The Miracles of Imam Ali A.S
A man out of time, a true saint of God, and considered by many as the “Gate of Knowledge”.
His judgment over crucial matters almost 1300 years ago shocked Humanity how a person would know such things in that time, do give it a read.
Some of the most Famous Incidents recorded in History about the judgments made by Imam Ali A.S are truly mind-bending.
Issue of the Seventeen Camels
Three persons who owned seventeen camels in a common manner came to Imam Ali (‘a) and stated that half of these camels should be given to one of them, one-third of them to the other, and one-ninth to the third. Now, it's a tough task to divide an odd number like 17 in a whole figure, by not dissecting or cutting the camels. Try to think for a moment how would you divide them by the ratios given above, without slaying the camels.
Imam Ali A.S solved this issue by adding his own camel to the lot of 17 making it 18 and thus dividing them by the given ratio.
He gave one of them half of the camels (that is 9), gave the other one-third (that is 6), gave the third person one-ninth (that is 2), and in the end, he took back the camel he had added.
The Dispute Over a Palm Tree
Two people came to Imam Ali in a dispute over the ownership of a palm tree. Each claimed the tree was on their property. Imam Ali suggested cutting down the tree and dividing it between them. One person immediately agreed, thinking he would get more. The other hesitated and proposed giving up his share to save the tree. Imam Ali declared the second person as the rightful owner, as his concern for the tree’s preservation demonstrated his sincerity.
Calculating the Diameter Of The Sun
In the field of arithmetic, it is reported that Imam Ali (‘a), when asked about the diameter of the sun, said,
‘Diameter of the sun is to multiply 900 miles by 900; that is 810,000 miles.’
In the early era of Islam, a mile was equal to 4000 arms calculated from the elbow to the fingertips. If we measure the distance between the elbow and the fingertips of an ordinary man by inches and then convert 4,000 arms to inches, then to yards, and then to miles, we will discover that the 810,000 miles according to the measure in the early era of Islam is equivalent to the 865,380 English miles in its capacity as a unit of distance equal to 1.906 km.
“The greatest wealth is wisdom, the greatest poverty is stupidity, the worst unsightliness is that of ingratitude, the best nobility of descent exhibits itself in politeness and in refinement.” By Imam Ali A.S
Disavowel of a Son by Her Own Mother
A young man complained to ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab against a woman whom he claimed to be his mother while she disavowed him. When ‘Umar summoned her, she came along with her four brothers and other forty persons who were ready to swear that she had no family relation with that young man and that she was still unmarried.
Imam Ali (‘a), who was present, asked ‘Umar to permit him to judge between the two litigants. ‘Umar shouted, ‘How strange this is! How can I not permit you to judge in this case after I have heard the Messenger of Allah (S) saying, ‘The most knowledgeable of all of you is Ali ibn Abi Talib?’’
The Imam Ali (A.S) turned his face towards the woman and asked,
‘Do you have witnesses?’
‘Yes, I do,’ she said.
The witnesses thus testified to the woman.
The Imam (‘a) said to the attendants,
‘This day, I will issue such a judgment that will please the Lord from above His Throne. I learned it from my dear the Messenger of Allah (S).’
He then said to the woman,
‘Do you have a guardian?’
She answered, ‘Yes, I do. My guardians are these brothers of mine.’
The Imam (‘a) then said to her brothers,
‘Do you allow me to decide about your sister and you?’
‘Yes, we do,’ they answered.
The Imam (‘a) thus said,
‘I call Allah and the Muslims who are attendant to witness that I have given this woman to this young man in marriage with a dowry of four hundred dirhams, which I will pay.’
He, the Imam then shouted at his servant,
‘O Qambar, bring me four hundred dirhams.’
Qambar thus fetched the dirhams and the Imam (‘a) immediately put them in the hand of the young man to pay them as dowry to the woman and ordered him to prepare himself for the wedding party. The young man did what Imam Ali (‘a) had ordered him and ordered the woman to accompany him.
Immediately, the woman cried out of fear, ‘This is the Fire! This is the Fire! O cousin of Muhammad, do you want to give me in marriage to my own son? By Allah, this young man is my son. My brothers gave me in marriage to a man whose tribe was not known (i.e. of no good reputation among the other tribes). So, I gave birth to this young man. When he became young, my brothers ordered me to disavow and reject him. By Allah, this young man is my son.
Who is the Real Mother of a Male Child and A female Child
Two women were brought before Imam Ali (‘a) to decide their quarrel over a male and female infant, each claiming that the male child belonged to her. Imam Ali (‘a) heard both the women in detail. On their persistence on their respective stands, he (‘a) asked two bottles of identical weight to be brought to him.
He asked the two women to fill the bottles with milk from their breasts. He then asked the bottles to be weighed. One bottle weighed more than the other did. Imam Ali (‘a) said,
‘Indeed, the woman whose milk is heavier than that of the other woman is the mother of the male child and the woman whose milk is lighter in weight is the mother of the female.’
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SOURCES:
https://www.al-islam.org/life-ali-ibn-abi-talib-baqir-sharif-al-qurashi/imam-ali-and-judgment
