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Wilayat in Ghadir
The Prophet and the Wilayat of 'Ali
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ
غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِمُنَادِيًا
فَنَادى: أَلصَّلوٌةُ جَامِعَةٌ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ
عَلِيٍّوَ قَالَ: أَللٌّهُمَّ مَنْ كُنْتُ
مَوْلاَهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلاَهُ، أَللٌّهُمَّ وَالِ
مَنْ وَالاَهُ، وَ عَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ
Living the Life of
a Prophet
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّه:ِمَنْ يَرِيدُ أَنْ
يَحْـيـى حَيَاتِي، وَ يَمُوتَ مَمَاتِي،
وَيَسْكُنَ جَنَّةَ الْخُلْدِ الَّتِي وَعَدَنِي
رَبِّي فَلْيَتَوَلَّ عَلِيَّ ابْنَ أَبِي
طَالِبٍفَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يُّخْرِجَكُمْ مِنْ هُدىً،
وَلَنْ يَّدْخِلَكُمْ فِي ضَلاَلَةٍ
The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be
upon him and his family) has said: “A person who
wishes to live the life that I lived and wishes
to die the way I die, and wants to reside in the
perpetual Paradise which has been promised to me
by my Lord should accept the Wilayat of 'Ali ibn
Abi Talib (peace be upon him), because he will
never drag you away from the path of true
guidance and he will never misguide you.”
The Prophet and the
Imamate of 'Ali
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ الأَنْصَارِيِ
قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ َرَسُولَ اللٌّهَيَقُولُ
لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍيَا عَلِيُّ! أَنْتَ
أَخِي وَ وَصِيِّي وَ وَارِثِي وَخَلِيفَتِي عَلى
أُمَّتِي فِي حَيٌوتِي وَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِي.
مُحِبُّكَ مُحِبِّي وَ مُبْغِضُكَ مُبْغِضِي َو
عَدُوُّكَ عَدُوِّي
It has been narrated from Jabir ibn 'Abdullah
al-Ansari that: “I heard the Messenger of Allah
(blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)
say to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him):
‘O’ 'Ali! You are my brother and my
successor and my executor and my caliph over my
nation both during my life and also after my
death. Those who love you, love me; and
those who hate you, hate me; and your enemy is
my enemy.”
The Pillars of
Islam
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍقَالَ: بُنِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ
عَلى خَمْسٍ: أَلصَّلٌوةُ وَ الزَّكٌوةُ وَ
الصَّوْمُ وَ الْحَجُّ وَ الْوِلاَيَةُ َوَ لَمْ
يُنَادَ بِشَيْءٍ مَا نُوْدِيَ بِالْوِلاَيَةِ
يَومَ الْغَدِير
It has been narrated form Abi Ja'far [Imam
Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Baqir] (peace be upon him)
that: “Islam is built on five foundations:
Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj and Wilayat – and there
was no call to any of these resembling that
which the people were called towards in order to
accept the Wilayah on the Day of Ghadir.”
The Perpetual
Wilayat
عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِقَالَ: وِلاَيَةُ
عَلِيٍّمَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي صُحُفِ جَمِيعِ
الأَنْبِيَآءِ وَ لَنْ يَّـبْعَثَ اللٌّهُ
رَسُولاً إِلاَّ بِنُبُوَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَوَصِيَّةِ عَلِيٍّ
It has been narrated from Abil Hasan ['Ali ibn
Musa al-Ridha] (peace be upon him) that: “The
Wilayat of 'Ali (peace be upon him) has been
written in all of the books of the (previous)
Prophets and Allah did not appoint a single
Messenger except with a (pledge to the)
Prophethood of Muhammad and the successor ship
of 'Ali (peace be upon him).”
Wilayat and Tawhid
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ : وِلاَيَةُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ
أَبِي طَالِبٍ وِلاَيَةُ اللٌّهِ َوَ حُبُّهُ
عِبَادَةُ اللٌّهِ وَ اتِّبَاعُهُ فَرِيضَةُ
اللٌّهِ َوَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ أَوْلِيَاءُ اللٌّهِ
وَ أَعْدَاؤُهُ أَعْدَاءُ اللٌّهِ َوَ حَرْبُهُ
حَرْبُ اللٌّهِ وَ سِلْمُهُ سِلْمُ اللٌّهِ عَزَّ
وَ جَلَّ
The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be
upon him and his family) has said, “The Wilayat
of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib is the Wilayat of Allah;
love for him ('Ali) is worship of Allah;
following him ('Ali) is an obligatory act from
Allah; his friends are the friends of Allah and
his enemies are the enemies of Allah; fighting
with him is (like) fighting against Allah; and
making peace with him is (like) making peace
with Allah, the Noble and Grand.”
The Day of the Cry
of Despair of Shaitan
عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِقَالَ: إِنَّ
إِبْلِيسَ عَدُوَّ اللٌّهِ رَنَّ أَرْبَعَ
رَنَّاتٍ: يَوْمَ لُعِنَ، وَ يَوْمَ أُهْبِطَ إلـى
الأَرْضِ، وَ يَوْمَ بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّوَ يَوْمَ
الْغَدِيرِ
It has been narrated from Ja'far [Imam Ja'far
ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) from
his father [Imam Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Baqir]
(peace be upon him) that: “Iblis, the enemy of
Allah, cried out (in hopelessness) four times:
The day when he was cursed (by Allah); the day
when he was sent down to the Earth; the day when
the Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and
his family) was officially appointed (to convey
the message on Earth); and on the Day of
Ghadir.”
The Wilayat of 'Ali
is the Fortress of Tawhid
عَنِ النَّبِيّ:ِ يَقُولُ اللٌّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ
تَعَالـى: وِلاَيَةُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ
حِصْنِي، فَمَنْ دَخَلَ حِصْنِي أَمِنَ مِنْ
نَارِي
It has been narrated from the Prophet
(blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)
that: “Allah, the Glorious and High, has said,
“The Wilayat of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib is My
fortress, so whoever enters into My fortress
will be protected from My fire.”
The Successor of
the Prophet
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّه:ِيَا عَلِيُّ أَنَا
مَدِينَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ أَنْتَ بَابُهَا وَ لَنْ
تُؤْتَى الْمَدِينَةَ إِلاَّ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْبَابِ
... أَنْتَ إِمَامُ أُمَّتِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي
عَلَيْهَا بَعْدِي، سَعِدَ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ وَ
شَقِي مَنْ عَصَاكَ، وَ رَبِحَ مَنْ تَوَلاَّكَ وَ
خَسِرَ مَنْ عَادَاكَ
The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be
upon him and his family) has said, “O’ 'Ali!
I am the city of knowledge and you are its gate
and no one can enter into the city except by
going through its gate … You are the Imam of my
nation and you are my successor. Blessed
is the person who obeys you and depraved is the
person who disobeys you. One who follows
you will succeed, while the one who turns away
from you will be in a loss.”
Islam in the Shadow
of Wilayat
قَالَ الصَّادِقُ:أَثَافـى الإِسْلاَمُ
ثَلاَثَةٌ: أَلصَّلوٌةُ وَ الزَّكوٌةُ وَ
الْوِلاَيَةُ، لاَ تَصِحُّ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ
إِلاَّ بِصَاحِـبَتَيْهَا
Imam as-Sadiq [Ja'far ibn Muhammad] (peace be
upon him) has said: “The fundamental pillars of
Islam are three: Salat, Zakat and Wilayat.
No one of these will be valid unless accompanied
by the other two.”
A Thousand
Witnesses
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللٌّهِأَلْعَجَبُ يَا
حَفْصَ لِمَا لَقِيَ عَلِيَِ بْنَ أَبِىطَالِبٍ!!
أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ عَشْرَةَ الأَلْفِ شَاهِداً
لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلى أَخْذِ حَقِّهِ وَ الرَّجُلُ
يَأْخُذُ حَقَّهُ بِشَاهِدَينِ
Abu 'Abdillah [Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) has said, “O’
Hafsa! I am surprised at what happened to
'Ali ibn Abi Talib!! Despite having tens
of thousands of witnesses he could not claim his
right when in reality a person needs only two
witnesses to claim what is rightfully his!”
'Ali , The
Commentator of the Qur'an
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ فِي إِحْتِجَاجِهِ يَوْمَ
الْغَدِيرِ: عَلى تَفْسِيرُ كِتَابِ اللٌّهِ، وَ
الدَّاعِيَ إِلَيهِ، أَلاَ وَ إِنَّ الْحَلاَلَ وَ
الْحَرَامَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَنْ أُحْصِيَهُمَا وَ
أُعَرِّفَهُمَا، فَآمُرُ بِالْحَلاَلِ وَ أَنْهى
عَنِ الْحَرَامِ فِي مَقَامٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَأُمِرْتُ
أَنْ آخُذَ الْبَيْعَةَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ الصَّفْقَةَ
مِنْكُمْ، بِقُـبُولِ مَا جِئْتُ بِهِ عَنِ
اللٌّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي عَلِيٍّ أَمِيـرِ
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ.
مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ تَدَبَّرُوا وَ افْهَمُوا
آيَاتِهِ، وَ انْظُرُوا فِي مُحْكَمَاتِهِ وَ لاَ
تَتَّبِعُوا مُتَشَابِهَهُ، فَوَ اللٌّهِ لَنْ
يُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ زَوَاجِرَهُ، وَ لاَ يُوْضَـعُ
لَكُمْ عَنْ تَفْسِيـرِهِ إِلاَّ الَّذِي أَنَا
آخُذُ بِيَدِهِ.
From the Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon
him and his family), in his address on the Day
of Ghadir: “'Ali is the exegesis (Tafsir) of the
book of Allah and the one who calls others to
it. Verily, that which is permitted and
forbidden is more than what I can explain to
you; what I command you as permitted and forbid
you as prohibited, is all from one position.
I was commanded to take your allegiance and your
pledge to accept what I brought from Allah, the
Exalted, regarding 'Ali, the commander of the
believers, and the Imams after him. O’
People! Ponder and understand the verses
(of the Qur'an), observe those that are clear
and do not follow those that are unclear; for by
Allah no one can explain to you its limitations
or clarify its meanings except the one whose
hand I am holding (meaning Imam 'Ali).” |