ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﺪﻋﻮﻥ ﰲ ﻋﻠﻲ ،ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ،ﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﻋﻮﻥ ،ﻓﺘﻠﻚ ﺿﻼﻟﺔ ﻗﺪﳝﺔ ،ﻭﺩﳝﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﻮﺍﻳﺔ ﺗﺘﺼﻞ ﺎ ﺩﳝﺔ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺭﻭﻱ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺣﺮﻕ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺳﺒﺄ ﳌﹼﺎ ﻫﺎﺟﺮ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﺈ . ﻭﺍﻋﺘﻘﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﰲ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳊﻨﻔﻴﺔ ﻋﺠﻴﺐ ،ﻻ ﻳﺼﺪﻕ ﲟﺜﻠﻪ ﳒﻴﺐ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺭﻭﻱ ﺃﻥﹼ ﺃﺑﺎ ﺟﻌﻔﺮ ﺍﳌﻨﺼﻮﺭ ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﻟﻪ ﻧﺎﺭ ﰲ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻣﻜﹼﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻣﺎﺕ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻗﺎﺗﻞ ﺍﷲ ﺍﳊﻤﲑ ﻱ ،ﻟﻮ ﺭﺃﻯ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻟﻈﻦ ﺃﺎ ﻧﺎﺭ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳊﻨﻔﻴﺔ!. ﻭﻋﻠﻲ ﻟﻪ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺔ ،ﻭﳏﺎﺳﻦ ﻛﺜﲑﺓ ﺭﺍﺋﻘﺔ ،ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺟﻌﻔﺮ ﺑﻦ ﳏﻤﺪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺷﺮﻓﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺜﻤﺪ . ﻭﻗﺪ ﺑﻠﻐﲏ ﺃﻥﹼ ﺭﺟﻼﹰ ﺑﺎﻟﺒﺼﺮﺓ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺑﺸﺎﺑﺎﺱ ،ﺗﺰﻋﻢ ﲨﺎﻋﺔ ﻛﺜﲑﺓ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺰﺓ ،ﻭﲡﱮ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺍﻷﻣﻮﺍﻝ ﺍﳉﻤﺔ ،ﻭﳛﻤﻞ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻗﺴﻤﺎﹰ ﻭﺍﻓﺮﺍﹰ ،ﻟﻜﻮﻥ ﲟﺎ ﻃﻠﺐ ﻇﺎﻓﺮﺍﹰ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺸﻒ ،ﺳﺎﻗﻂ ﻻﻗﻂ، ﻳﺒﺬﻩ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻞ ﺍﳌﺎﻗﻂ ،ﻭﺍﳌﺎﻗﻂ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻜﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻠﺪٍ ﺇﱃ ﺑﻠﺪ .ﻭﺣﺪﺛﺖ ﺃﻥﹼ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻮﻓﺔ ﻳﺪﻋﻰ ﳍﺎ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ .
ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻭﻧﺪﻱ ﻭﻗﺪ ﲰﻌﺖ ﻣﻦ ﳜﱪ ﺃﻥﹼ ﻻﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻭﻧﺪﻱ ﻣﻌﺎﺷﺮ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ ﺇﻥﹼ ﺍﻟﻼﻫﻮﺕ ﺳﻜﻨﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻠﻢٍ ﻣﻜﻨﻪ، ﻭﳜﺘﺮﺻﻮﻥ ﻟﻪ ﻓﻀﺎﺋﻞ ﻳﺸﻬﺪ ﺍﳋﺎﻟﻖ ﻭﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﳌﻌﻘﻮﻝ ،ﺃﻥﹼ ﻛﺬﺎ ﻏﲑ ﻣﺼﻘﻮﻝ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﰲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﻔﺮﺓ، ﻻ ﳛﺴﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﱪﺭﺓ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺃﻧﺸﺪ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻨﺸﺪ ،ﻭﻏﲑﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻲ ﺍﳌﺮﺷﺪ: ﻗﺴﻤﺕ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻟﻭﺭﻯ ﻤﻌﻴﺸﺘﻬﻡ ﻟﻭ ﻗﺴﻡ ﺍﻟﺭﺯﻕ ﻫﻜﺫﺍ ﺭﺠﻝ
ﻗﺴﻤﺔ ﺴﻜﺭﺍﻥ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻟﻐﻠﻁ ﻗﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ :ﻗﺩ ﺠﻨﻨﺕ ﻓﺎﺴﺘﻌﻁ
ﻭﻟﻮ ﲤﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺘﺎﻥ ﻟﻜﺎﻧﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻹﺻﺮ ﻳﻄﻮﻻﻥ ﺃﺭﻣﻲ ﻣﺼﺮ ،ﻓﻠﻮ ﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻄﻦ ﻛﻤﺪﺍﹰ ﳌﺎ ﻋﺘﺐ ،ﻓﺄﻳﻦ ﻣﻬﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻗﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻘﺎﺀٍ ﺭﺗﺐ؟! ﺃﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺧﺪﻡ ﺧﺎﺩﻉ ،ﺃﺭﺳﻠﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﻔﺮ ﻣﺼﺎﺩﻉ؟ ﻭﺍﳌﺼﺎﺩﻉ :ﺍﻟﺴﻬﺎﻡ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺣﺴﻨﺖ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﺒﺔ ﺑﺴﻔﻴﻪٍ ﺩﻋﻮﺍﻩ ،ﺇﻻ ﻭﺍﻓﻖ ﺟﻬﻮ ﻻﹰ ﻋﻮﺍﻩ ﺃﻱ ﻋﻄﻔﻪ . ﻭﻗﺪ ﻇﻬﺮ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﳌﻌﺮﻭﻓﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﲑﺏ ﺍﳌﻘﺎﺭﺑﺔ ﻟﺴﺮﻣﲔ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺑﺄﰊ ﺟﻮﻑ ،ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺘﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳉﻬﻞ ﲝﻮﻑ ،ﻭﺍﳊﻮﻑ ﺃﺯﻳﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺩﻡٍ ﻣﺸﻘﻖ ﺍﻷﻃﺮﺍﻑ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻓﻠﺔ ﺗﺘﺰﺭ ﺑﻪ ﺍﳊﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺻﻐﲑﺓ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺪﻋﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﱪﺓ، ﻭﳜﱪ ﺑﺄﺧﺒﺎﺭ ﻣﻀﺤﻜﺔ ،ﻭﺗﺜﺒﺖ ﻧﻴﺘﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺛﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﶈﻜﺔ ،ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﻗﻄﻦ ﰲ ﺑﻴﺖ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﺇﻥﹼ ﻗﻄﲏ ﻻ ﳛﺘﺮﻕ ﻭﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﺑﻨﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺪﱐ ﺳﺮﺍﺟﺎﹰ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ،ﺃﺧﺬ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺐ ،ﻭﺻﺮﺧﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺀ ،ﻭﺍﺟﺘﻤﻌﺖ ﺍﳉﲑﺓ ،ﻭﺇﳕﹼﺎ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺽ ﺇﻃﻔﺎﺀ! ﻭﺣﺪﺛﹼﲏ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺎﻫﺪ ،ﺃﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻜﺜﺮ ﺍﻟﻀﺤﻚ ﺑﻐﲑ ﻣﻮﺟﺐ ،ﻭﻻ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺣﺪﺙٍ ﻣﻌﺠﺐ ،ﻓﻘﻴﻞ 129
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