The oppressed, silenced and passive image they have fabricated of Imam Sajjad (as) absolutely contradicts the reality of his character. The real image of Imam Sajjad (as) is the image of a tireless, assertive and perseverant hero, who knows the ways very precisely, choosing the right one and moves through them to obtain his goals. He does not become fatigued, he fatigues the enemy. That was the outcome: the enemy was finally defeated.
When the Umayyid felt helpless, they resorted to poisoning Imam Sajjad (as). They poisoned the Imam to death. The noble Imam, after a blessed life of sacred endeavor and struggle full of divine light, departed this world and flew to the Lord, into the divine world of the Heavens. This is Imam Sajjad’s (as) life in a nutshell.
Statements made during Friday Sermon; September 26, 1986.
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