Prophecy of Imam Ali (a.s.) – As per

the narration of ‘Murawwij uz Zahab’

          Mu’awiyah had sent a group of people to Kufa for spreading the rumour of his death and people spoke a lot on this issue until the news reached Imam Ali (a.s.) and he said in his gathering:

          ‘You speak a lot about the death of Mu’awiyah. By God, he isn’t dead and will not die until he occupies the boundaries of my rule as well. This son of liver-eater wants to hear this from me and has sent someone to spread the rumour of his death so that he can be certain of my view regarding his future?

          Then he spoke a lot about the reign of Mu’awiyah and his successors, and reminded of Yazid, Marwan and his sons, Hajjaj and his oppressions on them.

          People began to whine and they wept excessively, and a person amongst them stood up and asked: O Amir al-momineen! You informed us of great incidents. By God, will all of these occur?

          Imam Ali (a.s.) said:

                             ‘By God, all of these incidents will occur as they haven’t lied to me, and neither do I lie.’

          Some asked: O Amir al-momineen! When will this occur?

          He said: When this will be coloured. Then he placed one hand on his beard and the other on his head, and the people cried excessively.

          Then he said: Don’t cry now as you will cry a lot on me after my demise.

          Thereafter, majority of the people of Kufa wrote about themselves to Mu’awiyah and selected a medium to attain his proximity. And not many days passed that this incident (the martyrdom of his holiness) occurred.¹

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Verse: Murawwijuz Zahab:  1 / 777.