MYSTICAL MASTER

I Am 'Ali

The Sermon of Luminous Knowledge of Imam Ali (A)


I am he who holds the secrets of the Unknown. No one knows them after Muhammad (PBUH&HP) except me. I know everything. I am the one of whom the Prophet of Allah said: I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its gate.” I am Dhu al-Qarnayn mentioned in the first book. I am the rock, from which sprang forth twelve wells. I am the one who takes charge of the entirety of Creation’s account. I am the Preserved Tablet. I am the side of Allah. I am the heart of Allah. I am the turner of hearts and visions. I am Indeed, to Us is their ultimate destiny, and then their account will be upon Us.” I am the one of whom the Prophet said: The straight path is you, and the place of standing is your place of standing.” I am the one who has the knowledge of the book, about what is and what shall become. I am the first Adam. I am the first Noah. I am Ibrahim the Friend when he was cast in the fire. I am the reality of secrets. I am the friend of the believers. I am the opener of causes. I am the former of clouds. I am the waterer of trees. I am the one who draws out the fruits. I am the flower of wells. I am the one who holds the earths in place. I am the holder of the skies. I am the Fasl al-Khitab. I apportion heaven and hell.

I am the translator of Allahs Revelation. I am infallible from Allah. I am the storehouse of Allahs knowledge. I am the proof of Allah for all that is in the heavens and above the earths. I am the one who stands for justice. I am the Little Worm of the Earth. I am the Violent Clamor [1]. I am the Clamor which comes next [2]. I am the scream of Truth the Day of Opening. I am the one from whom nothing is hidden in the heavens and Earth. I am the Hour, which will be most tormenting for the one who denies it. I am that book, of which there is no doubt. I am the most beautiful names, of which it is commanded by Allah that He be called by them. I am the Light from which Moses learned, and from which he was guided. I am the splitter of the moons. I am the one who will bring the believers from their graves.

I am the one who has a thousand books from the books of the Prophets. I am the one who speaks every language of the world. I am the Lord (sahib) of Noah, and the one who rescued him. I am the Lord of Jonah, and the one who saved him. I am the companion of the Trumpet. I am the raiser of those who are in the graves. I am the Lord of the Day of Resurrection. I have raised the heavens by the permission and power of my Lord. I am the Forgiving, the Merciful (rahim), and indeed my punishment is most painful.

I am the one who, through me, Ibrahim the Friend submitted, through me he held fast by my bounty. I am the staff of Moses, which holds the forelock of all creation. I am the one who gazed at the Dominion (malakut), and did not see anything other than me, and from was hidden all other than me. I am the one who encompasses creation. Indeed, they shall grow until I return them back to Allah. I am the one who for whom the Word in my presence is not changed, and I am not oppressive to the servants. I am the friend of Allah in His Earth, the one who take charge of His Command, and the judge over His servants. I am the one who, when he calls upon the sun and the moon, they respond to me

I am the one who raises up the Prophets and Messengers. Am the one who gazes upon the universes. I am the one who holds fast the earths, and the knower without a teacher. I am the Command of Allah and the Spirit, of which Allah has said: They ask you about the Spirit. say: The spirit is from the command of my Lord.” I am what Allah said to His Prophet when He said: Cast into hell, every rebellious disbeliever.” By the command of my Lord, I am the destroyer of all things after they come into being. I am the one who fixes the mountains, and expands the Earth. I am the one who breaks open the wells, and plants the crops, and grows the fruits. I am the one who brings forth the trees. I am the one who gives them their strengths, and I am the one who brings down the rains, the one who brings forth the thunder, the breaker of dawns, and the bringer of stars. I am the creator of the stars and the substance of the heavens. I am the one who brings forth the Hour. I am the one who, if he dies, does not die, and if he is killed, is not killed, not. I am the one who knows what occurs, and the Hour after the Hour. I am the one who knows the thoughts of the hearts, and the glances of the eyes. The secrets of the breasts are not hidden from me [3].


[1] A reference to verse 79:6.
[2] 79:7.
[3] Nahj al-Asrar 119-128.



Those who don't
Want to awaken
Let them sleep

Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (Persian: جلال‌الدین محمد بلخى), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (Persian: جلال‌الدین محمد رومی), and popularly known as Mowlānā (Persian: مولانا) but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi.






















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