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The virtues of Surah Al-Qadr.
The Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him and his family) said:
Whoever recites Surah Al-Qadr is like one who fasted during the month of Ramadan and kept the night of Qadr awake and kept it alive.
Hazrat Aba Abdullah, Imam Sadegh (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
When someone recites Surah Al-Qadr in his prayer, Allah Almighty says to him: O Abdullah (servant of Allah)! Your previous sins have been forgiven, start over and build a new life.
Imam Mohammad Baqir (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Whoever recites Surah Al-Qadr in a long, clear, comprehensive, precise, planned and long manner is like one who has shown his sword to everyone in the way of Allah ; That is to say, fighting for Allah has become clear to everyone.
And they also said: Whoever recites Surah Al-Qadr ten times, Allah will erase a thousand of his sins.

use imprecation, then accept Islam - you will have (the rights) which (other) Muslims have, and on you shall be (the duties) which are on them.' But they refused and said but we shall make peace with you that you will not fight against us or frighten us; nor will you turn us away from our religion, on the condition of paying tax that we shall pay to you every year two thousand robes - one thousand in Safar and one thousand in Rajab and thirty coats of mail, (of) common (quality), made of iron.'

So the Prophet made agreement with them on these conditions. And he said, 'By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Surely destruction had almost descended on the people of Najran.

Whom did the Prophet take with him
It is mentioned in the Sahih Muslim on the authority of Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas that when the verse:
“Let us call our sons and your sons….” (3:61)
was revealed, Allah’s Messenger called ‘Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn and said: "O Allah, these are my Ahl al-Bayt" . (Sahih Muslim, Vol.2, Page 287 {Vol.4 pg. 1285 English version} [Book 31 no.5915]).

The purpose of Mubahala was to show to the Christians the matters in which they had been led away from the truth in their religion. In addition, the act of the Prophet in bringing Fatimah, Imam ‘Ali, Hasan and Husayn, demonstrated to history that in matters of belief in the Oneness of God (tawhid), Prophethood and the Qur’an, one should turn towards them for guidance.

The Prophet’s action was an order of Allah “call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves” (3:61). This was an evident declaration that in the matter of Prophethood and the Qur’an, Muslims have need of the authority of the Ahl-ul Bayt to clarify the meaning of the Qur’an for those who did not comprehend.

On the day of Mubahala it became manifest that in the absence of the Prophet, in matters of religion, the people should turn towards none other than the Ahl al-Bayt.

Zamakhshari, the author of Tafsir al-Kashshaf, says of this verse (3:61):
“..this verse contains a proof – unsurpassed in strength – of the excellence of the people of the mantle (ashab al-kisa’) peace be upon them. And there is in it a clear proof of the truth of the Prophethood of the Prophet, because nobody – either a supporter or an antagonist – has ever narrated that they (the Christians) answered that call (for imprecation)”.
Why was Imam ‘Ali included?

The Almighty commanded His Messenger to say to the delegation of Najran: "
Come! Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women; and ourselves and yourselves....".

In compliance with this command, the Prophet brought with him, Hasan and Husayn, because they were the sons of his daughter Fatimah, and for this they are his sons. He brought Fatimah with him because she represents the women from the members of his House. But why did he bring with him Imam ‘Ali who was neither from the sons nor from the women?
Imam ‘Ali has no place in the verse unless he is included in the word "ourselves."

Bringing Imam ‘Ali with him indicates that the Messenger of God considered Imam ‘Ali an extension of his personality. By considering him so, he elevated him above all the Muslims.

The Messenger said on many occasions: "’Ali is from me and I am from him."

Hubshi ibn Janadah reported that he heard the Messenger of God, saying:
"Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me but ‘Ali." (Sunan Ibn Majah).

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Letter of Imam Ali to Malik e Ashtar

(Part Two)

💠Do justice for Allah, and do justice towards the people, as against your own selves, your near ones and those of your subjects for whom you have a liking because if you do not do so, you will be oppressive, and when a person oppresses the servants of Allah, instead of His creatures, Allah becomes his opponent.💠

💠And when Allah is the opponent of a person He tramples his plea, and we would remain in the status of being at war with Allah till he gives it up and repents.💠

💠Nothing is more inducive to the reversal of Allah’s bounty or for the hastening of His retribution than continuance in oppression because Allah hears the prayer of the oppressed and is on the look out for the oppressors.💠

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🌺 Kulaynī narrates from Imam Sādiq (peace be with him):

🌺 If you think a Scholar is desirous of this world, accuse him according to your religion, for verily everyone who desires a thing protects what he desires.

🌺 God revealed to David (Prophet Dawūd) (peace be with him): ‘Do not let there come between you and I a scholar infatuated with this world, or else he will block your way to My affection.

🌺 Verily those scholars cut off My servants who are seeking Me; the least I will do to punish them is remove from their hearts the sweetness of their whispered supplications with me.
📚 Al Kāfi, vol. 1, p. 46,

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Abdul-Ażheem al-Hasani and Imam al-Hadi 🔹

✍️ Abdul-Azheem Hasani narrated: I visited my master Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali bin Musa bin Ja’far, (peace be upon them).

🔹 When his eyes fell on me, he said: “Welcome, O Abu-l Qasim, you are surely our disciple.”

🔹 I said: “O son of the Messenger of Allah, “I want to provide my beliefs before you. If they are right, I will maintain until I meet Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He.”

🔹“Well,” said the Imam “show me.” I began, “Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, is One. There is nothing like Him. He is out of the two edges—the edge of neutralization and the edge of anthropomorphism.[1]

🔹 He is not corporeality, image, accident, or essence. He, Glorified in His Name, is the Maker of the corporalities, the Former of the images, and the Creator of the accidents and the essences. He is the Lord, the Possessor, the Maker, and the Producer of everything. He is All-wise; He neither does the ugly nor does He break the obligatory.

🔹 I also believe that Mohammed (peace be with him and his progeny) is His servant and messenger as well as the seal of the prophets.

🔹 No prophet will come forth after him up to the Day of Resurrection. His code is the seal of codes. No code will be enacted after his code up to the Day of Resurrection.

🔹 I also believe that the Imāms, successors, and lawful leaders after him are Amīr-ul Mu'minīn Ali bin Abi Talib, then Imām Hasan, then Imām Husain, then Imām Ali-ibn-al Husain, then Imām Mohammed bin Ali, Ja’far bin Mohammed, then Imām Musa bin Ja’far, then Imām Ali bin Musa, then Imām Mohammed bin Ali, and you—my master, peace be with you all, respectively.”

🔹 The Imam said: “After me, my son Hasan will come then what will people do with his successor?”

🔹“Then how to know the next Imam, master?” I asked.

🔹 Imam Hadi (peace be with him) answered: “His appearance will not be seen and his name cannot be mentioned until he comes forth to fill in the earth with justice and fairness in the same way as it would be filled with wrong and injustice.” “I submit to this,”

🔹 I said, “I also declare that the follower of the Imams is surely the disciple of Allah, their enemy is surely the enemy of Allah, the obedience to them is surely the obedience to Allah, and the disobedience to them is surely the disobedience to Allah.

🔹 I declare that the Prophet’s Midnight Ascension is right, the tomb interrogation is right, Paradise is right, Hell is right, the Path is right, the Balance is right, and there is no doubt about the coming of the Hour of Doom and that Allah will raise every one from the graves.

🔹 I declare that the obligatory religious duties, after the (obligatory) following with loyalty to the Imams, are the prayer, the zakat, the fasting, the hajj, the jihad, the enjoinment of good, the forbiddance of evil, and the keeping of the parents’ rights.

🔹 This has been my religion, belief, and faith.” Ali bin Mohammed (a) said: “O Abu al-Qasim, this is, by Allah, the very religion that Allah has accepted for His servants; therefore, you should keep it. Allah may strengthen your faith by the true Words in this world and in the life to come.”

[1] The edge of neutralization stands for the fact that no description can express the actual attributes of God. The edge of anthropomorphism stands for the fact that God cannot be anthropomorphized.

📘 Šadūq’s al-Amali; 278 H.24,
📘 at-Tawhid; 81 H.37,
📘 Kamal ud-Din; 279 H.1,
📘 Keshf ul-Ghumma; 2:525,
📘 Kifayat ul-Athar; 286,
📘 Rawdhat ul-Wa’idheen; 31,
📘 A’lam ud-Din; 436

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*This is what Amir al-mu'minin said on the occasion of the burial of Sayyidatu'n-nisā' (Supreme lady) Fatimah (peace be with her) while addressing the Prophet at his grave.*

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O' Prophet of God, please accept my salams and those of your daughter who is being buried not far from you, and who is to meet you so quickly. O last chosen Apostle! The death of your daughter has left me without patience and solace. I have lost my self-restraint and power of endurance.

After having endured the separation from you I shall have to bear this catastrophe patiently. O Prophet of God! I laid you down in the grave with my own hands, your soul departed from my body while you were resting upon my chest and your head was lying between my neck and heart.

Verily we are for Allah's and verily unto Him shall we return (Qur'an 2:156)

Your trust (your daughter) which was entrusted to me is taken back from me. Sorrow now abides with me and happiness has taken leave. This grief is so overbearing that it engulfs and swallows other sorrows, and it has left me with sleepless nights and joyless days. From now onwards, my life will be a continued heartache until God gathers me with you both in the realm of His favour and peace.

O Apostle of God! Your dear daughter will tell you how your followers have behaved with her and how they have mistreated her. Please ask her the details of all that has happened to her during such a short period (barely three months) after your departure to Heaven. This period of separation from you was so short that people were still remembering you and talking about you.

Please, both of you accept my parting salams and goodbye. It is the wish of a sincere heart, which has loved and will always love you both, a heart which will cherish and will carry your tender and loving memeories to its grave. Goodbye O daughter of the chosen Apostle of God! May you rest in peace (in the world) which mankind has refused you in this world. If I leave your grave to go it is not because I am tired of your company, rather I wish I had it till the end of my life. If I make a permanent abode on your grave, it will not be because I doubt the reward that God has reserved for those who bear sorrows patiently, Goodbye, may God's peace and blessings be with you both.

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Letter of Imam Hasan Askari (peace be with him) to Ali Ibn al-Hosein ibn Babawai al-Qommi (Father of Sheikh Sadooq)

🔷 In the name of Allah the most beneficent and merciful. All praise is for Allah and salvation is for pious ones (Muttaqīn). Heaven is for monotheists (Mowahhidïn) and hellfire is for polythiests (Mulhedīn). There is no punishment except for the oppressors. There is no God but Allah and

🔷 He is the best of creators and blessings (salawat) be on his best of creations, Prophet Mohammad and his progeny.

🔷 O my Sheikh. Oh! the person I rely on. O my jurist. Abul Hassan Ali Ibn Hussain Ibn Babawaih Al-Qommi, may Allah give you success in performing what He likes and. May He, with his mercy, give you virtuous offspring.

🔷 Be advised, always have consciousness of Allah (Taqwa), establish šalāt and be steadfast in sharing your blessings. [Alms, even in small amounts] because one who stops himself and others from giving alms, his prayers (šalāt) will not be accepted.

🔷 Be advised, always forgive those who have wronged you, control your anger and maintain your relations with your family members, help and fulfill the needs of your brothers and sisters in faith - regardless of good or bad time.

🔷 Develop tolerance and gain knowledge of your religion (faith).

🔷 Be firm in your actions and keep your promises with Quran. Develop good manners, advise others to do good and stop them from doing wrong.

🔷 Verily, Allah says (in Sura Nisa: 114), “Most of their secret conferring is devoid of good, unless one secretly enjoins in charity, good deeds, and setting the affairs of men right.”.

🔷 Make effort to refrain from doing any deed that is forbidden by Allah. Always perform your night prayers (šalāt-ul layl) as the Prophet of Allah (Peace be upon of him and his progeny) prescribed it to Imam Ali and said, “O Ali pray night-prayers. Pray pray night-prayers. Pray night-prayers (prophet repeated three times)”.

🔷 Imam continued, ”And who thinks lightly of the night-prayers is not amongst our followers.”

🔷 O Ali ibn Babawaih, heed my instructions and let them be known to my Shias so they practice them. Always be patient and always wait for the occultation (of Imam Mahdi) to end.

🔷 As prophet of God says; “The best of deeds for my nation is to wait for the awaited one (Imām Mahdi). My Shias will always have a sorrow in their heart until my son (Imam Mahdi) reappears. As the Prophet of Islam explained that he will fill the world with justice and righteousness as it will be filled with injustice and inequity.

🔷 O my Shiekh, O Abu-l Hasan Ali always be patient and also tell my Shias to have patience. Surely Allah owns the world and he bestows it on his servants. Surely salvation is for pious ones.

🔷 Peace and blessings be with you, and with all our Shia. Peace be with him and his progeny.

Reference:
📚Bahrāni, Lo’Lo’-ul Bahran, p. 384),
📚 Mohaqqeq Khwānsāri (Raudhāt-ul Jannāt, vol 2, p. 273)
📚 Mohaddis Nūri (Mostadrak-ul Wasāel, vol. 3, p. 527)
📚 Qādhi Nūr-ul Allah Shūshtari (Majāles-ul Mo’minīn, vol. 1, p. 453)
📚 Mohaddis Qommi (Fawāid-ur Razaviyah, p. 281)

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Letter of Imam Hasan Askari (peace be with him) to Ali Ibn Al-Hosein bin Babawai Al-Qommi (Father of Sheikh Sadooq) & to all Shīah.

In the name of Allah the most beneficent and merciful. All praise is for Allah and salvation is for pious ones (Muttaqīn). Heaven is for monotheists (Mowahhidïn) and hellfire is for polythiests (Mulhedīn). There is no punishment except for the oppressors. There is no God but Allah and

He is the best of creators and blessings (salawat) be on his best of creations, Prophet Mohammad and his progeny.

🔹Oh! my Sheikh. Oh! the person I rely on. Oh! my jurist. Abul Hassan Ali Ibn Hussain Ibn Babawaih Al-Qommi, may Allah give you success in performing what He likes and. May He, with his mercy, give you virtuous offspring.

🔹Be advised, always have consciousness of Allah (Taqwa), establish šalāt and be steadfast in sharing your blessings. [Alms, even in small amounts] because one who stops himself and others from giving alms, his prayers (šalāt) will not be accepted.

🔹Be advised, always forgive those who have wronged you, control your anger and maintain your relations with your family members, help and fulfill the needs of your brothers and sisters in faith - regardless of good or bad time.

🔹Develop tolerance and gain knowledge of your religion (faith).

🔹Be firm in your actions and keep your promises with Quran. Develop good manners, advise others to do good and stop them from doing wrong.

🔹Verily, Allah says (in Sura Nisa: 114), “Most of their secret conferring is devoid of good, unless one secretly enjoins in charity, good deeds, and setting the affairs of men right.”.

🔹Make effort to refrain from doing any deed that is forbidden by Allah. Always perform your night prayers (šalāt-ul layl) as the Prophet of Allah (Peace be upon of him and his progeny) prescribed it to Imam Ali and said, “O Ali pray night-prayers. Pray pray night-prayers. Pray night-prayers (prophet repeated three times)”.

🔹”And who thinks lightly of the night-prayers is not amongst our followers.”

🔹Oh! Ali ibn Babawaih, heed my instructions and let them be known to my Shias so they practice them. Always be patient and always wait for the occultation (of Imam Mahdi) to end.

🔹As prophet of God says; “The best of deeds for my nation is to wait for the awaited one (Imām Mahdi). My Shias will always have a sorrow in their heart until my son (Imam Mahdi) reappears. As the Prophet of Islam explained that he will fill the world with justice and righteousness as it will be filled with injustice and inequity.

🔹O my Shiekh, O Abu-l Hasan Ali always be patient and also tell my Shias to have patience. Surely Allah owns the world and he bestows it on his servants. Surely salvation is for pious ones.

🔹Peace and blessings be with you, and with all our Shia. Peace be with him and his progeny.

Reference: Mohaddis Nūri (Mostadrak-ul Wasāel, vol. 3, p. 527)

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use imprecation, then accept Islam - you will have (the rights) which (other) Muslims have, and on you shall be (the duties) which are on them.' But they refused and said but we shall make peace with you that you will not fight against us or frighten us; nor will you turn us away from our religion, on the condition of paying tax that we shall pay to you every year two thousand robes - one thousand in Safar and one thousand in Rajab and thirty coats of mail, (of) common (quality), made of iron.'

So the Prophet made agreement with them on these conditions. And he said, 'By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Surely destruction had almost descended on the people of Najran.

Whom did the Prophet take with him
It is mentioned in the Sahih Muslim on the authority of Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas that when the verse:
“Let us call our sons and your sons….” (3:61)
was revealed, Allah’s Messenger called ‘Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn and said: "O Allah, these are my Ahl al-Bayt" . (Sahih Muslim, Vol.2, Page 287 {Vol.4 pg. 1285 English version} [Book 31 no.5915]).

The purpose of Mubahala was to show to the Christians the matters in which they had been led away from the truth in their religion. In addition, the act of the Prophet in bringing Fatimah, Imam ‘Ali, Hasan and Husayn, demonstrated to history that in matters of belief in the Oneness of God (tawhid), Prophethood and the Qur’an, one should turn towards them for guidance.

The Prophet’s action was an order of Allah “call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves” (3:61). This was an evident declaration that in the matter of Prophethood and the Qur’an, Muslims have need of the authority of the Ahl-ul Bayt to clarify the meaning of the Qur’an for those who did not comprehend.

On the day of Mubahala it became manifest that in the absence of the Prophet, in matters of religion, the people should turn towards none other than the Ahl al-Bayt.

Zamakhshari, the author of Tafsir al-Kashshaf, says of this verse (3:61):
“..this verse contains a proof – unsurpassed in strength – of the excellence of the people of the mantle (ashab al-kisa’) peace be upon them. And there is in it a clear proof of the truth of the Prophethood of the Prophet, because nobody – either a supporter or an antagonist – has ever narrated that they (the Christians) answered that call (for imprecation)”.
Why was Imam ‘Ali included?

The Almighty commanded His Messenger to say to the delegation of Najran: "
Come! Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women; and ourselves and yourselves....".

In compliance with this command, the Prophet brought with him, Hasan and Husayn, because they were the sons of his daughter Fatimah, and for this they are his sons. He brought Fatimah with him because she represents the women from the members of his House. But why did he bring with him Imam ‘Ali who was neither from the sons nor from the women?
Imam ‘Ali has no place in the verse unless he is included in the word "ourselves."

Bringing Imam ‘Ali with him indicates that the Messenger of God considered Imam ‘Ali an extension of his personality. By considering him so, he elevated him above all the Muslims.

The Messenger said on many occasions: "’Ali is from me and I am from him."

Hubshi ibn Janadah reported that he heard the Messenger of God, saying:
"Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me but ‘Ali." (Sunan Ibn Majah).

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PROPHET'S HISTORIC GHADIR SERMON

PART IV

O people! Prefer him (' Ali) over all others! There is no knowledge except that Allah has divulged it to me, and all the knowledge I have learned I have divulged to Imam al-Muttaqin (leader of the righteous), and there is no knowledge (that I know) except that I divulged it to' Ali, and he is al-Imam al-Mubin (the evident Imam) whom Allah mentions in Surat ya-Sin: "... and everything We have computed is in (the knowledge of) an evident Imam" (Qur'an, 36:12).

O people! Do not abandon him, nor should you flee away from him, nor should you be too arrogant to accept his authority, for he is the one who guides to righteousness and who acts according to it. He defeats falsehood and prohibits others from acting according to it, accepting no blame from anyone while seeking to please Allah. He is the first to believe in Allah and in His Messenger; none preceded him as such. And he is the one who offered his life as a sacrifice for the Messenger of Allah and who was in the company of the Messenger of Allah while no other man was. He is the first of all people to offer prayers and the first to worship Allah with me. I ordered him, on behalf of Allah, to sleep in my bed, and he did, offering his life as a sacrifice for my sake.

O people! Prefer him (over all others), for Allah has preferred him, and accept him, for Allah has appointed him (as your leader).

O people! He is an Imam appointed by Allah, and Allah shall never accept the repentance of anyone who denies his authority, nor shall He forgive him; this is a must decree from Allah never to do so to anyone who opposes him, and that He shall torment him with a most painful torment for all time to come, for eternity; so, beware lest you should oppose him and thus enter the fire the fuel of which is the people and the stones prepared for the unbelievers.

O people! By Allah! All past prophets and messengers conveyed the glad tiding of my advent, and I, by Allah, am the seal of the prophets and of the messengers and the argument against all beings in the heavens and on earth. Anyone who doubts this commits apostasy similar to that of the early jahiliyya, and anyone who doubts anything of what I have just said doubts everything which has been revealed to me, and anyone who doubts any of the Imams doubts all of them, and anyone who doubts us shall be lodged in the fire.

O people! Allah, the most Exalted and the Almighty, has bestowed this virtue upon me out of His kindness towards' Ali and as a boon to' Ali and there is no god but He; to Him all praise belongs in all times, for eternity, and in all circumstances.

O people! Prefer' Ali (over all others), for he is the very best of all people after me, be they males or females, so long as Allah sends down His sustenance, so long as there are beings. Cursed and again cursed, condemned and again condemned, is anyone who does not accept this statement of mine and who does not agree to it. Gabriel himself has informed me of the same on behalf of Allah Almighty Who he said (in Gabriel's words): " Anyone who antagonizes' Ali and refuses to accept his wilayat shall incur My curse upon him and My wrath." "... and let every soul consider what it has sent forth for the morrow, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah" (Qur'an, 59:18), "And do not make your oaths a means of deceit between you lest a foot should slip after its stability" (Qur'an, 16:94), " Allah is fully aware of all what you do" (Qur'an, 58: 13).

O people! He (' Ali) is janb-Allah mentioned in the Book of Allah, the Sublime One: The Almighty, forewarning his (' Ali's) adversaries, says, "Lest a soul should say: O woe unto me for what I fell short of my duty to Allah, and most surely I was of those who laughed to scorn" (Qur'an, 39:56).

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use imprecation, then accept Islam - you will have (the rights) which (other) Muslims have, and on you shall be (the duties) which are on them.' But they refused and said but we shall make peace with you that you will not fight against us or frighten us; nor will you turn us away from our religion, on the condition of paying tax that we shall pay to you every year two thousand robes - one thousand in Safar and one thousand in Rajab and thirty coats of mail, (of) common (quality), made of iron.'

So the Prophet made agreement with them on these conditions. And he said, 'By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Surely destruction had almost descended on the people of Najran.

Whom did the Prophet take with him
It is mentioned in the Sahih Muslim on the authority of Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas that when the verse:
“Let us call our sons and your sons….” (3:61)
was revealed, Allah’s Messenger called ‘Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn and said: "O Allah, these are my Ahl al-Bayt" . (Sahih Muslim, Vol.2, Page 287 {Vol.4 pg. 1285 English version} [Book 31 no.5915]).

The purpose of Mubahala was to show to the Christians the matters in which they had been led away from the truth in their religion. In addition, the act of the Prophet in bringing Fatimah, Imam ‘Ali, Hasan and Husayn, demonstrated to history that in matters of belief in the Oneness of God (tawhid), Prophethood and the Qur’an, one should turn towards them for guidance.

The Prophet’s action was an order of Allah “call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves” (3:61). This was an evident declaration that in the matter of Prophethood and the Qur’an, Muslims have need of the authority of the Ahl-ul Bayt to clarify the meaning of the Qur’an for those who did not comprehend.

On the day of Mubahala it became manifest that in the absence of the Prophet, in matters of religion, the people should turn towards none other than the Ahl al-Bayt.

Zamakhshari, the author of Tafsir al-Kashshaf, says of this verse (3:61):
“..this verse contains a proof – unsurpassed in strength – of the excellence of the people of the mantle (ashab al-kisa’) peace be upon them. And there is in it a clear proof of the truth of the Prophethood of the Prophet, because nobody – either a supporter or an antagonist – has ever narrated that they (the Christians) answered that call (for imprecation)”.
Why was Imam ‘Ali included?

The Almighty commanded His Messenger to say to the delegation of Najran: "
Come! Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women; and ourselves and yourselves....".

In compliance with this command, the Prophet brought with him, Hasan and Husayn, because they were the sons of his daughter Fatimah, and for this they are his sons. He brought Fatimah with him because she represents the women from the members of his House. But why did he bring with him Imam ‘Ali who was neither from the sons nor from the women?
Imam ‘Ali has no place in the verse unless he is included in the word "ourselves."

Bringing Imam ‘Ali with him indicates that the Messenger of God considered Imam ‘Ali an extension of his personality. By considering him so, he elevated him above all the Muslims.

The Messenger said on many occasions: "’Ali is from me and I am from him."

Hubshi ibn Janadah reported that he heard the Messenger of God, saying:
"Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me but ‘Ali." (Sunan Ibn Majah).

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Letter of Imam Hasan Askari (peace be with him) to Ali Ibn Al-Hosein bin Babawai Al-Qommi (Father of Sheikh Sadooq) & to all Shīah.

In the name of Allah the most beneficent and merciful. All praise is for Allah and salvation is for pious ones (Muttaqīn). Heaven is for monotheists (Mowahhidïn) and hellfire is for polythiests (Mulhedīn). There is no punishment except for the oppressors. There is no God but Allah and

He is the best of creators and blessings (salawat) be on his best of creations, Prophet Mohammad and his progeny.

🔹Oh! my Sheikh. Oh! the person I rely on. Oh! my jurist. Abul Hassan Ali Ibn Hussain Ibn Babawaih Al-Qommi, may Allah give you success in performing what He likes and. May He, with his mercy, give you virtuous offspring.

🔹Be advised, always have consciousness of Allah (Taqwa), establish šalāt and be steadfast in sharing your blessings. [Alms, even in small amounts] because one who stops himself and others from giving alms, his prayers (šalāt) will not be accepted.

🔹Be advised, always forgive those who have wronged you, control your anger and maintain your relations with your family members, help and fulfill the needs of your brothers and sisters in faith - regardless of good or bad time.

🔹Develop tolerance and gain knowledge of your religion (faith).

🔹Be firm in your actions and keep your promises with Quran. Develop good manners, advise others to do good and stop them from doing wrong.

🔹Verily, Allah says (in Sura Nisa: 114), “Most of their secret conferring is devoid of good, unless one secretly enjoins in charity, good deeds, and setting the affairs of men right.”.

🔹Make effort to refrain from doing any deed that is forbidden by Allah. Always perform your night prayers (šalāt-ul layl) as the Prophet of Allah (Peace be upon of him and his progeny) prescribed it to Imam Ali and said, “O Ali pray night-prayers. Pray pray night-prayers. Pray night-prayers (prophet repeated three times)”.

🔹”And who thinks lightly of the night-prayers is not amongst our followers.”

🔹Oh! Ali ibn Babawaih, heed my instructions and let them be known to my Shias so they practice them. Always be patient and always wait for the occultation (of Imam Mahdi) to end.

🔹As prophet of God says; “The best of deeds for my nation is to wait for the awaited one (Imām Mahdi). My Shias will always have a sorrow in their heart until my son (Imam Mahdi) reappears. As the Prophet of Islam explained that he will fill the world with justice and righteousness as it will be filled with injustice and inequity.

🔹O my Shiekh, O Abu-l Hasan Ali always be patient and also tell my Shias to have patience. Surely Allah owns the world and he bestows it on his servants. Surely salvation is for pious ones.

🔹Peace and blessings be with you, and with all our Shia. Peace be with him and his progeny.

Reference: Mohaddis Nūri (Mostadrak-ul Wasāel, vol. 3, p. 527)

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Letter of Imam Hasan Askari (peace be with him) to Ali Ibn Al-Hosein bin Babawai Al-Qommi (Father of Sheikh Sadooq) & to all Shīah.

In the name of Allah the most beneficent and merciful. All praise is for Allah and salvation is for pious ones (Muttaqīn). Heaven is for monotheists (Mowahhidïn) and hellfire is for polythiests (Mulhedīn). There is no punishment except for the oppressors. There is no God but Allah and

He is the best of creators and blessings (salawat) be on his best of creations, Prophet Mohammad and his progeny.

🔹Oh! my Sheikh. Oh! the person I rely on. Oh! my jurist. Abul Hassan Ali Ibn Hussain Ibn Babawaih Al-Qommi, may Allah give you success in performing what He likes and. May He, with his mercy, give you virtuous offspring.

🔹Be advised, always have consciousness of Allah (Taqwa), establish šalāt and be steadfast in sharing your blessings. [Alms, even in small amounts] because one who stops himself and others from giving alms, his prayers (šalāt) will not be accepted.

🔹Be advised, always forgive those who have wronged you, control your anger and maintain your relations with your family members, help and fulfill the needs of your brothers and sisters in faith - regardless of good or bad time.

🔹Develop tolerance and gain knowledge of your religion (faith).

🔹Be firm in your actions and keep your promises with Quran. Develop good manners, advise others to do good and stop them from doing wrong.

🔹Verily, Allah says (in Sura Nisa: 114), “Most of their secret conferring is devoid of good, unless one secretly enjoins in charity, good deeds, and setting the affairs of men right.”.

🔹Make effort to refrain from doing any deed that is forbidden by Allah. Always perform your night prayers (šalāt-ul layl) as the Prophet of Allah (Peace be upon of him and his progeny) prescribed it to Imam Ali and said, “O Ali pray night-prayers. Pray pray night-prayers. Pray night-prayers (prophet repeated three times)”.

🔹”And who thinks lightly of the night-prayers is not amongst our followers.”

🔹Oh! Ali ibn Babawaih, heed my instructions and let them be known to my Shias so they practice them. Always be patient and always wait for the occultation (of Imam Mahdi) to end.

🔹As prophet of God says; “The best of deeds for my nation is to wait for the awaited one (Imām Mahdi). My Shias will always have a sorrow in their heart until my son (Imam Mahdi) reappears. As the Prophet of Islam explained that he will fill the world with justice and righteousness as it will be filled with injustice and inequity.

🔹O my Shiekh, O Abu-l Hasan Ali always be patient and also tell my Shias to have patience. Surely Allah owns the world and he bestows it on his servants. Surely salvation is for pious ones.

🔹Peace and blessings be with you, and with all our Shia. Peace be with him and his progeny.

Reference: Mohaddis Nūri (Mostadrak-ul Wasāel, vol. 3, p. 527)

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The virtues of Surah Al-Qadr.

Last prophet of God prophet Mohammad (peace be with him and his progeny) said: Whoever recites Surah Qadr is like one who fasted during the month of Ramadhan and kept the night of Qadr awake and kept it alive.

Hazrat Abu Abdellah, Imam Sadegh (peace and blessings of Allah be with him) said: When someone recites Surah Qadr in his prayer, Allah Almighty says to him: O Abdullah (servant of Allah)! your previous sins have been forgiven, start over and build a new life.

Imām Mohammad Baqir (peace and blessings of Allah be with him) said:
Whoever recites Surah Qadr in a long, clear, comprehensive, precise, planned and long manner is like one who has shown his sword to everyone in the way of Allah; That is to say, fighting for Allah has become clear to everyone.

And they also said: Whoever recites Surah Qadr ten times, Allah will erase a thousand of his sins.

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Prophet Mohammad’s Sermon of Sha’bāniyeh (peace be with him and his Progeny) خطبه شعبانيه
Part One

It has been reported from Imām Aba-l Hassan Ali ibn Mūsa-r Redha who narrated from his fathers from the leader of the believers Ali ibn-e Abi Talib (peace be with them) who said:

“One day the messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and his progeny) addressed us and said:
‘O’ people! Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Almighty God;

A month of blessing, mercy and forgiveness. A month which with Allah is the best of months;

Its days, the best of days, its nights, the best of nights, and its hours, the best of hours. It is the month during which you are invited to be the guests of God and you are placed to be from people of Allah’s dignity

Each breath you take glorifies him; your sleep is worship, your deeds
are accepted and your supplications are answered.

So, invoke Allah, your Lord, with honest intentions and pure hearts to grant you success in fasting and reciting his Book in this month.

Therefor miserable is certainly the one who is deprived of Allah's forgiveness in this great month.
Remember the hunger and thirst of the day of Judgment with your hunger and thirst (while fasting); give alms to the needy and poor, Pay respect to your elders, have sympathy for your youngsters and maintain relations with your blood relatives.
Guard your tongues, close your eyes to the impermissible for your sight, close your ears to that which is forbidden to hear, show compassion and kindness to the orphans of people so compassion may be shown to your orphans.

Repent to Allah for your sins
and supplicate with raised hands at the times of prayer as these are the best times, during which Allah Almighty looks at His servants with mercy. And raise your hands to supplicate at the times of prayers for they are the best of times during which Allah the Almighty and Glorious looks towards His servants with mercy, answering them if they supplicate, responding them if they call Him, granting them if He is asked, and accepting if they entreat.

O People!
Indeed your souls are dependent on your deeds, so make it free by invoking Almighty God for forgiveness (Esteghfār). Your backs are heavily loaded from your sins, so lighten their loads by long prostrations. And know that Allah swears by His might that:
There is no punishment for the one who prays and prostrates and He shall not appall them from Hellfire on the day when man stands
before the Lord of the Worlds (the Doomsday).

O People! One who gives food after the sunset (Iftaar) to a fasting believer during this month will be like one who has freed a slave and his past sins will be forgiven.’

Some of the people who were there then asked the Prophet (God bless him and his progeny):

'Not all of us are able to invite those who are fasting?'

The Prophet replied: 'Keep yourself away from Hell-fire though it may consist of (even) half of a dried date or some water (if you have nothing else)'.

O’ People! One who has good morals (Akhlaq) during this month will be able to pass the bridge to Paradise (Siraat) on the day when feet will tend to slip. For anyone who during this month eases the workload of his servants, God will make easy his accounting, and for anyone who doesn't hurt others during this month, God will safeguard him from His Wrath on the Day of Judgment.

As for one who honors (take care) of an orphan during this month; God will honor him on that Day.

And for the one who treats his blood relatives (and connects ties with them) during this month, God will bestow His Mercy on him on that Day.

As for the one who cuts the ties of relation with his blood relatives; God will cut and keep away His mercy from him.

Whosoever performs recommended prayers in this month God will save him from Hell-fire. And whoever offers an obligatory prayer during this month, his reward will be seventy times the reward during other months.
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Prophet Mohammad’s Sermon of Sha’bāniyeh (peace be with him and his Progeny) خطبه شعبانيه
Part Two

And whosoever repeatedly invokes Allah's blessings on me (salawāt), Allah will keep his scale of good deeds heavy, while the scales of others will be tending to lightness.

He who recites one verse of the Qur'ān will be given the rewards
of reciting the whole Qur'ān during other months.

O people! The gates of Paradise and Heaven remain open during this month. Ask your Lord not to close them for you; while the gates of Hell-fires are closed, ask your Lord to keep them closed for you.

During this month devils (Satans) are imprisoned in chains. So, ask your Lord not to let them have power and domination over you.'

Amir al-Mu’menin said that ‘I stood up and asked: O’ Messenger of God, what are the best deeds during this month?'
He replied: ‘O Aba al-Hassan, the best of deeds during this month is to be far from what Allah has forbidden.'"

Then all of sudden prophet cried.
I said: ‘O Prophet of God, what is the reason for your crying?’
Prophet said: ‘O Ali, I weep for that your sanctity will be violated in this month. It is as if I see you are praying to your Lord, but one who is the most unfortunate of this nation from the first day to the end, who is the brother of the one who beheads the people of Thamud, gets up and strikes you on the head, and your beard is colored with the blood of your head.’

I said: ‘O Prophet of God, is my religion safe in that case?’
Prophet said: ‘Your religion is safe and perfect.’

Then he said: ‘O Ali, whoever kills you, has killed me, and whoever considers you an enemy, has made me an enemy, and whoever insults you, has insulted me. Because you are from me, like my soul. Your soul is from my soul and your nature is from my nature. God Almighty created me and you and chose me and you and chose me as the Prophet and you as the Imām. Whoever denies your Imamate has denied my prophethood.

O Ali, you have my authority, and you’re the father of my children (Imām Hasan and Husain), the husband of my daughter and you’re my successor over my nation, when I am alive and after my death. Your command is my command and your prohibition is my prohibition. (For what I said,) I swear by God, who chose me to prophethood and made me one of the best of creatures.’”

📚Wasāel-ush Shīah, V.10, P.314

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use imprecation, then accept Islam - you will have (the rights) which (other) Muslims have, and on you shall be (the duties) which are on them.' But they refused and said but we shall make peace with you that you will not fight against us or frighten us; nor will you turn us away from our religion, on the condition of paying tax that we shall pay to you every year two thousand robes - one thousand in Safar and one thousand in Rajab and thirty coats of mail, (of) common (quality), made of iron.'

So the Prophet made agreement with them on these conditions. And he said, 'By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Surely destruction had almost descended on the people of Najran.

Whom did the Prophet take with him
It is mentioned in the Sahih Muslim on the authority of Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas that when the verse:
“Let us call our sons and your sons….” (3:61)
was revealed, Allah’s Messenger called ‘Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn and said: "O Allah, these are my Ahl al-Bayt" . (Sahih Muslim, Vol.2, Page 287 {Vol.4 pg. 1285 English version} [Book 31 no.5915]).

The purpose of Mubahala was to show to the Christians the matters in which they had been led away from the truth in their religion. In addition, the act of the Prophet in bringing Fatimah, Imam ‘Ali, Hasan and Husayn, demonstrated to history that in matters of belief in the Oneness of God (tawhid), Prophethood and the Qur’an, one should turn towards them for guidance.

The Prophet’s action was an order of Allah “call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves” (3:61). This was an evident declaration that in the matter of Prophethood and the Qur’an, Muslims have need of the authority of the Ahl-ul Bayt to clarify the meaning of the Qur’an for those who did not comprehend.

On the day of Mubahala it became manifest that in the absence of the Prophet, in matters of religion, the people should turn towards none other than the Ahl al-Bayt.

Zamakhshari, the author of Tafsir al-Kashshaf, says of this verse (3:61):
“..this verse contains a proof – unsurpassed in strength – of the excellence of the people of the mantle (ashab al-kisa’) peace be upon them. And there is in it a clear proof of the truth of the Prophethood of the Prophet, because nobody – either a supporter or an antagonist – has ever narrated that they (the Christians) answered that call (for imprecation)”.
Why was Imam ‘Ali included?

The Almighty commanded His Messenger to say to the delegation of Najran: "
Come! Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women; and ourselves and yourselves....".

In compliance with this command, the Prophet brought with him, Hasan and Husayn, because they were the sons of his daughter Fatimah, and for this they are his sons. He brought Fatimah with him because she represents the women from the members of his House. But why did he bring with him Imam ‘Ali who was neither from the sons nor from the women?
Imam ‘Ali has no place in the verse unless he is included in the word "ourselves."

Bringing Imam ‘Ali with him indicates that the Messenger of God considered Imam ‘Ali an extension of his personality. By considering him so, he elevated him above all the Muslims.

The Messenger said on many occasions: "’Ali is from me and I am from him."

Hubshi ibn Janadah reported that he heard the Messenger of God, saying:
"Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me but ‘Ali." (Sunan Ibn Majah).

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Letter of Imam Hasan Askari (peace be with him) to Ali Ibn Al-Hosein bin Babawai Al-Qommi (Father of Sheikh Sadooq) & to all Shīah.

In the name of Allah the most beneficent and merciful. All praise is for Allah and salvation is for pious ones (Muttaqīn). Heaven is for monotheists (Mowahhidïn) and hellfire is for polythiests (Mulhedīn). There is no punishment except for the oppressors. There is no God but Allah and

He is the best of creators and blessings (salawat) be on his best of creations, Prophet Mohammad and his progeny.

🔹Oh! my Sheikh. Oh! the person I rely on. Oh! my jurist. Abul Hassan Ali Ibn Hussain Ibn Babawaih Al-Qommi, may Allah give you success in performing what He likes and. May He, with his mercy, give you virtuous offspring.

🔹Be advised, always have consciousness of Allah (Taqwa), establish šalāt and be steadfast in sharing your blessings. [Alms, even in small amounts] because one who stops himself and others from giving alms, his prayers (šalāt) will not be accepted.

🔹Be advised, always forgive those who have wronged you, control your anger and maintain your relations with your family members, help and fulfill the needs of your brothers and sisters in faith - regardless of good or bad time.

🔹Develop tolerance and gain knowledge of your religion (faith).

🔹Be firm in your actions and keep your promises with Quran. Develop good manners, advise others to do good and stop them from doing wrong.

🔹Verily, Allah says (in Sura Nisa: 114), “Most of their secret conferring is devoid of good, unless one secretly enjoins in charity, good deeds, and setting the affairs of men right.”.

🔹Make effort to refrain from doing any deed that is forbidden by Allah. Always perform your night prayers (šalāt-ul layl) as the Prophet of Allah (Peace be upon of him and his progeny) prescribed it to Imam Ali and said, “O Ali pray night-prayers. Pray pray night-prayers. Pray night-prayers (prophet repeated three times)”.

🔹”And who thinks lightly of the night-prayers is not amongst our followers.”

🔹Oh! Ali ibn Babawaih, heed my instructions and let them be known to my Shias so they practice them. Always be patient and always wait for the occultation (of Imam Mahdi) to end.

🔹As prophet of God says; “The best of deeds for my nation is to wait for the awaited one (Imām Mahdi). My Shias will always have a sorrow in their heart until my son (Imam Mahdi) reappears. As the Prophet of Islam explained that he will fill the world with justice and righteousness as it will be filled with injustice and inequity.

🔹O my Shiekh, O Abu-l Hasan Ali always be patient and also tell my Shias to have patience. Surely Allah owns the world and he bestows it on his servants. Surely salvation is for pious ones.

🔹Peace and blessings be with you, and with all our Shia. Peace be with him and his progeny.

Reference: Mohaddis Nūri (Mostadrak-ul Wasāel, vol. 3, p. 527)

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