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When [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] decided to send Malik al-Ashtar to [[Egypt]], he introduced Malik al-Ashtar to the Egyptians in a letter: | When [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] decided to send Malik al-Ashtar to [[Egypt]], he introduced Malik al-Ashtar 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 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 avoids 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." | ::"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 avoids 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."<ref>Amini, ''Tarjumi-yi a'lam-i Nahaj al-Balagha'', p.40</ref> | ||
When Imam 'Ali (a) heard that Malik al-Ashtar was martyred, he said: | When Imam 'Ali (a) heard that Malik al-Ashtar was martyred, 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 could reach it's height." | ::"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."<ref>''Nahj al-balagha'', Maxiom.443</ref> | ||
Also it is narrated that after his demise, Imam said: | Also it is narrated that after his demise, Imam said: | ||
::"May God forgive Malik, he was to me as I was to [[the Prophet (s)]]." | ::"May God forgive Malik, he was to me as I was to [[the Prophet (s)]]."<ref>Ibn Abi al-Hadid, ''Sharhi Nahj al-balagha'', vol.15, p.98</ref> | ||
=== Mu'awiya === | === Mu'awiya === | ||