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=== Imam 'Ali (a) === | === Imam 'Ali (a) === | ||
When [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] decided to send Malik to [[Egypt]], introduced Malik to | When [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] decided to send Malik to [[Egypt]], he introduced Malik to the Egyptians in a letter: | ||
"I am sending a servant of the servants of God to you. He who doesn't slumber in the days of fear and | "I am sending a servant of the servants of God to you. He who doesn't slumber in the days of fear and isn't afraid of enemies and is like fire to villains. He is Malik b. Harith from the ancestry of Midhhaj. Listen to him and obey his commands because he is a sword of the God's swords that is strong and sharp. If he asks you to travel then travel and if he orders to stay then stay, because if he does something or avoid something, it is by my order. I am putting him in a prior position to you because he is a sincere man and I know that he is an unfailing man against your enemies." | ||
When Imam 'Ali (a) heard that Malik was martyr, said: | When Imam 'Ali (a) heard that Malik was martyr, he said: | ||
"Malik! How was Malik, I swear by God, if he was a mount, he was a distinguished one. And if he was a rock, he was a firm one that no bird | "Malik! How was Malik, I swear by God, if he was a mount, he was a distinguished one. And if he was a rock, he was a firm one that no bird could reach it's height." | ||
Also it is narrated that after his demise, [[Imam]] said: | Also it is narrated that after his demise, [[Imam]] said: | ||
"God | "May God forgive Malik, he was to me as I was to [[the Prophet (s)]]." | ||
=== Mu'awiya === | === Mu'awiya === | ||