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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