounted them and have been handed their reins. They take them gently until they came to ample shade.' ⁶

1649.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن يَطلُبِ العِزَّ بغَيرِ حقٍّ يَذِلَّ، ومَن عانَدَ الحقَّ لَزِمَهُ الوَهْنُ .⁷

1649.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who seeks might unrightfully will be humiliated, and he who opposes the truth will be afflicted with weakness.' ⁸

1650.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَيس مِن باطلٍ يَقومُ بإزاءِ الحقِّ إلّا غلَبَ الحقُّ الباطِلَ ، وذلكَ قولُهُ : (بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بالحَقِّ على‏ الباطِلِ فيَدْمَغُهُ ...) .⁹

1650.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'No sooner does falsehood stand against the truth than the truth defeats the falsehood, for that is the purport of His verse: "Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood, and it crushes its head..." ¹⁰