ومن خطبة له (عليه السلام) يقرر فضيلة الرسول الكريم

About the condition of the people at the time of the Prophet’s proclamation and his actions to do with the dissemination of his message

بَعَثَهُ وَالنَّاسُ ضُلاَّلٌ فِي حَيْرَة، وَحَاطِبُونَ فِي فِتْنَة، قَدِ اسْتَهْوَتْهُمُ الاْهْوَاءُ، وَاسْتَزَلَّتْهُمُ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ، وَاسْتَخَفَّتْهُمُ الْجَاهِلِيِّةُ الْجَهْلاَءُ: حَيَارَى فِي زَلْزَال مَنَ الاْمْرِ، وَبَلاَء مِنَ الْجَهْلِ، فَبَالَغَ (صلى الله عليه وآله) فِي النَّصِيحَةِ، وَمَضَى عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ، وَدَعَا إِلَى الْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ.

Allāh sent the Prophet at a time when the people were going astray in perplexity and were moving here and there in mischief. Desires had deflected them and self-conceit had swerved them. Extreme ignorance had made them foolish. They were confounded by the unsteadiness of matters and the evils of ignorance. Then the Prophet — blessing of Allāh be upon him and his descendants — did his best in giving them sincere advice, himself trod on the right path and called (them) towards wisdom and good counsel.

Extrait d’un discours qui affirme la vertu de l’Envoyé vénérable

Dieu l’envoya lorsque les hommes vaguaient dans l’erreur et se débattaient dans la sédition, attirés par les passions, succombant à l’orgueil, étourdis par l’ignorance de la période préislamique et frappé par un séisme de perplexité et d’insuffisance. Le prophète fit tous ses efforts pour conseiller, se conduisit selon la voie royale, appela à la sagesse et exhorta le peuple à faire autant.

Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #95