Nahjul Balagha: Deficiencies of Women | Night 25 | Sayed Ammar Nakshawani | Ramadan 2023

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[@yahya218]

I have listened to so many scholars before. None is like you. You are the best. Never stop enlightening us.

[@highesteem2778]

Is he a scholar though?

[@taslimkhataw340]

🤲 JAZAKALLAH Sayed Thankyou for addressing Quran and Nahjulbalagah together. Mawla’s sermon and verses from the Noble Quran is enough for me. Leaves no room for argument’s. 💐🤲

[@saqh.4439]

Ayesha was not a righteous woman ,I believe Imam Ali a. s was Haq ❤

[@ammarhussain1267]

Eloquent lecture Ammar !👍 Laanat on all who had war with Mola Ali (as) - be it wife of prophet Muhammad pbuh. Mola Ali Shahenshah e Alameen

[@psychozub]

It’s an excellent analysis of the sermon. My biggest concern though is men taking this as a reason to (continue) putting down women in their communities and thinking that they are superior to women. This goes against the Prophet’s and the Imams’ practices and will only result in greater inequality. Before us men fill our chests with ego and pride, don’t forget how some of the most proficient narrators of Hadith and jurisprudence were the mother and the wife of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (AS).

[@onlineclasses8222]

786 Insh'Allah, Sayed lira votre commentaire et fera en sorte de nous présenter l'autre pendant, pour que nous ne tombions pas dans l'autre extrême...

[@Saber23]

Men and women aren’t equal in all things you delusional fool, they never have been and never will be the Quran says as much stop filling yourself with estrogen

[@Saber23]

That doesn’t mean all women are to be jurists you fucking retard 🤦‍♂️

[@hussaintafti4946]

An outstanding lecture on a very sensitive subject

[@sehbahssain3755]

Being a woman I believe the Imam was speaking against the backdrop of Jamal and the prevalent culture. I think the Imam would respect any woman of talent, integrity and leadership qualities. He got along perfectly with an independent minded entrepreneur Bibi Khadija ! And isn’t he the one that sat down with Fatima Zahra and penned the sahifa ?

[@HusnainMeerzadehh]

Hehehehe, If Imam AS had said that against us MEN we would have accepted it. But this is the difference between a man and a woman, you are not supposed to take criticism.

[@ammarhussain1267]

@@HusnainMeerzadehh brilliantly put👏 Western Feminist propaganda has polluted the minds of women every where in the world so I guess their mission is well accomplished

[@aadilharoon1807]

​​@@ntntntntnt You are a acussing the imam of being biased towards men ARE DARE YOU, And yes he has quotes on the foolishness of man and the good quality's of women.😮

[@aadilharoon1807]

​@@ntntntntnt It is because of ego women like you demand power and authority which you are forbidden from.

[@aadilharoon1807]

@@ntntntntnt I have not brought anything into question about the authority of Lady zainab AS,However I was referring to people who think women should be imams of the people which I assumed you were,My main gripe with your comment is that you said the Imam would never speak about the faults of men which he had done on many occasions.

[@ikballeberishahuduti8789]

Waaaw haw a grate explaining . Weldone

[@behnamanisi1]

Mashallah ❤ I have learnt so much

[@muhammadvirjee]

MashaAllah brada Syed Ammar may Allah SWT bless U with everything good AMEEN 🤲🙏🤲

[@Noorali098]

JAZAKALLAH KHAIR 🌼

[@MultiAmmar2000]

The position of the sermon being inauthentic and inconsistent with the Quran and the principles of Islam seems to be the much stronger position.

[@marziahpadhani148]

It is because Allah swt allows the deficiency and forgives it by obedience to Allah swt ( simple answer )

[@rubinaanis3889]

Very grateful for this lecture clarifying imams stand for women.

[@Saber23]

Stop thinking the Imam’s were feminists you idiot

[@malaksalah]

أحسنت مولانا، غفر الله لوالديك

[@highesteem2778]

A woman must be educated. An educated woman is appreciated in all times.

[@neurosargent]

bsmillah alamyn

[@Saber23]

Since when? We men don’t give a crap if our wives are “educated” or not

[@neurosargent]

@@Saber23 👎

[@Saber23]

@@neurosargent so what? Your saying that you as a man are more attracted to women who are educated?

[@neurosargent]

@@Saber23 hey 👋, go take care of your business

[@1089S]

I tip my hat to you for trying to be a saving grace for the ahlil bait .

[@davidayoubi1967]

Masha Allah, it was a brilliant lecture, My Yoga Guru, Parmahansa Yoganada, whose voice is on tape still till this day once said: Reason is upper most with men and feelings and emotions is upper most with women. So that each can complete one another and bring harmony in life. Sayed Ammar Nakshawani did a fantastic job of explaining this topic from so many different angles. I wish, he will be the president of Iraq someday. On another note, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli gave a lecture about the same sermon a few days ago. First of all, it was very insensitive of him to completely call this sermon as a fake and that it was not a part of NahjalBlagha. Secondly, it was very insensitive of him to attack NahjalBlagha without doing his home work and without realizing that Ammar Nakshawani is doing such a phenomenal job of covering this topic through out the holy month of Ramadan. Thirdly, Mri. Al=Hilli did not even take into consideration the Holy Quran and its verses regarding the topic. Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli only degraded himself.

[@NN-fz4pd]

Which lecture is this by hilli. What’s the title of the video

[@davidayoubi1967]

@@NN-fz4pd kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqvFn5etjMujbsU it starts at 1:10 minute. Shahadat Night of Imam Ali [AS] / Eve of 21st Ramadan | Sheikh Mohammed al Hilli | 11/04/23

[@onlineclasses8222]

786 Ah ! Vous aussi connaissez bien Paramhansa Yogananda ! Shukar Mowla ! Merci pour ce commentaire, cher frère !

[@Saber23]

You’re have a guru? This is haram

[@Saber23]

@@onlineclasses8222 dirty Hindus

[@hgfran7911]

قال الامام علي الرضا ( عليه السلام ) رحم الله عبداا أحيا أمرنا،، فقيل كيف يحيى أمركم ؟ قال (عليه السلام) يتعلم علومنا ويعلمها للناس بحار الانوار: ج2ص30 ج13

[@najinasser4868]

Salam3alekom Sayed, I am having difficulties in finding where I can purchase the version of Nahjul Balagha you are using during this great series. I have the one translated by Yasin T. Al-Jibouri (Vol 1). I would love to purchase the one translated by Ali Reza (hardcover). I hope I can get some help with this inshallah.

[@najinasser4868]

@@moeyhulk4612 thank you very much!

[@soldierofmahdi3235]

Even the last part which is narrated in Al kafi is problematic as it claims Imam Ali a.s says “do not obey them in good so they do not tempt you in bad” imam Ali a.s is the pillar of justice and fairness, how can he say do not obey them in good? Now you will make the women not receive good or bad which will make them greedy to gain good and bad from you.

[@onlineclasses8222]

786 Shukar Mowla ! Merci infiniment pour cet éclairage, Sayed, et, surtout !! surtout pour avoir bien précisé que ce sermon se rapportait à Bibi Aïsha et à son rôle dans la bataille du Chameau ! Ceci donne une perspective un peu plus complète que simplement les versets du Saint Coran. Que le Seigneur vous protège ! Aameen !

[@TheAspiringFatimiya]

The explanation is great. but a woman is not blamed for her not praying/fasting during her menstrual period. she is in fact obeying Allah by not fasting or praying during that time of the month. so to say that a woman is deficient in faith because of this, i couldn't understand. because men and women both are judged equally in terms of faith and worship, and the woman is not blamed for not fasting during menstruation. but about the other two things mentioned in the sermon, i as a woman agree with. but something in the sermon that i found odd was the generalization of women. either way, Allah knows best. :)

[@hgfran7911]

اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد الطيبين الطاهرين المعصومين

[@NN-fz4pd]

Allah said to women “don’t pray when you’re on your period”. Women are obeying Allah when staying away from prayer during period. So where’s the deficiency in faith when one is obeying allah?

[@saiyeddajawad396]

Valid point. Same with the other parts, Allah decided the inheritance and Allah instructed us in 1 witness or 2 witnesses. And we women humbly accept it and follow even though many of us may not understand or agree. Why is that not mentioned? Why didn’t Imam Ali as talk about the huuuuuge deficiencies of men? How they are pathetic fathers most of the time. Despicable husbands! And don’t even have words to describe how badly they treat their parents (and siblings esp sisters)!

[@ice2kewl112]

One act is easier than the other.

[@ice2kewl112]

@Saiyedda Jawad Poor akhlaaq, lack of responsibility and care is not exclusive to men. Women nowadays (not all of course) are glued to social media whilst neglecting the kids, beautifying themselves for the public but not their husband, busy chasing the world rather than spirituality... just to name a few of the challenges I've faced as a man married to a woman. The door swings both ways.

[@zahrahusain5965]

@@saiyeddajawad396 I think you are mixing things… some things come under Allah’s laws but Allah’s laws don’t include the way some men behave, that is simply poor upbringing and not assuming responsibilities from when they are young and having poor examples of parents, that has nothing to do with Islam and it’s laws. The men of those times were totally different than men of our times where women are working and taking care of the home. We take the independence too far sometimes and men take it for granted! But that is how societies have progressed over time unfortunately. As for having two witnesses as women vs one as a man, women are known to be very emotional and this is a chemical reaction in their bodies which are hormone driven which fluctuate in women so does their feelings, which changes several times in a day accordingly. That is just how we are made. I know there are women who are exceptions but I mean generally. Therefore you need reliability when it comes to being a witness

[@sslk8978]

​@@saiyeddajawad396 it was directed to Aisha daughter of Abu bakr

[@sakeenaraza2625]

I have always struggled to digest this sermon and other sayings of Imam Ali (a.s) regarding women. I don’t doubt these are Maula’s words because nothing else in Nehjulbalagha is anything but absolutely sublime wisdom. So to question the authenticity of his sayings regarding women especially since like you said, every saying about women in Nahjulbalagha carries along an explanation that, at least, does not contradict anything in the Quran. I would like to believe that perhaps the respected English translator of Nahjulbalagha used the word ‘intelligence’ as this seemed to be closest to the Arabic word that Maula has used, acknowledging that Arabic is a deep language with numerous polysemous words (of course you would know better). Is Maula referring to women’s tendency to exaggerate? I mean women do have a natural inclination to embellish speech and be indecicive just as men tend to be egotistical and have inflated self-confidence (whether or not they are knowledgable or intelligent). I know far too many women with high IQ and EQ to think that women are any less ‘intelligent’ (what we understand this word to mean in English) than men -yes one could argue men and women are smarter than each other in different ways. With respect to deficiency in faith by this criterion, most men I know in present day, are more deficient in faith than the women I know. What is even more difficult to understand is the following: ‘Do not consult women because their view is weak and their determination unstable. Cover their eyes by keeping them under the veil because strictness of veiling keeps them for long. Their coming out is not worse than your allowing an unreliable man to visit them. If you can manage that they should not know anyone other than you, do so. Do not allow a woman matters other than those about hereself, because a woman is a flower not an administrator.’ If one takes this literally then (a) women don’t have the capacity to make informed decisions and (b) women shouldn’t even get out of their houses and should not really have a profession that requires them to leave the house. Again, I know many extremely smart women who happen to be outstanding doctors, bankers and lawyers and some of whom I consult for my health, banking and legal matters. Also the Prophet (p.b.u.h)said something to the effect that you must get education and go to china for it even if you have to (meaning thereby: travel abroad to far off lands if you have to, to get education). He did not say that this is just for men. It is meant for muslim men AND women. I am willing to believe that by (b), Imam Ali (a.s) means that women should observe hijab and keep their interactions strictly business when dealing with non-mehram men in educational and work environments. I don’t know what to make of (a) though…But if Maula said it, it has to be taken as absolutely legit- I just need to find out the context for it. Bibi Zainab(a.s), for example, is not a declared masoom (even though both her parents were infallible). Her performance throughout the battle of Karbala and post Karbala was phenomenal and flawless. Her sermons are testimony of her extremely high intelligence, her ability to lead and manage the other ladies especially when the 4th Imam (a.s) was ill and after the massacre is nothing short of spectacular. One could say the same about several other women, like you mentioned, who have been great leaders. (I would not include Benazir Bhutto among ‘great’ leaders, though) So I would like to believe that Maula may be referring to that one particular individual, and uses the word 'woman' instead of her name to avoid defaming her for eternity. The same might be true for the saying ' A woman is a scorpian whose grip is sweet'

[@zeldatanit4346]

If one could analyze the speech pattern (speaking as a linguist ) the word choice of naqs/ deficient isn’t a word imam ali (as) a maasum would use with such a harsh connotation… it’s a little ironic that this would be in nahjul balagha because you know.. we are ideally dealing with a collection of eloquent sayings of the imam (as). I believe that’s why some scholars deny this narration to be authentic. If indeed this is true… it is if tremendous importance that this narration be examined vis a vis the battle of Jamal and Aisha. I don’t know in what other context imam ali (as) has spoken so bluntly and admonishingly (perhaps regarding the caliphs?) I’ve been a revert for about a decade but I have never been able to go to formal classes or a Shia mosque regularly so I do not know everything but I know enough from watching sayed ammars lectures that imam ali (as) was not a vengeful person. And so… if indeed this narration is authentic then that goes to show how devastating Aisha’s betrayal and should definitely serve as proof as to why we as Shias do not and should not forgive her or praise her

[@HusnainMeerzadehh]

Your long comment is a good sign to woman deception...

[@LeMuseHere]

The Imam using metaphor is being taken WAY too literal by some people, in order to justify false indignation. In Sermon 69, Imam Ali (AS) compares life to a snake. Its touch is soft, but its poison is lethal. So, is Imam Ali, anti-life? Does he hate life and all that is in it, because he compares it to a snake? If Shakespeare was to say this, the VAST majority of you would be falling over yourselves to scream "genius". A lot of you women and feminist men need to check yourselves a little. How brittle can you be? Men, women, life, enemies, friends, etc. ALL are warned about by Imam Ali in Nahjul Balagha. You can either be offended, and close your eyes to its lesson, OR, you can open your eyes and try to understand the reasonings behind the Imam's intent.

[@berthabaig4520]

You are brilliant. May Allah bless you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Saber23]

Men and women aren’t the same, deal with it 🤦‍♂️ stop letting feminism distort your Islam

[@davidayoubi1967]

Shahadat Night of Imam Ali [AS] / Eve of 21st Ramadan | Sheikh Mohammed al Hilli | 11/04/23 on the 1:10 minute al- Hilli starts to embarrass himself. It makes no sense for him to talk about this subject on the Eve of the 21st of the Holy month of Ramadan.

[@mariamalsayed396]

1400 years ago men were MEN! & a woman could be a woman. In todays world sadly men are grossly deficient in traits Mola was accustomed to which has contributed to todays women having no choice but to become self sufficient.

[@mimimiraj7351]

Salaam... what I took from this lecture was the simplicity of the message. Islam is beyond gender. We must refrain from popular ideology which is nothing but mad confusion i.e. division and disrespect. The subtle point of this was kinda like Ali is with the Quran and the Quran is with Ali.

[@HusnainMeerzadehh]

Naray Takbeer Allah U Akbar... Naray Haideriii, I believe my sisters will reply to this and accept what Moula Ameerul Ul Momineen Ali as has said .... And Imam Ali AS gave such a ferocious sermon in order to awaken men against women's tyranny to ensure that no man in future allows a woman to lead them and become another Ayesha. Bcz Imam Ameerul Ul Momineen AS point here in this sermon is that if you give that much power to a woman, she can be such a terror bringer that can get more than 20000 Muslims killed on a battlefield. Don't we see in our households, as soon as the males start accepting their wives demands, they become more arrogant, toxic, and a headache.

[@sslk8978]

​@Syeda Fatema it was directed to Aisha

[@sslk8978]

Yes I am a woman and testify that the women in my family and in my social life and in my career have been the instigators of lots of problems, the men were only their hands.

[@brihannelafaque1418]

Well done But what about another saying of Imam Ali ( ع) when He compares woman to scorpion. Saying 61. All of these saying are about Aïcha? Why do we get an overall feeling that Imam Ali has not a good opinion of women in general not just Aïcha?

[@LeMuseHere]

This is a callous misreading. He says that their touch is "sweet", but is deadly like a scorpion. Meaning, men be wary of yourselves and do not transgress. It has nothing to do with looking down on women. The stories of men falling because of their lavishness with women are proclaimed throughout the Bible and Qur'an. History is repeated with these stories. Saying 61 fits with saying 57, "contentment is wealth that does not diminish". And, saying 59. One who warns you is like one who gives you good tidings.

[@NN-fz4pd]

@@LeMuseHere so why not say that instead of likening women to a poisoning creepy creature?

[@zeldatanit4346]

I always thought that mean something positive lol I remember reading posts of many other Shias who interpreted it very differently I even had a non Muslim or kinda ex Muslim female friend who shared the quote on her Facebook once because she liked it lol 😅. Something about that quote is poetically attracting honestly But it might be referring to Aisha lol …. We have the option of denying it from imam ali (as) or accepting it If we were to accept it …. Then it must have a context reason / purpose Nothing that he says is arbitrary …. I can’t think of any other woman he would use that kind of language with other than Aisha

[@ChefbyMistake]

It was about Women.

[@faheemhashim2711]

The most evil thing that a women can have is jealousy rising in her heart regards her husband's kins and kins also ... She should have modesty morals and decency