The 10th sermon of Nahj al-Balagheh
The 10th sermon of Nahj al-Balagheh summary of the sermon:
. Imam Ali (AS), blames the people who are in the void way and have chosen the way of astray.
. he points out to their wrong manners and moral deviations.
. Imam Ali (AS) blames the oppression and outburst and speaks about the reverberation of such manners.
. he insists on this point that oppressors and revolvers, will eventually be perished and destroyed.
. he encourages to follow the justice and the Right.
. he points out that only justice can save human being from astray and lost.
. Imam Ali (AS) points to the final destination of oppressors and astray people and warns them of the divine torture in this world and the other world.
The time of performing the sermon:
The age of caliphate of Imam Ali (AS); between the years 36 and 40 A.H.
The audiences of the sermon:
The publicity of people; specially the ones who are far away from the of the Right because of the oppression, corruption and moral deviations.
The purpose of the sermon:
The main reason of performing the 10th sermon was to warn people about the oppression, corruption and astray and invite them to justice and (following) the Right. Imam Ali (AS) in this sermon wanted to:
Blame the corrupted people and oppressors: Imam Ali (AS) blames oppressors and corrupted people because of their moral deviations and oppressions and forewarns them of continuing this way.
Warn about the reverberations of the oppression and corruption: Imam Ali (AS) insists that the oppression and astray won’t remain unanswered and eventually, the oppressors, will come over the divine torture in this world and the other world.
Encourage to justice and the Right: Imam Ali (AS) by insisting on justice and verism, invites people to follow the Right and avoiding the oppression and corruption and shows that the only way of saving from astray, is grasping the justice and the right.
Correct the society: Imam Ali (AS) performed this sermon to correct the social and moral manners of the society and his goal was to lead people toward the manners which are based on justice and piety.
This sermon was performed as a serious warning to oppressors and corruptors and its aim was to correct the society through promoting the justice and Righteousness.
The chosen sentences:
. how do you abandon the Right way and you are wandering in the darkness of astray?
. the oppressors will soon fall into the deep pit of torture and there would be no rescue for them.
. the justice is the very cord, which if you grasp it, you will be saved from the darkness and astray.
.do fear from the day in which your oppressions will be revealed at the presence of God and you will have no escape way from the divine torture.
