Believers Ali and the Righteous/
Guiding Imams from his loins.
him, so he left it and there was no
determination in him, regarding
became confirmed to those five
regarding the Mahdi. And Adam had
During the talk to him: he said:
‘How do I accept the Wilayah
(authority) of someone I have never
seen or known?’ And he left while
being displeased. So He inspired to
them that they are as such. Rather,
Uli Al-Azm (The companions of
determination) were called Uli AlAzm because a covenant was taken
upon them regarding Muhammad
no determination to admit him. And
that His, The Almighty, saying: {And
We had already taken a promise
from Adam before, but he forgot;
and We found not in him
me: "Swallow Yunus, and do not
weaken/break his bones". So he
stayed in my belly for forty
mornings, touring the seas with me,
in three darknesses, while calling:
and the vicegerents after him and
the Mahdi and his path so their
determination gathered upon [the
fact that] this is as such and
admitting that.” [Basa'ir Al-Darajat
determination.} {The Holy Qur’an
"Verily There is no God except for
you, Glory be to You. Verily, I have
been of the wrongdoers" Verily I
have accepted the Wilayah
(authority) of Ali and the Righteous/
page 90].
(pbuh): “That the Prophet (pbuh &
Abu Ja'far (pbuh) said: “Then the
his family) said: ‘No one should say:
covenant was taken upon the
prophets, so He said: "Am I not
your Lord? And is not this
Muhammad My Messenger? And is
I am better than Yunus son of
Matta (pbuh).’” Bihar Al Anwar:V.
Guiding Imams from his sons. So
not this Ali the Prince of the
when he believed in your Wilayah
Believers? They said:Yes. So prophet(authority), my Lord commanded
me to throw him on the sea shore." hood was confirmed to them, and
So Imam Zain Al-'Abideen said: "Go the covenant was taken upon Uli AlAzm that I am your Lord, and
back to your shelter O Whale". Then
the water of the sea became on the Muhammad is My Messenger, and
Ali is the Prince of the Believers,
same level.) [Manaqib Al' Abi Talib
by Ibn Shahr Ashob, volume 3, page and his vicegerents after him (pbut)
are the guardians of My matter
281. Qisas Al-Anbiyaa' by Al-Jaza'iri
and the container of my
page 493]
Knowledge, and that by Al-Mahdi I
shall grant victory to My religion
authority of Abi Ja’far (pbuh)
and make My State apparent and
regarding the saying of Allah,
Glorified and Exalted: {And We had take revenge from My enemies, and
already taken a promise from Adam be worshiped willfully or by force.
before, but he forgot; and We found So they said: We have admitted, O
our Lord, and we have bore witness
not in him determination.}, he
(pbuh) said: “He promised regarding to that. Adam did not deny neither
did he admit. So determination
Muhammad and the Imams after
[3] – [Narrated]
from Jabir on the
Surat Ţāhā (Ta-Ha): 115}. He
said: Rather it is him: so he left...”
Al-Kafi volume 2, page 8
[4] – [Narrated]
from Abi Abdullah
14, P. 392.
[5] – Al
Kafi:V. 1, P. 401, Hadith No.
1.
[6] – [Narrated]
from son of Abbas
that he said: “… then verily Elias
(Elijah) came down and hid from
the mother of Yunus son of Matta
for six months, and Yunus was a
baby born, then he returned to his
place, and he did not remain except
for a short time until her son died
after she was done with breastfeeding him (after he was weaned).
So the calamity became great, and
she went out calling for Elijah, and
the Mountains softened until she
found Elijah, so she said: "I have
become sorrowful because of the
death of my son, And Allah The
Exalted inspired me to intercede by
you towards him so that He may