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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Humbleness, the Key to Succession
The preaching method of all the Prophets has been based on humility and modesty; because whoever wants to convey a message to the people, especially if it is the message of the Lord, has to be extremely humble and modest towards them. In other words, such a person has to stay away from being pretentious, avoid self-praise, refrain from belittling people, and at the same time oppose the arrogant and conceited people. This Divine behavior would cause the people to accept the sayings of the messengers. Prophet Jesus (PBUH), the great messenger of the Lord, was no exception to this rule; in fact, he taught his followers to be such.
One day, Prophet Jesus (PBUH) approached his disciples and said to them,” I have a request from you; I will ask it only if you promise to fulfill it”.
The disciples replied,” O messenger of the Lord! We will obey whatever you ask”.
Then, Prophet Jesus (PBUH) got up, bent towards the disciples, and started washing their feet one after the other. The disciples felt uncomfortable and ashamed; however, since they had promised to fulfill his request, they remained silent and submissive as Prophet Jesus (PBUH) was washing their feet. Once Prophet Jesus (PBUH) was done, the disciples told him,” O messenger of the Lord! You are our teacher. It was appropriate that we washed your feet rather than you washing ours!”
Prophet Jesus (PBUH) replied,” I did so to teach you that the most appropriate ones to help people are scholars. I did so to be humble, and to teach you humbleness, so that when you undertake teaching and guiding people after me, and you treat people with humbleness and favor. Indeed, wisdom grows on the grounds of humbleness, not arrogance; just like plants grow in soft soils rather than hard lands of the mountains.
(The above is a selection taken from “The Narrative of Veracious”, by the Martyr Scholar Murtada Mutahhari (with some additions))
The Roshd Website congratulates in advance all the monotheists of the world, especially you dear friend, upon the birthday anniversary of the chosen servant of the Lord and His great messenger, Prophet Jesus (PBUH).
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Footnote:
1. Disciples were some close companions and students of Prophet Jesus (PBUH).
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Ghadir alongside the Holy Quran
The members of the Islamic society think of the religion as the most primary principle in their life, and believe that if there is no religion, the life will be worthless. They believe that the only mean to glory and happiness in the world and the afterworld is religion and having relation with God. A Muslim tries to guide his path of life to the direction of religion and all his efforts are to apply the rules of God in his life.
By referring to the Holy Quran, we come across to cases that the meaning of the verses are not clear for the reader, and are somehow inexplicit and unspecific. Undoubtedly, many of the verses of the Quran about the rules of Islam are unspecific and general that no one can understand their meaning without an external help. For example, the statement:”Perform the Salat” (1) in the second chapter of the Holy Quran is unspecific. That means that no one can apprehend the details of performing the Salat (prayer), its conditions, the times of Salat, and the actions that will render it null, by himself, with only referring to this verse. Similarly, the verse “The right of God upon people is that they should intend for the house (and perform the Hajj)” (2) is unspecific as well. No one can apprehend the meaning of Hajj and its rituals that include hundreds of rules of Mighaat, Ihram, Tawaf (circumambulate), camping in Arafat, Mash’ar, and Mina, etc. Allah (SWT) has determined that the Holy Quran should be unspecific, and naturally its interpreter should be beside it, because the unspecific constitution would not be effective and useful without the interpreter beside it.
Now that the interpreter should be beside the Holy Quran as a clarification for its inexplicitness, obviously that person should be aware of all its truths and be free from error. During the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), he was the interpreter of the Holy Quran himself. God addresses the Great Prophet (PBUH&HP) and says: “We descended the remembrance (the Quran) upon you, so that you explain it for the people.” (3) The Holy Quran is for all the people, and it is revealed for their guidance; however, people need the explanation of the Prophet to understand the unspecific rules of it. If the Holy Quran was explicit for all, there was no need for an interpreter, and the statement “to explain for the people” was redundant, and in another verse it would not say “…when you do not have the knowledge of the truths of Quran, ask those who know.” (4)
This means that the Holy Quran has its own experts and Muslims should refer to them in order to find out its meanings. The expert (Ahl) of the Holy Quran and its clarifier is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) according to the statement “to explain for the people”.
According to the testimony of history and frequent (Mutawatir) narrations unanimously accepter by all Muslims, Eid al-Ghadir is the day in which the Great Prophet of Islam (PBUH&HP), who brought the Holy Quran and was its clarifier, introduced Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) as the Master and ruler of the Muslims. (5), (6)
The Muslims used to refer to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) as their master and religious leader in order to comprehend the concepts of the verses of the Holy Quran during his lifetime, likewise after his demise they should refer to the master introduced by him to get to the purposes of the verses of the Holy Quran.
The history of Islam and Islamic narrations are full of instances which Imam Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (PBUH), explained and clarified the divine verses of the Holy Quran. (7) Therefore one of the results of Ghadir is definition of Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) as the clarifier of the Holy Quran after the Prophet and the necessity to refer to him in order to resolve ambiguities of the Holy Quran. Now how do we act in order to resolve the ambiguities of the Holy Quran?
(The above is a selection from “Ghadir, the Proof for the Mastership of Amir al-M’minin Ali (PBUH)” by Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Dia’ Abadi, with changes)
Roshd website congratulates all Muslims and especially you dear friend, upon 18th of Dhi al-Hijjah, the anniversary of assigning Imam Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (PBUH), as the Master and Leader of Muslims.
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) said, “Indeed I am leaving with you two weighty things, the Book of Allah and my family.”
Considering the high position of the Holy Quran in Islam and its critical status among the Muslims, the Roshd website is planning to update a new section called Quran. We would like to ask you dear friend to inform us of your suggestions and comments via the Contact us section. We hope that we can present a better service with your valuable comments. So keep staying with us.
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Footnotes:
1. The Holy Quran, (2:43)
2. The Holy Quran, (3:97)
3. The Holy Quran, (16:44)
4. The Holy Quran, (16:43)
5. You may refer to the article entitled as “The event of Ghadir and its Importance” if you are willing to know how the event and Hadith of Ghadir proves the Mastership of Imam Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH).
6. The Great Prophet of Islam (PBUH&HP) introduced Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) as his successor in clarifying the Holy Quran in many instances such as frequent Hadiths of Thaqalayn and Manzilah. Moreover, the Great Prophet (PBUH&HP) addressed the people in a part of his sermon on the day of Ghadir:
“I have left two precious things with you; one of them is more important than the other: the Book of Allah and my family. Then take care how you treat with them. Verily these two will never be separated till the resurrection day until they come to me at the pond (of Kawthar).” (Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihain, Hakim Neishaboori, vol. 9, The Section “Virtues of Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hadith No. 4553)
This narration is also mentioned in the Shia narration books with the same concept. The Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) introduced Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) as the knower of the Book of Allah and its interpreter and peer in different parts of his sermon on the day of Ghadir.
“By God whatever is deeply rooted in it (the Holy Quran), and the true meaning and the sense of it cannot be explained to man, except by this man that I am holding his hand high; now I announce that: ‘Whomsoever I am master to, so is this Ali to him master!’ And he is none but Ali, the son of Abi Talib, my brother, my successor and my help, whose Leadership’s Decree, has been sent to me from God, Almighty. O people! It is obvious that Ali and my pure descendants born in this family represent the minor precious thing, and the Qur'an represents major. Either of these two heralds, and relates to another, they are in harmony with one another: they will not separate from each other until they come to me at the pond of ‘Kawthar’ … O people! This is Ali, my brother, successor and so is he my [aide and] Knowledge keeper! And he is my successor for my people who, believe in me, and he is my successor who aids me in the interpretation of the Book of God, and he is the one who will invite people to that.” (Ihtijaj Tabarsi, vol. 1, p. 60)
7. Furthermore, Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) introduced himself as the owner of the knowledge of the Holy Quran. For example in one of his sermons he says:
“It is the Qur'an. If you ask it to speak it won't do so; but I will tell you about it. Know that it contains knowledge of what is to come about, stories of the past, cure for your ills and regulation for whatever faces you.” (Nahj al-Balaghah, sermon 157: About the Holy Prophet and the Holy Qur'an, al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 61)
The omniscient God has prescribed a thorough and perfect religion for guidance and growth of the people, and has introduced a leader to execute and explain this religion. Logically, this leader should be free from errors and faults, and on the other hand, he should be fully aware of all the truths and knowledge of the religion. Inevitably, this divine leader should have a comprehensive knowledge pertaining to the truths of the revelation and the Holy Quran. Since the Holy Quran is, in reality, the constitution of Islam and the source of the religious rules and knowledge.
I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one's own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.
Ghadir Khum, It was a place where people from different provinces used to greet each other before taking different routes for their homes.
In this place, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
"O Apostle! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if you don't do it, you have not delivered His message (at all); and Allah will protect you from the people ..." (Qur'an). It was around noon time in the first of the fall, and due to the extreme heat in that valley,
On this day the Messenger of Allah gave to moslems long speech.
The following is a part of his speech which has been widely narrated by the Sunni narrators:
Then the Messenger of Allah declared:
"Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"
People cried and answered: Yes, O' Messenger of God."
The Prophet [s] held up 'Ali's hand and said:
"For whomever I am his Leader (mawla), 'Ali is his Leader (mawla). [In some narrations the word used was wali rather than mawla -with the same implication].
The Prophet continued:
"O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."
These were the key parts of the speech of the Prophet. There are also more detailed versions of this sermon which are recorded by many Sunni authorities.
Immediately after the Prophet finished his speech, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
"Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favour upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion." (Qur'an 5:3)
After his speech, the Messenger of Allah asked everybody to give the oath of allegiance to 'Ali [a] and congratulate him. Among those who did so was 'Umar b. al-Khattab, who said:
"Well done Ibn Abi Talib! Today you became the Leader (mawla) of all believing men and women."
Ghadir Khum, It was a place where people from different provinces used to greet each other before taking different routes for their homes.
In this place, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
"O Apostle! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if you don't do it, you have not delivered His message (at all); and Allah will protect you from the people ..." (Qur'an). It was around noon time in the first of the fall, and due to the extreme heat in that valley,
On this day the Messenger of Allah gave to moslems long speech.
The following is a part of his speech which has been widely narrated by the Sunni narrators:
Then the Messenger of Allah declared:
"Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"
People cried and answered: Yes, O' Messenger of God."
The Prophet [s] held up 'Ali's hand and said:
"For whomever I am his Leader (mawla), 'Ali is his Leader (mawla). [In some narrations the word used was wali rather than mawla -with the same implication].
The Prophet continued:
"O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."
These were the key parts of the speech of the Prophet. There are also more detailed versions of this sermon which are recorded by many Sunni authorities.
Immediately after the Prophet finished his speech, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed: "Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favour upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion." (Qur'an)After his speech, the Messenger of Allah asked everybody to give the oath of allegiance to 'Ali [a] and congratulate him. Among those who did so was 'Umar b. al-Khattab, who said:
"Well done Ibn Abi Talib! Today you became the Leader (mawla) of all believing men and women."
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Proximity, from Claim to Action
Abu Hamzah narrates from Imam Baqir (PBUH), that Prophet Adam (PBUH) ordered Abel and Kane to make a sacrifice (1). Abel was an animal husbandman, and Kane was a farmer. Abel brought one of his best bulls to the place of sacrifice, and Kane chose one cluster from the worst of what he had farmed. The sacrifice of Abel was accepted, and Kane’s was not. (2) God has told their story in the Holy Quran that:
“And recite to them the story of the two sons of Adam in truth; when each offered a sacrifice (to Allah), it was accepted from the one but not from the other …” (3)
Then the Satan told Kane, “Abel’s sacrifice was accepted, but yours was not. If you let him alive, in the future his descendants will brag your descendants. So Kane killed Abel.
When Kane returned to Prophet Adam (PBUH), Prophet Adam (PBUH) asked him, “Where is Abel?” Kane replied, “I don’t know! You hadn’t sent me for his protection!”
Prophet Adam (PBUH) went to search for Abel, and found his corpse, and cried for him for forty nights. Then Adam (PBUH) asked God to grant him a son. A son was born for him, and he called him Hibbat Allah (the gift of God).
Prophet Adam (PBUH) liked him very much. When the time of his prophethood came to an end, God revealed to him, ”O Adam! The time of your prophethood came to an end, and your time is passed. Now, the knowledge that is consigned to you, with faith, the Great Name, and the inheritance of the prophethood must remain with your descendants. Give them to your son Hibbat Allah …“(4)
When Habbat Allah buried Adam, Kane came to him and said, “I saw that Adam granted his knowledge to you, and not to me. And this was the knowledge that your brother Abel prayed with it so his sacrifice was accepted. I killed him to prevent him from having a descendant to boast my descendants saying that we are the sons of the one whose sacrifice was accepted, and you are the sons of the one whose sacrifice was not accepted …”
The story of the sons of Adam (PBUH) contains precious lessons for us. Usually in life, we are compelled to sacrifice our belongings for the sake of our more valuable things; however, sometimes we sink into routine daily life to the extent that we forget our precious things. At a time our best time and wealth were devoted to our Beloved, but now we have either changed our beloved or our values…
(The above is a selection taken from “Kamal al-Din”, by Sheikh Saduq (with some changes)) (5)
The Roshd Website congratulates all Muslims, especially you dear friend, upon the great Eid of pureness, sincerity and servitude, Eid al-Adha.
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) said, “Indeed I am leaving with you two weighty things, the Book of Allah and my family.”
Considering the high position of the Holy Quran in Islam and its critical status among the Muslims, the Roshd website is planning to update a new section called Quran. We would like to ask you dear friend to inform us of your suggestions and comments via the Contact us section. We hope that we can present a better service with your valuable comments. So keep staying with us.
Roshd Islamic Shia Website
Footnotes:
1. Qurban (sacrifice) is an action which causes the proximity to God.
2. The sign of acceptance of the sacrifice of Abel was that a lightning struck the sacrifice and burned it. Then Kane made a house for fire. He was the first one who made fire temple and said that he worships fire so that it accepts his sacrifice.
3. The Holy Quran, (5:27)
4. The verse of the Holy Quran mention that after Abel was killed, Kane was wondering what to do with his corpse. In the mean time he learned to bury a dead person from crow.
5. The above is selected from the Persian translation of Kamal al-Din by Late Scholar Kooh Kamare ei. The same narration is quoted in Kafi vol. 1, p. 214.
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Humbleness, the Key to Succession
The preaching method of all the Prophets has been based on humility and modesty; because whoever wants to convey a message to the people, especially if it is the message of the Lord, has to be extremely humble and modest towards them. In other words, such a person has to stay away from being pretentious, avoid self-praise, refrain from belittling people, and at the same time oppose the arrogant and conceited people. This Divine behavior would cause the people to accept the sayings of the messengers. Prophet Jesus (PBUH), the great messenger of the Lord, was no exception to this rule; in fact, he taught his followers to be such.
One day, Prophet Jesus (PBUH) approached his disciples and said to them,” I have a request from you; I will ask it only if you promise to fulfill it”.
The disciples replied,” O messenger of the Lord! We will obey whatever you ask”.
Then, Prophet Jesus (PBUH) got up, bent towards the disciples, and started washing their feet one after the other. The disciples felt uncomfortable and ashamed; however, since they had promised to fulfill his request, they remained silent and submissive as Prophet Jesus (PBUH) was washing their feet. Once Prophet Jesus (PBUH) was done, the disciples told him,” O messenger of the Lord! You are our teacher. It was appropriate that we washed your feet rather than you washing ours!”
Prophet Jesus (PBUH) replied,” I did so to teach you that the most appropriate ones to help people are scholars. I did so to be humble, and to teach you humbleness, so that when you undertake teaching and guiding people after me, and you treat people with humbleness and favor. Indeed, wisdom grows on the grounds of humbleness, not arrogance; just like plants grow in soft soils rather than hard lands of the mountains.
(The above is a selection taken from “The Narrative of Veracious”, by the Martyr Scholar Murtada Mutahhari (with some additions))
The Roshd Website congratulates in advance all the monotheists of the world, especially you dear friend, upon the birthday anniversary of the chosen servant of the Lord and His great messenger, Prophet Jesus (PBUH).
Roshd Islamic Shia Website
Footnote:
1. Disciples were some close companions and students of Prophet Jesus (PBUH).
Ghadir alongside the Holy Quran
The members of the Islamic society think of the religion as the most primary principle in their life, and believe that if there is no religion, the life will be worthless. They believe that the only mean to glory and happiness in the world and the afterworld is religion and having relation with God. A Muslim tries to guide his path of life to the direction of religion and all his efforts are to apply the rules of God in his life.
By referring to the Holy Quran, we come across to cases that the meaning of the verses are not clear for the reader, and are somehow inexplicit and unspecific. Undoubtedly, many of the verses of the Quran about the rules of Islam are unspecific and general that no one can understand their meaning without an external help. For example, the statement:”Perform the Salat” (1) in the second chapter of the Holy Quran is unspecific. That means that no one can apprehend the details of performing the Salat (prayer), its conditions, the times of Salat, and the actions that will render it null, by himself, with only referring to this verse. Similarly, the verse “The right of God upon people is that they should intend for the house (and perform the Hajj)” (2) is unspecific as well. No one can apprehend the meaning of Hajj and its rituals that include hundreds of rules of Mighaat, Ihram, Tawaf (circumambulate), camping in Arafat, Mash’ar, and Mina, etc. Allah (SWT) has determined that the Holy Quran should be unspecific, and naturally its interpreter should be beside it, because the unspecific constitution would not be effective and useful without the interpreter beside it.
Now that the interpreter should be beside the Holy Quran as a clarification for its inexplicitness, obviously that person should be aware of all its truths and be free from error. During the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), he was the interpreter of the Holy Quran himself. God addresses the Great Prophet (PBUH&HP) and says: “We descended the remembrance (the Quran) upon you, so that you explain it for the people.” (3) The Holy Quran is for all the people, and it is revealed for their guidance; however, people need the explanation of the Prophet to understand the unspecific rules of it. If the Holy Quran was explicit for all, there was no need for an interpreter, and the statement “to explain for the people” was redundant, and in another verse it would not say “…when you do not have the knowledge of the truths of Quran, ask those who know.” (4)
This means that the Holy Quran has its own experts and Muslims should refer to them in order to find out its meanings. The expert (Ahl) of the Holy Quran and its clarifier is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) according to the statement “to explain for the people”.
According to the testimony of history and frequent (Mutawatir) narrations unanimously accepter by all Muslims, Eid al-Ghadir is the day in which the Great Prophet of Islam (PBUH&HP), who brought the Holy Quran and was its clarifier, introduced Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) as the Master and ruler of the Muslims. (5), (6)
The Muslims used to refer to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) as their master and religious leader in order to comprehend the concepts of the verses of the Holy Quran during his lifetime, likewise after his demise they should refer to the master introduced by him to get to the purposes of the verses of the Holy Quran.
The history of Islam and Islamic narrations are full of instances which Imam Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (PBUH), explained and clarified the divine verses of the Holy Quran. (7) Therefore one of the results of Ghadir is definition of Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) as the clarifier of the Holy Quran after the Prophet and the necessity to refer to him in order to resolve ambiguities of the Holy Quran. Now how do we act in order to resolve the ambiguities of the Holy Quran?
(The above is a selection from “Ghadir, the Proof for the Mastership of Amir al-M’minin Ali (PBUH)” by Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Dia’ Abadi, with changes)
Roshd website congratulates all Muslims and especially you dear friend, upon 18th of Dhi al-Hijjah, the anniversary of assigning Imam Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (PBUH), as the Master and Leader of Muslims.
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) said, “Indeed I am leaving with you two weighty things, the Book of Allah and my family.”
Considering the high position of the Holy Quran in Islam and its critical status among the Muslims, the Roshd website is planning to update a new section called Quran. We would like to ask you dear friend to inform us of your suggestions and comments via the Contact us section. We hope that we can present a better service with your valuable comments. So keep staying with us.
Roshd Islamic Shia Website
Footnotes:
1. The Holy Quran, (2:43)
2. The Holy Quran, (3:97)
3. The Holy Quran, (16:44)
4. The Holy Quran, (16:43)
5. You may refer to the article entitled as “The event of Ghadir and its Importance” if you are willing to know how the event and Hadith of Ghadir proves the Mastership of Imam Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH).
6. The Great Prophet of Islam (PBUH&HP) introduced Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) as his successor in clarifying the Holy Quran in many instances such as frequent Hadiths of Thaqalayn and Manzilah. Moreover, the Great Prophet (PBUH&HP) addressed the people in a part of his sermon on the day of Ghadir:
“I have left two precious things with you; one of them is more important than the other: the Book of Allah and my family. Then take care how you treat with them. Verily these two will never be separated till the resurrection day until they come to me at the pond (of Kawthar).” (Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihain, Hakim Neishaboori, vol. 9, The Section “Virtues of Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hadith No. 4553)
This narration is also mentioned in the Shia narration books with the same concept. The Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) introduced Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) as the knower of the Book of Allah and its interpreter and peer in different parts of his sermon on the day of Ghadir.
“By God whatever is deeply rooted in it (the Holy Quran), and the true meaning and the sense of it cannot be explained to man, except by this man that I am holding his hand high; now I announce that: ‘Whomsoever I am master to, so is this Ali to him master!’ And he is none but Ali, the son of Abi Talib, my brother, my successor and my help, whose Leadership’s Decree, has been sent to me from God, Almighty. O people! It is obvious that Ali and my pure descendants born in this family represent the minor precious thing, and the Qur'an represents major. Either of these two heralds, and relates to another, they are in harmony with one another: they will not separate from each other until they come to me at the pond of ‘Kawthar’ … O people! This is Ali, my brother, successor and so is he my [aide and] Knowledge keeper! And he is my successor for my people who, believe in me, and he is my successor who aids me in the interpretation of the Book of God, and he is the one who will invite people to that.” (Ihtijaj Tabarsi, vol. 1, p. 60)
7. Furthermore, Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) introduced himself as the owner of the knowledge of the Holy Quran. For example in one of his sermons he says:
“It is the Qur'an. If you ask it to speak it won't do so; but I will tell you about it. Know that it contains knowledge of what is to come about, stories of the past, cure for your ills and regulation for whatever faces you.” (Nahj al-Balaghah, sermon 157: About the Holy Prophet and the Holy Qur'an, al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 61)
The omniscient God has prescribed a thorough and perfect religion for guidance and growth of the people, and has introduced a leader to execute and explain this religion. Logically, this leader should be free from errors and faults, and on the other hand, he should be fully aware of all the truths and knowledge of the religion. Inevitably, this divine leader should have a comprehensive knowledge pertaining to the truths of the revelation and the Holy Quran. Since the Holy Quran is, in reality, the constitution of Islam and the source of the religious rules and knowledge.
In this place, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
"O Apostle! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if you don't do it, you have not delivered His message (at all); and Allah will protect you from the people ..." (Qur'an). It was around noon time in the first of the fall, and due to the extreme heat in that valley,
On this day the Messenger of Allah gave to moslems long speech.
The following is a part of his speech which has been widely narrated by the Sunni narrators:
Then the Messenger of Allah declared:
"Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"
People cried and answered: Yes, O' Messenger of God."
The Prophet [s] held up 'Ali's hand and said:
"For whomever I am his Leader (mawla), 'Ali is his Leader (mawla). [In some narrations the word used was wali rather than mawla -with the same implication].
The Prophet continued:
"O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."
These were the key parts of the speech of the Prophet. There are also more detailed versions of this sermon which are recorded by many Sunni authorities.
Immediately after the Prophet finished his speech, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
"Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favour upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion." (Qur'an 5:3)
After his speech, the Messenger of Allah asked everybody to give the oath of allegiance to 'Ali [a] and congratulate him. Among those who did so was 'Umar b. al-Khattab, who said:
"Well done Ibn Abi Talib! Today you became the Leader (mawla) of all believing men and women."
Ghadir Khum, It was a place where people from different provinces used to greet each other before taking different routes for their homes.
In this place, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
"O Apostle! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if you don't do it, you have not delivered His message (at all); and Allah will protect you from the people ..." (Qur'an). It was around noon time in the first of the fall, and due to the extreme heat in that valley,
On this day the Messenger of Allah gave to moslems long speech.
The following is a part of his speech which has been widely narrated by the Sunni narrators:
Then the Messenger of Allah declared:
"Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"
People cried and answered: Yes, O' Messenger of God."
The Prophet [s] held up 'Ali's hand and said:
"For whomever I am his Leader (mawla), 'Ali is his Leader (mawla). [In some narrations the word used was wali rather than mawla -with the same implication].
The Prophet continued:
"O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."
These were the key parts of the speech of the Prophet. There are also more detailed versions of this sermon which are recorded by many Sunni authorities.
Immediately after the Prophet finished his speech, the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
"Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favour upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion." (Qur'an)After his speech, the Messenger of Allah asked everybody to give the oath of allegiance to 'Ali [a] and congratulate him. Among those who did so was 'Umar b. al-Khattab, who said:
"Well done Ibn Abi Talib! Today you became the Leader (mawla) of all believing men and women."
Proximity, from Claim to Action
Abu Hamzah narrates from Imam Baqir (PBUH), that Prophet Adam (PBUH) ordered Abel and Kane to make a sacrifice (1). Abel was an animal husbandman, and Kane was a farmer. Abel brought one of his best bulls to the place of sacrifice, and Kane chose one cluster from the worst of what he had farmed. The sacrifice of Abel was accepted, and Kane’s was not. (2) God has told their story in the Holy Quran that:
“And recite to them the story of the two sons of Adam in truth; when each offered a sacrifice (to Allah), it was accepted from the one but not from the other …” (3)
Then the Satan told Kane, “Abel’s sacrifice was accepted, but yours was not. If you let him alive, in the future his descendants will brag your descendants. So Kane killed Abel.
When Kane returned to Prophet Adam (PBUH), Prophet Adam (PBUH) asked him, “Where is Abel?” Kane replied, “I don’t know! You hadn’t sent me for his protection!”
Prophet Adam (PBUH) went to search for Abel, and found his corpse, and cried for him for forty nights. Then Adam (PBUH) asked God to grant him a son. A son was born for him, and he called him Hibbat Allah (the gift of God).
Prophet Adam (PBUH) liked him very much. When the time of his prophethood came to an end, God revealed to him, ”O Adam! The time of your prophethood came to an end, and your time is passed. Now, the knowledge that is consigned to you, with faith, the Great Name, and the inheritance of the prophethood must remain with your descendants. Give them to your son Hibbat Allah …“(4)
When Habbat Allah buried Adam, Kane came to him and said, “I saw that Adam granted his knowledge to you, and not to me. And this was the knowledge that your brother Abel prayed with it so his sacrifice was accepted. I killed him to prevent him from having a descendant to boast my descendants saying that we are the sons of the one whose sacrifice was accepted, and you are the sons of the one whose sacrifice was not accepted …”
The story of the sons of Adam (PBUH) contains precious lessons for us. Usually in life, we are compelled to sacrifice our belongings for the sake of our more valuable things; however, sometimes we sink into routine daily life to the extent that we forget our precious things. At a time our best time and wealth were devoted to our Beloved, but now we have either changed our beloved or our values…
(The above is a selection taken from “Kamal al-Din”, by Sheikh Saduq (with some changes)) (5)
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Footnotes:
1. Qurban (sacrifice) is an action which causes the proximity to God.
2. The sign of acceptance of the sacrifice of Abel was that a lightning struck the sacrifice and burned it. Then Kane made a house for fire. He was the first one who made fire temple and said that he worships fire so that it accepts his sacrifice.
3. The Holy Quran, (5:27)
4. The verse of the Holy Quran mention that after Abel was killed, Kane was wondering what to do with his corpse. In the mean time he learned to bury a dead person from crow.
5. The above is selected from the Persian translation of Kamal al-Din by Late Scholar Kooh Kamare ei. The same narration is quoted in Kafi vol. 1, p. 214.
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