{"id":46827,"date":"2021-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/news\/imam-ali-a-s-dealt-severely-with-the-traitors-people-seek-the-taste-of-justice-ayatollah-ramazani\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:48:16","slug":"imam-ali-a-s-dealt-severely-with-the-traitors-people-seek-the-taste-of-justice-ayatollah-ramazani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/news\/imam-ali-a-s-dealt-severely-with-the-traitors-people-seek-the-taste-of-justice-ayatollah-ramazani\/","title":{"rendered":"Imam Ali (a.s.) dealt severely with the traitors\/People seek the taste of justice: Ayatollah Ramazani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>According to the AhlulBayt World Assembly News Portal: <\/strong>In the 17<sup>th<\/sup> episode of the special internet program \u201cFacing the Sky\u201d, which is broadcast on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, pointing out that the Imams (a.s.) have the best attributes and characteristics and we should consider them as role models, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani Gilani stated, \u201cThe knowledge of good and evil is based on Fitrah (nature), and man can know good and evil with reason and thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cA believer should do good deeds and maintain them throughout his life,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, pointing out that human beings are naturally inclined to goodness and avoid evil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cOn the other hand, society must abandon evil and refrain from spreading it,\u201d he emphasized, stating that the Islamic society should also tend towards the good in practice and achieve it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cThe spread of evil, Fahsha (lewdness) and Monkar (iniquity) leads the society astray and causes losses,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani clarified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\nReferring to the fact that two groups of people live in communities, the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly added, \u201cThe first type is benevolent human beings and the second type are human beings who do ugly deeds. Officials should pay special attention to both groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cPublic charity creates a kind of encouragement for other people to participate in good deeds,\u201d he said, stating that in the hadiths, the public charity has been ordered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cEncouraging good deeds causes those who openly do evil deeds to be forbidden,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cThe official and manager, with any rank and position in a society with Islamic rule, should not have the same view of a bad and a good person,\u201d noted the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cOf course, paying attention to citizenship rights is a different matter, but our view of people should be based on criteria and values,\u201d he said, stating that it is very clear that the believer and the wicked should not be looked at in the same way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cIn terms of valuation, a person who believes in God and religious beliefs is different from someone who has no belief in God and religious principles,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani emphasized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cThe equality of the wicked and the virtuous man causes the virtuous man to be reluctant to act and the wicked person to continue his deviant path,\u201d noted the Secretary-General of the World Assembly of the AhlulBayt (a.s.), referring to the letter of Imam Ali (a.s.) to Malik Ashtar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cAccording to the advice of Imam Ali (a.s.), the person in charge must act according to what people do and always encourage them to do good deeds,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cIt is narrated in the book of Sunan al-Nabi that the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) encouraged and praised good deeds and condemned ugly deeds,\u201d emphasized Ayatollah Ramazani, referring to the behavior of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) in the face of good and ugly deeds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cJust as encouraging a child to do a good deed keeps it going, so does reminding a lot and encouraging people in the community to do a good deed inspire a spirit of charity in people,\u201d said the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cEncouraging those in society who give alms, help, care for orphans, solve problems and alleviate poverty will continue to do good deeds, and even encourage those who fail to do so,\u201d he mentioned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cAccording to Imam Ali (a.s.), valuations in society should be based on certain criteria and the efforts and work of each person should be measured by the value and position of that person,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani clarified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cAlso, a person\u2019s low position should not cause his great efforts to be underestimated,\u201d the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly added, pointing out that the greatness of a person due to his position should not cause his low efforts to be considered high.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cWhen a person is in a position, expectations are higher than his,\u201d he clarified, stating that the people in charge in the Islamic society have many responsibilities to achieve justice and equality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cIf the official betrayed and the secret agents testified to the truth of this matter, the official should be dealt with severely,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cPunishment of a traitor is corporal punishment, confiscation of illegally obtained property, introduction as a traitor and deprivation of government responsibility,\u201d emphasized the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly Referring to the punishment of the traitor in the words of Imam Ali (a.s.).<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cThe betrayal of any government official in any position, if proven, must be dealt with and punished with the most severe form,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\nPointing out that all people, even in the farthest region of the country, seek to achieve and taste justice in society, Ayatollah Ramazani noted, \u201cIn order to achieve this, the judiciary must deal seriously with the traitors and create judicial security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cImam Ali (a.s.) is a person who always worshiped at night, fought bravely on the battlefield, and when he was the ruler of the society, he treated the violators and traitors seriously,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n\u201cThe moral and mystical character of Imam Ali (a.s.) does not contradict his decisive character in dealing with traitors,\u201d said the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pointing out that all people, even in the most remote region of the country, seek to achieve and taste justice in society, the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) 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