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After understanding and acknowledging the message of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) in the heart, one must put it in practice in his/her life. Calling people toward the truth by self-practice is the most beautiful and the most effective method of propagating the truth, which protects the message on a practical level and keeps it alive in the community.
The covenant taken by the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) from all people who eventually hear the sermon includes the following verbal declarations:
1- We heard and understood the divine message concerning the authority and the rights of Molana ameerol Momineen Alimam Ali (PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and the Imams of his offspring.
2- We pledge our fealty to them by our hearts, our souls, our tongues, and our hands.
3- We are satisfied with the message and submit to it.
4- We will never deny it, nor will we break the covenant.
5- We will never doubt it.
6- We will obey it by our actions.
7- We will live and die with this belief.
8- We will never change nor replace its instructions.
9- We will convey it to our children, family, and friends, near or far.
10- We take Allah as witness to this covenant, and His Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), Allah’s Angels, His forces, and His servants, and anyone who obeyed it.
According to the saying of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), this covenant is taken by the order of Allah, and anyone who pledges his allegiance to him, Imam Ali, and the infallible Imams of his progeny according to the terms of the covenant has indeed pledged his allegiance to Allah, the mighty and the majestic. This fact is also verified by the Holy Quran.
The Messenger of Allah (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) stated that those who precede others in acknowledging their covenant with Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and the Imams after him and truly believe in their guardianship are those who succeed in attaining the gardens of bliss.
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One of the important differences that distinguishes Islam from all the early divine religions is that it states that it is the final religion of Allah. It offers the ultimate divine instructions for people in terms of beliefs and practices, and all its commandments and prohibitions are effective until the Day of Judgement. Believers of all generations are required to submit to the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) to achieve felicity. Allah states in the Holy Quran :
وَ ما كانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَ لا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَمْراً أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَ مَنْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلالاً مُبيناً.
“It is not permissible for a believer, man or woman, to exercise choice in a matter for which Allah and His Messenger issued a command. Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has surely strayed off (the path), a manifest straying.”[16]
وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِما أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الْكافِرُون.
“Whoever does not judge according to what Allah has sent down is a disbeliever.”[17]
يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا لا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَميعٌ عَليمٌ.
“O You who believe! Do not precede Allah and His Messenger; and be watchful of (your duties toward) Allah. Verily, Allah hears and knows all things.”[18]
فَلا وَ رَبِّكَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فيما شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لا يَجِدُوا في أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجاً مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَ يُسَلِّمُوا تَسْليماً.
“But no, by your Lord, they have not truly believed until they make you judge in all disputes between them, find in their souls no resistance against your decision, and submit (to you) with complete conviction.”[19]
يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا أَطيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ تَنازَعْتُمْ في شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ الرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ.
“O You who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those who are given authority from among you; and if you had a dispute in a matter, return it to Allah and His Messenger if you believe in Allah and the Last Day.”[20]
قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُوني يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَ اللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحيمٌ. قُلْ أَطيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ الرَّسُولَ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُحِبُّ الْكافِرينَ.
“Say, ‘If you truly love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and will forgive you your sins; and Allah is oft-forgiving and the most merciful.’ Say, ‘Obey Allah and His Messenger.’ But if they turn back, Allah loves not those who reject faith.” [21]
Therefore, it is necessary for a believer to follow all the sayings of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) which have reached us in the form of traditions. Opposing the traditions of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) means opposing Allah and disbelieving the above-mentioned verses of the Holy Quran. Weakening and disregarding the sayings of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) that have been handed down to us means believing that the Quranic verses, which require us to follow his sayings, are useless in our time.
Particularly, for such an important issue as the message of Ghadir Khum, rejecting it means believing that Allah and His Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) have failed to convey the message that, according to the Quran, if not conveyed, would be as if nothing of His religion was conveyed,[22] and religion would remain deficient and unsatisfactory in the sight of Allah.[23]
It is, therefore, our duty to acquire and learn this final message of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), to comply with what it entails, and to follow its directions.
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The sermon of Ghadeer Khom confirms the following rights and virtues of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali (PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and the Imams after him:
1- Allah has decreed absolute authority for them over the believers, and thus, just like the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), all their commands must be obeyed unconditionally.
2- Like the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), they have priority over people, and they have more rights over the believers than what they have over their own souls. They should be preferred over others (in position, sayings, ideas, commands, etc.) for Allah has preferred them.
3- Allah has made them the leaders of the believers and the medium of divine guidance after the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). They guide people towards the pleasure of Allah, keep them from His disobedience and His wrath, and lead them to Paradise.
4- Allah has made them the guardians of the faithful, who protect their close adherents from evil and misguidance.
5- They are the “Straight Path” of Allah, whom people are ordered to follow.
6- They have all the knowledge of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). Allah has placed the knowledge of everything in them. They are the inheritors of all branches of knowledge. Particularly, they possess the complete knowledge of religion. They are authorized to expound the religion and explain its commandments and prohibitions.
7- Allah has authorized them to interpret the Holy Quran and to explain its meaning after the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). No one knows its interpretations, its hidden warnings, and its mysteries except through them. They guide people to the truth of the Quran and call them to it.
8- They are the executors of the will of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) and the deputies of his affairs (Wasi). Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was the greatest in virtue and rank among the deputies of all the prophets (most of whom were prophets themselves) just as the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) was the greatest among all prophets (PBUT).
9- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) is the most virtuous amongst the creation of Allah so long as creation exists.
10- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was foremost in accepting Islam and worshipping Allah.
11- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) fought against the enemies of Allah by His command and was the greatest helper of religion.
12- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was the greatest aid and defender of the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). He fought on his behalf and offered his life as a sacrifice for him. His relation to the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) was that of Aaron to Moses (PBUT).
13- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) was the dearest and the closest to the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY). He is from the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY), and the Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) is from him. The Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) called him his brother.
14- The title of “the Commander of the Believers” exclusively belongs to him.
15- Allah and His Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) are pleased with him. All verses of the Holy Quran that express Allah’s satisfaction or praise in their ideal sense have been revealed about him.
16- The divine light, the divine guidance, and the divine leadership have been placed in Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the Imams from his descendants up to Imam Mahdi, the last divinely appointed Imam. The earth will never lack an Imam until the Day of Judgement.
17- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the Imams of his descendents are the trustees of Allah, His appointed judges, the vessels of divine knowledge[12], the greatest proofs of Allah among His creation, and His exhaustive arguments against them.
18- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the pure members of his progeny constitute one of the two weighty symbols besides the Holy Quran. If people adhere to both, they will be never misled. Each one of the two guides to the other and agrees with it.
19- Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali and the Imams of his progeny are the most learned about the religion. The lawful and unlawful things are only those that the book of Allah, the Messenger, and the Imams, have declared so, respectively.
20- The last Imam of his descendants, the Mahdi , shall establish the global kingdom of justice. He will revive Allah’s religion, and will overcome all religions and ideas. He will annihilate falsehood, will purify the earth from the enemies of Allah, will avenge the blood of all the friends of Allah, and will re-establish the rights of Allah, the Prophet , and his family.
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O people! Know that Allah has assigned him (that is to say Molana ammeerol Momineen, Ali) as a guardian and a leader for you,whose obedience is obligatory for the immigrants, the helpers, and those who follow them in goodness,and for everyone, whether nomad or city resident, Arab or non-Arab, free or slave,young or old, white or black, and for every monotheist.
His decree, that is to say Molana ammeerol Momineen, Ali's decree is to be carried out, his saying is sanctioned as law, and his command is effective. Cursed is whoever opposes him, blessed with mercy is whoever follows him, faithful is whoever acknowledges his virtues and rights.Indeed, Allah has covered him and those who listen to him and obey him with mercy and forgiveness.
O people! This is the last stand I make in this gathering; Thus, listen, obey, and submit to the command of your Lord, for Allah, the mighty and the majestic, is your master, then His Messenger, Muhammad, who is now addressing you, is your master. Then, after me, Ali is your master and your leader by the command of Allah, your Lord. Then, leadership shall be in my progeny, within his offspring, until the Day you meet Allah and His Messenger. Nothing is lawful except what Allah declared so in His book, as well as His Messenger, and them (That is to say, the twelve infallible Imams) and nothing is unlawful except Allah declared so in His book, as well as His Messenger, and them. for Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has informed me of the permissible and the forbidden things,and I have made known to him (That is to say, Molana ammeerol Momineen, Ali) what my Lord has taught me of His Book, the permissible, and the forbidden things.
O people! There is no knowledge except that Allah has kept its account in the heart of me,and I have recorded the details of all the knowledge that I was taught, in the heart of the leader of the pious,Ali (PEACE BE UPON HIM ). Certainly, there is no knowledge except that I have taught it to Ali, and he is the evident Imam whom Allah mentions in the Chapter of Yasin: “... And We have kept the detailed account of everything in an evident Imam.”.
O people! Do not stray from him, nor should you flee from him, nor should you refuse his guardianship and his authority, for he is the one who guides to truth and acts upon it, and crushes falsehood and proscribes it, accepting no blame, in the path of Allah, from any blamer. He is the first to believe in Allah and in His Messenger; and he is the one who offered his life as a sacrifice for the Messenger of Allah. I commanded him, on behalf of Allah, to sleep in my bed, and he did it to sacrifice himself for me. He was with the Messenger of Allah when no one among men worshipped Allah in the company of His Messenger other than him.
O people! Prefer him over all others, for Allah has indeed preferred him, and turn to him, for Allah has indeed appointed him as your guide.
O people! He is an Imam authorized by Allah, and Allah shall never turn to anyone in mercy who denies his authority, nor shall He ever forgive him;this is a decisive decree by Allah that He shall do so to anyone who opposes His command about him, and shall torment him with the most painful torment, which lasts forever and ever.
Hence, beware lest you oppose him, and thus, arrive at a fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
O people! By Allah, all early prophets and messengers have given the glad tiding of my advent. I am the seal of the prophets and the messengers, and the proof of Allah over all the creatures, of the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths. He who doubts this, is indeed a disbeliever, with the disbelief of the early era of ignorance. And he who doubts anything of what I have said this day, has doubted all that has been revealed to me. And anyone who doubts any of the Imams, has doubted them all, and anyone who doubts us, shall be in the Fire.
O people! Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has bestowed this virtue upon me out of His kindness and His grace. And there is no god but He. My praise is for Him forever and ever, and in all circumstances.
O people! Prefer Ali over all others, for he is the best of the people, men or women, after me so long as Allah sends down His sustenance and and so long as the creation exists.
Under curse and again under curse, under wrath and again under wrath, is he who rejects this saying of mine and does not does not agree with it. Certainly, Gabriel has informed me of this from Allah, the most high, Who also said: “Anyone who bears enmity against Ali and refuses his authority, for him shall be My curse and My wrath.”. Thus, every soul should look to what he has sent forth for the morrow. Be watchful of your duty towards Allah lest you should oppose Him and you foot should slip after its stability.
Verily, Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.
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O people! I have, indeed, explained for you and made you comprehend Allah's commandments, and it is this Ali that shall make you comprehend every issue after me.
Notice that at the end of my sermon, I shall call upon you to shake hands with me as the oath of allegiance to him and the recognition of his authority, and to shake hands with him afterwards.
I have, indeed, sworn allegiance to Allah, and Ali has sworn allegiance to me,and, on behalf of Allah, the mighty and the majestic, I require you to swear the oath of allegiance to him, for Allah says:“Verily those who pledge allegiance to you, they indeed pledge allegiance to Allah; the hand of Allah is over their hands.
Thus, anyone who violates his oath has indeed violated his own soul, and anyone who fulfills the covenant he has made with Allah, He shall soon grant him a great reward."
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O people! The greater and the lesser pilgrimages, and the mounts of assSafaa and alMarwa are among the emblems of Allah; Thus, whoever goes to visit the House in the season or at other times, he is not wrong if he repeatedly walks between the two mounts of assSafa and alMarwa.
O people! Do make pilgrimage to the House, for no members of a family went there except that they became free of need and received glad tidings!♦ None failed to go there except that they were impoverished.
O people! No believer stands at the standing place of the Arafat desert except that Allah forgives all his past sins until then. Thus, once his pilgrimage is over, recording his actions is resumed.
O people! The pilgrims shall be assisted, and their expenses shall be reimbursed,and Allah shall not waste the reward of those who do well.
O people! Perform pilgrimage to the House having perfected faith (with Walaya of Ali) and deep understanding (of religion), and do not leave the sacred visiting places except after repenting and desisting from all sins.
O people! Establish the prayers and pay the charity as Allah, the mighty and the majestic, commanded you. But, if time lapses and you fall short or forget, then Ali shall direct you and shall explain for you. He is the one whom Allah, the mighty and the majestic, appointed for you after me [as the trustee of His creation. He is from me and I am from him.
He and those who will succeed him from my progeny shall inform you of anything you ask about, and shall clarify what you do not know.
Certainly, the lawful and unlawful things are more than that I could enumerate, specify their limits, and urge to or advise against them each in this place.
Therefore, I was commanded to take an oath of allegiance and a covenant from you in accepting what I brought you from Allah, the mighty and the majestic, regarding Ali, the Commander of the Believers, and the executors of my affairs after him who are from me and from him,
O people! By this appointment I have directed you to every lawful deed and prohibited you from every unlawful deed.
And I shall never take my word back, nor shall I replace it.
Hence, remember and safeguard it, advise each other to it, and never substitute nor alter it.
I repeat the saying: Establish the prayers, pay the charity, enjoin the good deeds, and forbid the evil deeds.
Behold! The greatest case of enjoining righteous deeds is comprehending my saying, conveying it to whoever is not present, urging him to accept it, and advising him against violating it, for it is an order from Allah, the mighty and the majestic, and from me.
There is no value or effect for enjoining other recognized deeds and forbidding the detested deeds except with the recognition of an infallible leader.
O people! The Quran informs you that the Imams after him (That is to say Molana Ali) are his descendants, and I have already informed you that they are of me and of him, for Allah, the mighty and the majestic, says in His Book: “And He made that a Word enduring in his posterity” ; and I said: “You will never go astray so long as you adhere to both the Holy Quran and my progeny).”
O people! Observe piety! Observe piety! And be wary of the Hour as Allah, the mighty and the majestic, says: “Surely the convulsion of the Hour shall be a tremendous thing.”
Remember death, resurrection, reckoning, the scales of justice, and the call to account within the hands of the Lord of the worlds, and the reward and punishment.
Thus, whoever comes to the Day of Judgement with a righteous deed, shall be rewarded for it, and whoever comes with an unforgiven sin, shall not have any share in the gardens.
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Here are some statistical facts about the sermon:
- The Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) explicitly mentioned the name of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) in his sermon about forty times besides many more instances that he (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) referred to him by pronoun.
- He (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS PROGENY) repeatedly used the following titles for Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) in this sermon :
- Wali and Mawla (guardian) fifteen times.
- Imam (leader) twelve times.
- Amir (commander) seven times.
- Wasi (executor of the will and deputy of the affairs) seven times.
- Akh (brother) four times.
- Khalifa (successor) three times.
- Hadi (guide) three times.
- The Prophet explicitly mentioned the word Aemma (Imams), referring to the eleven Imams after Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ), nine times in his sermon.
- The sermon also refers to over one hundred verses of the Holy Quran concerning Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and his authority, his followers, and their enemies.
- The number of sentences categorized by some important subjects of the sermon is as follows:
- Over fifty sentences on the Walaya of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ).
- Twenty sentences about his virtues, yet stressing that it is impossible to enumerate all his virtues in the sermon.
- Twenty-five sentences about the followers (Shia) of Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and their enemies.
- Ten sentences on the Walaya of the Imams (PBUT) after him.
- Twenty sentences specifically about Imam Mahdi (PEACE BE UPON HIM ), the last divinely appointed Imam who will establish the divine government on earth at the end of time.
- Twelve sentences about the importance of the Quran, and introducing Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and his children as its exclusive authorized interpreters.
- Ten sentences on urging people to pledge their fealty to Molana Ameerol momenen Alimam Ali(PEACE BE UPON HIM ) and the Imams after him from his offspring.
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Being grateful to the benefactor for his favors is a matter of rational necessity. The wiser the servant, the more gratitude he expresses in words and actions to his master. Allah states in the Holy Quran:
وَ لَقَدْ آتَيْنا لُقْمانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ وَ مَنْ يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّما يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَ مَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَميد.
“We indeed bestowed wisdom upon Luqman: ‘Be grateful to Allah.’ Certainly, whoever is grateful does so to the profit of his own soul, but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is free of all wants and is abundantly praised.”[29]
In addition, the greater the favor, the more appreciation that is due. Divine guardianship (al-Walaya) is the greatest favor that Allah has bestowed upon His creation. The more gratitude that someone expresses to Allah by adhering to it, the more benefit he receives from it. On the other hand, the more someone rejects Allah’s mercy, the more he is entitled to His curse, which lies in the absence of His mercy and protection. Allah states:
لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزيدَنَّكُمْ وَ لَئِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذابي لَشَديد.
“If you are grateful, I will increase your (benefits from My favor); but if you show ingratitude, truly My torment is intense indeed.”[30]
On the anniversary of the event of Ghadir Khum, Imam al-Sadiq (PEACE BE UPON HIM ) praised and thanked Allah, saying:
اللَّهُمَّ سَمِعْنَا وَ أَطَعْنَا وَ أَجَبْنَا دَاعِيَكَ بِمَنِّكَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ غُفْرانَكَ رَبَّنا وَ إِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ بِرَسُولِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ صَدَّقْنَا وَ أَجَبْنَا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَ اتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فِي مُوَالَاةِ مَوْلَانَا وَ مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَخِي رَسُولِهِ وَ الصِّدِّيقِ الْأَكْبَرِ وَ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَى بَرِيَّتِهِ الْمُؤَيَّدِ بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ وَ دِينُهُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ عَلَماً لِدِينِ اللَّهِ وَ خَازِناً لِعِلْمِهِ وَ عَيْبَةِ غَيْبِ اللَّهِ وَ مَوْضِعِ سِرِّ اللَّهِ وَ أَمِينِ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَ شَاهِدِهِ فِي بَرِيَّتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّنا سَمِعْنا مُنادِياً يُنادِي لِلْإِيمانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنا فَاغْفِرْ لَنا ذُنُوبَنا وَ كَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئاتِنا وَ تَوَفَّنا مَعَ الْأَبْرارِ رَبَّنا وَ آتِنا ما وَعَدْتَنا عَلى رُسُلِكَ وَ لا تُخْزِنا يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ إِنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ فَإِنَّا يَا رَبَّنَا بِمَنِّكَ وَ لُطْفِكَ أَجَبْنَا دَاعِيَكَ وَ اتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ وَ صَدَّقْنَاهُ وَ صَدَّقْنَا مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ كَفَرْنَا بِالْجِبْتِ وَ الطَّاغُوتِ فَوَلِّنَا مَا تَوَلَّيْنَا وَ احْشُرْنَا مَعَ أَئِمَّتِنَا فَإِنَّا بِهِمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ مُوقِنُونَ وَ لَهُمْ مُسَلِّمُون ...
“O Allah! We listened, obeyed, and answered the caller from You due to Your favor. Thus, praise belongs to You. We seek Your forgiveness, our Lord, and towards Your (reward or punishment) is the eventual turn.[31] We believed in Allah, who is Unique and has no partner, believed in His Messenger, Muhammad, answered the caller of Allah and followed the Messenger in adhering to our master, the commander and the guardian of the believers, Ali Ibn Ali Talib. He is the servant of Allah, the brother of His Prophet, the most truthful, His exhaustive argument against His creation, the supporter of His Prophet, and His true and clear religion. He is a flag of the religion of Allah, the treasurer of His (issued) knowledge, the chest of what is hidden by Allah, the place of His secrets, and the trustee of Allah and His witness over His creation.
O Allah! We have heard the call of one calling (us) to faith, ‘Believe in Your Lord,’ thus we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our evil deeds, and take our souls in the company of the righteous. Our Lord! Grant us what You promised to us through Your messengers, and disgrace us not on the Day of Judgement, for You never break Your promise.[32]
Surely it was by Your favor and Your grace that we acknowledged the Prophet and the Commander of the Believers (Ali), and disbelieved in al-Jibt and al-Taghut.[33] Thus, keep us attached to what we have adhered to. Resurrect us with our Imams, for we believe in them, have confidence in their (authorities and virtues), and are submissive before them …”[34]
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In the name of Allah, the All Beneficent, the All Merciful.
Praise belongs to Allah Who is exalted above all the creation in His Oneness, and is near to His creation in His loneliness. Sublime is His authority, and great are the pillars of His names. His knowledge encompasses everything while He is lofty in status. He subdues all the creation through His power and evidence. He has always been praiseworthy and shall always be praised. He is the glorified Whose glory has no end. He begins and repeats the creation, and to Him all affairs are returned. He is the maker of what has been elevated (That is to say, heavens), the expander of what has been spread out (that is to say, the earth), and the dominator of the planets and the heavens.
He is holy and exalted above all purifications, the Lord of the angels and the spirit. He grants to all that He created. He prolongs His grace to all that He originated. He sees all eyes, and eyes do not see Him. He is generous, forbearing, and patient. He made His mercy encompass everything,and He favored them by His grace. He does not hasten His revenge,
nor does He take the initiative on what He knows they deserve of His punishment. He comprehends the secrets, and knows what the hearts conceal. Hidden things are not concealed from Him, nor do they make Him doubtful. He encompasses in knowledge and dominates everything, and has strength and power over everything.
Nothing is like Him, and He is the establisher of “the thing” when it was nothing. He is everlasting and free of need, who acts justly. There is no god but He, the mighty, the wise.
He is exalted beyond being grasped by visions, while He grasps all visions, and He is subtle, well aware of all things. None can reach His description by seeing Him, nor can anyone find out how He is, secretly or openly, and He is not known except by what Allah, the mighty and the majestic, has made as the signs of Himself.
I testify that He is Allah, Whose holiness overspreads all ages, Whose light overwhelms perpetuity. Who enforces His command without consulting an advisor. There is no partner with Him in His planning, nor is there any discrepancy in His management. He shaped whatever He originated without a preexisting model, and created whatever He created without getting assistance from anyone, burdening Himself, or having any need to find out a solution.
He originated it in His will, thus it came into being, and He formed it in His intention, thus it became distinct. So, He is Allah, the One that there is no god but He, Who is proficient in skill, and beautiful in action. He is the just Who never oppresses, and the most generous to Whom all affairs are referred. I further testify that He is Allah that before His magnificence everything is lowly, before His might everything is humble, before His power everything surrenders, and before His awe everything yields. He is the king of all domains, the turner of the heavenly bodies in their orbits, the dominator of the sun and the moon, each of which pursues its course to an appointed time. He makes night overtake day, and day overtake night, each one seeking the other rapidly He is the destroyer of every stubborn tyrant, and the annihilator of every rebellious Satan.
Neither has there been any opposing power beside Him, nor any peer. He is Unique and impenetrable. He never begets nor is He begotten, and none can ever be a match for Him.
He is the only God, the glorious Lord, Who wills, and thus carries out, Who intends, and thus decrees, Who knows, and thus takes into account. He causes death and gives life. He impoverishes and enriches. He makes men laugh and makes them weep. He brings near and drives away. He denies and grants. For Him is sovereignty, so is praise. In His hand is all goodness, and He is powerful to do everything. He lets night enter the day, and day enter night; there is no god but He, the mighty, the oft-forgiving.
He is the responder to supplication, open-handed in granting, the enumerator of breaths, and the Lord of the Jinn and the humans. Neither does anything bring difficulty for Him, nor does the cry of those who appeal for help annoy Him, nor does the insistence of those who insist exhaust Him or force Him to assent. He is Who protected the righteous, and gave success to the prosperous.
He is the guardian of the faithful, and the Lord of the worlds, Who deserves that all His creations thank Him and praise Him in any situation. I therefore praise Him and thank Him, in joy and sorrow, and in hardship and comfort. I believe in Him, His angels, His books, and His messengers. I listen to His command, obey Him, proceed towards whatever pleases Him, and submit to what He decreed, longing for His obedience and fearing His punishment, for He is Allah against Whose schemes no one should feel secure, nor should anyone be in fear of injustice from Him.
