Summary:

There was nothing but Allah^-azwj Alone, the One, the Indivisible, the Praiseworthy. Then Allah^-azwj Decided to Create, from His^-azwj Noor (Al-Noor – The Light) a Noor of His^-azwj Prophet^-saww and his^-saww progeny^-asws, and out of their^-asws love, Allah^-azwj Created His other Creations, i.e., the Paradise, the skies, the angels, the earth, the Prophets^-as. For example, see the following Hadith:

كنز، كنز جامع الفوائد و تأويل الآيات الظاهرة مِنْ كِتَابِ الْوَاحِدَةِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأُطْرُوشِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَحَدٌ وَاحِدٌ تَفَرَّدَ فِي وَحْدَانِيَّتِهِ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ فَصَارَتْ نُوراً ثُمَّ خَلَقَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ النُّورِ مُحَمَّداً ص وَ خَلَقَنِي وَ ذُرِّيَّتِي

(The books) ‘Kunz Jamie Al-Fawaid’ and ‘Taweel Al-Ayaat Al-Zaahira’ from the book ‘Al-Waahida’ – From Al-Hassan Bin Abdullah Al-Utrush, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al-Bajali, from Ahmad bin Muhammad Al Barqy, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Al Sumali, from;

Abu Ja’far^-asws (5^th Imam^-asws) has narrated that Amir-Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted is One, Unique in His^-azwj Oneness. Then Allah^-azwj Spoke a Word, so light (نورا) came into being. Then He^-azwj Created from that ‘النُّورِ’ (Light), the light of Muhammad^-saww, and Created me^-asws and my^-asws progeny.

ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ فَصَارَتْ رُوحاً فَأَسْكَنَهُ اللَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ النُّورِ وَ أَسْكَنَهُ فِي أَبْدَانِنَا

Then He^-azwj Spoke a Word, so a ‘رُوحاً’ (Spirit) came into being. Allah^-azwj Settled it (Sprit) in that ‘النُّورِ’ light, and Settled it in our^-asws bodies.

فَنَحْنُ رُوحُ اللَّهِ وَ كَلِمَاتُهُ وَ بِنَا احْتَجَبَ عَنْ خَلْقِهِ

Thus, we^-asws are ‘رُوحُ اللَّهِ’ the Spirit of Allah^-azwj, and ‘كَلِمَاتُهُ’ His^-azwj Word, and it is with us^-asws that He^-azwj Argues over His^-azwj creatures.

فَمَا زِلْنَا فِي ظُلَّةٍ خَضْرَاءَ حَيْثُ لَا شَمْسَ وَ لَا قَمَرَ وَ لَا لَيْلَ وَ لَا نَهَارَ وَ لَا عَيْنَ تَطْرِفُ نَعْبُدُهُ وَ نُقَدِّسُهُ وَ نُسَبِّحُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ خَلْقَهُ

So, we^-asws did not cease to be in the green shade when there was neither a sun, nor a moon, nor a night, nor a day, and we^-asws did not cease to worship Him^-azwj, and Extol His^-azwj Holiness, and Glorify Him^-azwj before He^-azwj Created His^-azwj creation. (Complete Hadith and a similar one are given in Appendix I)

In a Hadith e Qudsi, it is:

وَ قِيلَ لِلْحَبِيبِ ص لَوْلَاكَ‏ لَمَا خَلَقْتُ‏ الْأَفْلَاكَ‏

and Allah^-azwj said to the Beloved (Prophet Mohammed^-saww): Had it not been for you^-saww, I^-azwj would not have Created the skies.[1]

Allah^-azwj Says, Noor of Mohammed^-saww his progeny^-asws is from My^-azwj Noor:

مع: المكتب، عن الوراق، عن بشر بن سعيد، عن عبد الجبار بن كثير، عن محمد بن حرب الهلالي أمير المدينة، عن الصادق عليه السلام قال: إن محمدا ” وعليا ” صلوات الله عليهما كانا نورا ” بين يدي الله جل جلاله قبل خلق الخلق بألفي عام، وإن الملائكة لما رأت ذلك النور رأت له أصلا ” وقد انشعب منه شعاع لامع، فقالت: إلهنا وسيدنا ما هذا النور؟

Al-Maktab, from Al Waraq, from Bashr Bin Saeed, from Abdul Jabbar Bin Kaseer, from Muhammad Bin Harb Al Hilaly, the governor of Medina,

‘From Al-Sadiq^-asws having said: ‘Muhammad^-saww and Ali^-asws were both Noor in front of Allah^-azwj, Majestic is His^-azwj Majesty, before the Creation of the creation by two thousand years, and when the Angels saw that ‘النور’ (Noor), saw an origin for it, and the brilliant beams had spread out from it, they said, ‘Our God^-azwj and our Master! What is this ‘النور’ Noor?’

فأوحى الله عزوجل إليهم: هذا نور من نوري أصله نبوة وفرعه إمامة، فأما النبوة فلمحمد عبدي ورسولي، وأما الامامة فلعلي حجتي ووليي، ولولاهما ما خلقت خلقي .

Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed to them (angels): ‘هذا نور من نوري’ “This is a Noor from My^-azwj Noor. Its origin is Prophet-hood, and its branch is Imamate. As for the Prophet-hood, it is for Muhammad^-saww, My^-azwj servant, and My^-azwj Rasool^-saww; and as for the Imamate, it is for Ali^-asws, My^-azwj Divine Authority and My^-azwj Guardian, and had it not been for them^-asws both, I^-azwj would not have Created My^-azwj creatures’’.^[2]

Allah^-azwj Created Everything in the Love of Prophet Mohammed^-saww and his^-saww Progeny^-asws:

وَ رُوِيَ بِهَذِهِ الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْبَاقِرِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) ‏…..قَالَ يَا آدَمُ: «لَوْ لَا هَذِهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ مَا خَلَقْتُ‏ سَمَاءً مَبْنِيَّةً وَ لَا أَرْضاً مَدْحِيَّةً وَ لَا مَلَكاً مُقَرَّباً وَ لَا نَبِيّاً مُرْسَلًا وَ لَا خَلَقْتُكَ يَا آدَمُ

It is narrated, in a lengthy Hadith, from Imam Al-Sadiq^-asws, who has narrated from his^-asws father Al-Baqir^-asws: Prophet Adam^-as said (to Allah^-azwj): ‘My God^-azwj, did You^-azwj create a being before me^-as who is more honoured by You^-azwj than I^-as am?’ Allah^-azwj said: ‘O Adam, if it were not for these Names (of My^-azwj Beloveds^-asws), I^-azwj would not have Created anything, neither Constructed Heaven, nor Laid out the earth, nor angels of proximity, nor Sent Prophet, nor would I^-azwj have Created you, O Adam (an extract).[3]

عَنِ ابْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ هَانِي بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَحْمُودٍ الْعَبْدِيُ‏ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبِي أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بُطَّةَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ مَخْلَدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَرْثِ الْفِهْرِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي زَيْدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ

25 – Ibn Babuwayh, ‘We are informed by Abu Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Mahmoud Al Abdy, ‘We are informed by my father, ‘We are informed by Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Buttah, ‘We are informed by Abu Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab Bin Makhlad, ‘We are informed by Abu Al Hars Al Fihry, ‘We are informed by Abdullah Bin Ismail, ‘We are informed by Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Zayd Bin Muslim, from his father, from his grandfather, from Umar Bin Al Khattab who said,

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَمَّا أَكَلَ آدَمُ ع مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ إِلَّا رَحِمْتَنِي

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘When Adam^-as had eaten from the tree, he^-as raised his^-as head towards the sky. He^-as said: ‘I^-as ask You^-azwj by the right of Muhammad^-saww, please Mercy me^-as!’

فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ مَنْ مُحَمَّدٌ

Allah^-azwj Revealed to him^-as: “And (do you^-as know) who is Muhammad^-saww?”

فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ لَمَّا خَلَقْتَنِي رَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي إِلَى عَرْشِكَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ مَكْتُوبٌ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَعْظَمَ عِنْدَكَ قَدْراً مِمَّنْ جَعَلْتَ اسْمَهُ مَعَ اسْمِكَ

He^-as said: ‘Blessed is Your^-azwj Name! When You^-azwj Created me, I^-as raised my^-as head towards Your^-azwj Throne, and there, was inscribed in it: ‘There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-saww is Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj’, so I^-as knew that there isn’t anyone in Your^-azwj Presence of mightier worth than the one whose name You^-azwj have Made to be with Your^-azwj Name!’

فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَا آدَمُ إِنَّهُ لَآخِرُ النَّبِيِّينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ فَلَوْ لَا مُحَمَّدٌ مَا خَلَقْتُكَ‏.

Allah^-azwj Revealed to him^-as: “O Adam^-as! He^-saww is last of the Prophets^-as from your^-as offspring. Had it not been for Muhammad^-saww, I^-azwj would not have Created you^-as!’^[4]

وَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ آدَمُ ص يَا رَبِّ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ إِلَّا تُبْتَ عَلَيَّ

And by his chain, from Sa’ad Bin Abdullah, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al Khazzaz, from Abdullah Bin Sinan,

From Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘Adam^-as said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! By the right of Muhammad^-saww, and Ali^-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima^-asws, and Al-Hassan^-asws and Al-Husayn^-asws! Please Turn to me^-as (with Forgiveness)!’

فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهِ يَا آدَمُ وَ مَا عِلْمُكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ

Allah^-azwj the Exalted Revealed to him^-as: “O Adam^-as, and what is your^-azwj knowledge of Muhammad^-saww!?’

فَقَالَ حِينَ خَلَقْتَنِي رَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَرَأَيْتُ فِي الْعَرْشِ مَكْتُوباً مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

He^-as said: ‘When You^-azwj had Created me^-as, I^-as raised my^-as head and saw inscribed in the Throne: ‘Muhammad^-saww is Messenger^-saww of Allah^-azwj, Ali^-asws is Emir of the believers!’’^[5]

أَخْبَرَنَا السَّيِّدُ الْمُرْتَضَى بْنُ الدَّاعِي أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرٌ الدُّورْيَسْتِيُ‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْكُوفِيِّ أَخْبَرَنَا فُرَاتُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْكُوفِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الطَّائِفِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْوَاقِدِيِّ عَنِ الْهُذَيْلِ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ‏ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ

Al Sayyid Al Murtaza BinAal Da‘i informed us, who was informed by Ja‘far al Duraysti, from his father, from Abu Ja‘far Bin Babawayh, who was informed by Al Hasan Bin Muhammad Bin Sa‘id al Kufi, who was informed by Furat Bin Ibrahim al Kufi, who was informed by Al Hasan Bin Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad, who was informed by Ibrahim Bin al Fadl, who was informed by Al Hasan Bin Ali Al Za‘farani, who was informed by Sahl Bin Sinan, who was informed by Abu Ja‘far Bin Muhammad Bin Ali Al Ta’ifi, who was informed by Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Ishaq, from Al Waqidi, from al Hudhayl, from Makḥul, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah-azwj be Pleased with him), who said:

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ لَمَّا أَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى آدَمَ وَقَفَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَعَطَسَ فَأَلْهَمَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقَالَ يَا آدَمُ حَمِدْتَنِي‏ فَوَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي لَوْ لَا عَبْدَانَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخْلُقَهُمَا فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ مَا خَلَقْتُكَ‏

Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘When Allah^-azwj the Exalted Created Adam^-as, Paused him^-as in front of Him^-azwj. He^-as sneezed, so Allah^-azwj Inspired him^-as to praise Him^-azwj. He^-azwj Said: “O Adam^-as, you^-as have praised Me^-azwj! By My^-azwj Might and My^-azwj Majesty! Had it not been for two worshippers I^-azwj Want to Create in the end of times, I^-azwj would not have Created you^-as!”

قَالَ آدَمُ يَا رَبِّ بِقَدْرِهِمَا عِنْدَكَ مَا اسْمُهُمَا

Adam^-as said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! By their^-asws worth in Your^-azwj Presence! What are their^-asws names?’

فَقَالَ تَعَالَى يَا آدَمُ انْظُرْ نَحْوَ الْعَرْشِ

The Exalted Said: ‘O Adam^-as! Look towards the Throne!’

فَإِذَا بِسَطْرَيْنِ مِنْ نُورٍ أَوَّلُ السَّطْرِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ عَلِيٌّ مِفْتَاحُ الْجَنَّةِ

Behold, there were two sentences of light. The first sentence was: “There is no god except Allah^-azwj, Muhammad^-azwj is the Prophet^-saww of Mercy, and Ali^-azwj is the key of Paradise’.

وَ السَّطْرُ الثَّانِي آلَيْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي أَنْ أَرْحَمَ مَنْ وَالاهُمَا وَ أُعَذِّبَ مَنْ عَادَاهُمَا.

And the second sentence was: ‘I^-azwj have Sworn upon Myself^-azwj that I^-azwj shall Mercy the one befriending them^-asws and Punish the one being inimical to them^-asws!^[6]

وَ عَنِ ابْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ الْقُرَشِيُّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ اللُّؤْلُؤِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنِ الْخَيْبَرِيِ‏ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ص‏ اجْتَمَعَ وُلْدُ آدَمَ فِي بَيْتٍ فَتَشَاجَرُوا فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ خَيْرُ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ أَبُونَا آدَمُ‏ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ حَمَلَةُ الْعَرْشِ

And from Ibn Babuwayh, from his father, informed by Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Attar, informed by Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Malik, informed by Muhammad Bin Imran Al Qureyshi, from Al-Hassan Bin Al-Husayn Al Luluie, from Muhammad Bin Ismail Bin Bazie, from Al Khaybari, from Yunus Bin Zabyan who said,

‘Abu Abdullah^-asws having said: ‘The children of Adam^-as gathered in a house and they quarrelled. One of them said, ‘The best creature of Allah^-azwj was our father^-as Adam^-as!’; and one of them said, ‘The Angels of Proximity’; and one of them said, ‘Bearers of the Throne’.

إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ هِبَةُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ مَنْ يُفَرِّجُ عَنْكُمْ

Then Hibtullah^-as entered to them. One of them said, ‘There has come to you someone who will relieve you all!’

فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَقَالَ فِي أَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ كُنْتُمْ

He^-as greeted, then sat down. He^-as said: ‘Regarding which thing (discussion) were you in?’

فَقَالُوا كُنَّا نُفَكِّرُ فِي خَيْرِ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ

They said, ‘We were thinking regarding the best creature of Allah^-azwj!’, and they informed him^-as.

فَقَالَ اصْبِرُوا لِي‏ قَلِيلًا حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمْ

He^-as said: ‘Be patient for me^-as a while until I^-as return to you!’

فَأَتَى أَبَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي دَخَلْتُ عَلَى إِخْوَتِي وَ هُمْ يَتَشَاجَرُونَ فِي خَيْرِ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ فَسَأَلُونِي فَلَمْ يَكُنْ‏ عِنْدِي مَا أُخْبِرُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ اصْبِرُوا حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمْ

He^-as came to his^-as father^-as. He^-as said: ‘O father^-as! I^-as entered to see my^-as brothers, and they were quarrelling regarding the best creature of Allah^-azwj. They asked me^-as but there did not happen to be with me what I^-as could informed them with, so I^-as said, ‘Be patient for me^-as a little while until I^-as return to you!’

فَقَالَ آدَمُ ص يَا بُنَيَّ وَقَفْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى سَطْرٍ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْعَرْشِ مَكْتُوبٍ‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ خَيْرُ مَنْ بَرَأَ اللَّهُ‏.

Adam^-as said: ‘O my^-as son^-as! I^-as stood in front of Allah^-azwj, Majestic is His^-azwj Majesty. I^-as looked at a sentence upon the face of the Throne inscribed: ‘In the Name of Allah^-azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful! Muhammad^-as and Progeny^-asws of Muhammad^-saww are best of the ones Created by Allah^-azwj!’’^[7]

In the Hadith of the Cloak, Allah^-azwj Says:

فَقالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: يا مَلائِكَتي وَيا سُكَّانَ سَماواتي إِنّي ما خَلَقتُ سَماءً مَبنَّيةً وَلا أرضاً مَدحيَّةً وَلا قَمَراً مُنيراًوَلا شَمساً مُضيِئةً وَلا فَلَكاً يَدُورُ وَلا بَحراً يَجري وَلا فُلكاً يَسري إِلاّ في مَحَبَّةِ هؤُلاءِ الخَمسَةِ الَّذينَ هُم تَحتَ الكِساءِ، فَقالَ الأَمِينُ جِبرائِيلُ: يا رَبِّ وَمَنْ تَحتَ الكِساءِ؟ فَقالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: هُم أَهلُ بَيتِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَمَعدِنُ الرِّسالَةِ هُم فاطِمَةُ وَأَبُوها، وَبَعلُها وَبَنوها، فَقالَ جِبرائِيلُ: يا رَبِّ أَتَأذَنُ لي أَن أَهبِطَ إلىَ الأَرضِ لأِكُونَ مَعَهُم سادِساً؟ فَقالَ اللهُ: نَعَم قَد أَذِنتُ لَك

Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: “O My^-azwj Angels, and O dwellers of My^-azwj sky! I^-azwj did not Create the Raised sky, nor the Stretched earth, nor the luminous moon, nor the shining sun, nor the orbiting planets, nor the flowing oceans, nor the flowing of the ships, except for the Love of these^-asws five who are underneath the Cloak”. So the Trustworthy Jibraeel^-as said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! And who are underneath the Cloak?’ So Allah^-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: “They^-asws are the People^-asws of the Household of the Prophet-hood, and the Mines of the Messenger-ship. They^-asws are Fatima^-asws, and her^-asws father^-saww, and her^-asws husband^-asws and her^-asws two sons^-asws!” So Jibraeel^-as said: ‘O Lord^-azwj! Do You^-azwj Permit me^-as to descend to the earth and join them^-asws as the sixth one?’ So Allah^-azwj Said: “Yes! I^-azwj have Permitted you^-as![8] (An extract, see the Hadith in the Appendix II)

Appendix I: The Creation of the Noor

‘From Abu Ja’far^-asws: ‘‘Amir Al-Momineen^-asws said: ‘Allah^-azwj Blessed and Exalted is One, Unique in His^-azwj Oneness. Then Allah^-azwj Spoke a Word, so light (نورا) came into being. Then He^-azwj Created from that ‘النُّورِ’ (Light), the light of Muhammad^-saww, and Created me^-asws and my^-asws progeny.

Then He^-azwj Spoke a Word, so a ‘رُوحاً’ (Spirit) came into being. So Allah^-azwj Settled it (Sprit) in that ‘النُّورِ’ light, and Settled it in our^-asws bodies.

فَنَحْنُ رُوحُ اللَّهِ وَ كَلِمَاتُهُ وَ بِنَا احْتَجَبَ عَنْ خَلْقِهِ

Thus, we^-asws are ‘رُوحُ اللَّهِ’ the Spirit of Allah^-azwj, and ‘كَلِمَاتُهُ’ His^-azwj Word, and it is with us^-asws that He^-azwj Argues over His^-azwj creatures.

So we^-asws did not cease to be in the green shade when there was neither a sun, nor a moon, nor a night, nor a day, and we^-asws did not cease to worship Him^-azwj, and Extol His^-azwj Holiness, and Glorify Him^-azwj before He^-azwj Created His^-azwj creation.

وَ أَخَذَ مِيثَاقَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَ النُّصْرَةِ لَنَا وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى‏ وَ إِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَما آتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ كِتابٍ وَ حِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُصَدِّقٌ لِما مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ‏ يَعْنِي بِمُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ لَتَنْصُرُنَ‏ وَصِيَّهُ فَقَدْ آمَنُوا بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ لَمْ يَنْصُرُوا وَصِيَّهُ وَ سَيَنْصُرُونَهُ جَمِيعاً

And He^-azwj Took a Covenant with the Prophets^-as with the belief and the support for us^-asws, and that is in the Words of the Mighty and Majestic: And when Allah Took a Covenant of the Prophets: “When I have Given you from a Book and Wisdom – then a Rasool comes to you verifying to what is with you, you must believe in him, and you must help him” [3:81] – Meaning, ‘You (Prophets ^-as) must believe in Muhammad^-saww, and must help his^-saww successor^-asws’. So they believed in Muhammad^-saww and (but) did not help his^-saww successor^-asws, and they^-as will all be helping him^-asws altogether.

وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَخَذَ مِيثَاقِي مَعَ مِيثَاقِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِالنُّصْرَةِ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ فَقَدْ نَصَرْتُ مُحَمَّداً ص وَ جَاهَدْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ قَتَلْتُ عَدُوَّهُ وَ وَفَيْتُ اللَّهَ بِمَا أَخَذَ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الْمِيثَاقِ وَ الْعَهْدِ وَ النُّصْرَةِ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ لَمْ يَنْصُرْنِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِهِ وَ رُسُلِهِ لِمَا قَبَضَهُمُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ سَوْفَ يَنْصُرُونَنِي‏.

And that Allah^-azwj Took a Covenant along with the Covenant of Muhammad^-saww with the supporting of some of us^-asws for others. So I^-asws helped Muhammad^-saww (on behalf of all the Prophets^-as) and fought in front of him^-saww, and killed his^-saww enemies, and fulfilled for Allah^-azwj with what the Covenant was Taken from me^-asws, and the oath, and the help for Muhammad^-saww. And not one of His^-azwj Prophets^-as and His^-azwj Rasools^-as helped me^-asws, and that when Allah^-azwj Made them^-as to pass away, and soon they would all be helping me^-asws(during the Return)’’.^[9]

Hadith 2:

حدثنا محمد بن عيسى عن محمد بن شعيب عن عمران بن اسحق الزعفراني عن محمد بن مروان عن ابى عبد الله ع قال سمعته يقول خلقنا الله من نور عظمته ثم صور خلقنا من طينة مخزونة مكنونة من تحت العرش فاسكن ذلك النور فيه فكنا نحن خلقنا نورانيين لم يجعل لاحد في مثل الذى خلقنا منه نصيبا وخلق ارواح شيعتنا من ابداننا وابدانهم من طينة مخزونة مكنونة اسفل من ذلك الطينة ولم يجعل الله لاحد في مثل ذلك الذى خلقهم منه نصيبا الا الأنبياء والمرسلين فلذلك صرنا نحن وهم الناس وصار سائر الناس هجما في النار والى النار.

It has been narrated to us Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Shuaib, from Umran Bin Is’haq Al-Za’farany, from Muhammad Bin Marwaan who has narrated:

Abu Abdullah^-asws said: ‘Allah^-azwj Created us^-asws from the Light of His^-azwj Grandeur, then Caricatured^[10] our^-asws creation from the clay from the hidden stockpile from underneath the Throne. That Light dwelled in it. It was as if we^-asws had been created from two Lights. No one has been Made in the way in which we^-asws have been Created, and created the souls of our^-asws Shiites from our^-asws bodies, and their bodies from the clay from the hidden stockpile of the clay lower than that, and Allah^-azwj has not Made anyone else in that way except for the Prophets^-as and the Messengers^-as, and that is why we^-asws are what we^-asws are and they are the people who will become the rest of the people attacked by the Fire and to the Fire.’^[11]

Appendix II: Hadith of the Cloak

حَدِيثُ اَلكِسَاء

HADEETH OF THE CLOAK

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH^-AZWJ THE BENEFICENT THE MERCIFUL

عَنْ جَابر بن عَبْدِ اللهِ الأنْصَاري عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهراءِ عَلَيهَا السَّلامُ بِنتِ رَسُول اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم) قَالَ سَمِعْتُ فاطِمَةَ أَنِّها قالَت: دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ أبي رَسُولُ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم) فِي بَعضِ الأيَّامِ فَقَالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيكِ يا فاطِمَةُ، فَقُلتُ عَلَيكَ السَّلامُ، قالَ: إنّي أَجِدُ في بَدَني ضُعفاً، فَقُلتُ لَهُ: أُعِيذُكَ باللهِ يا أَبَتاهُ مِنَ الضُّعفِ فَقَالَ: يا فاطِمَةُ إِيتيني بِالكِساءِ اليَمانِيِّ فَغَطّينِي بهِ. فَأَتَيتُهُ بِالكِساءِ اليَمانِيِّ فَغَطّيتُهُ بِهِ وَصِرتُ أَنظُرُ إِلَيهِ وَإِذا وَجهُهُ يَتَلألأ كَأَنَّهُ البَدرُ فِي لَيلَةِ تمامِهِ وَكَمالِهِ،

From Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansary,

(It has been narrated) from (Syeda) Fatima Al-Zahra^-asws, daughter of Rasool-Allah^-saww. (Jabir) said, ‘I heard (Syeda) Fatima^-asws that she^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww came over to me^-asws during one of the days, so he^-saww said: ‘Peace be upon you^-asws, Fatima^-asws’. So, I^-asws said: ‘And upon you^-saww be peace!’ He^-saww said: ‘I^-saww find weakness in my^-saww body’. So I^-asws said: ‘I^-asws seek Refuge for you^-saww with Allah^-azwj, O father^-saww, from the weakness’. So, he^-saww said: ‘O Fatima^-asws! Come to me^-saww with the Yemeni Cloak and cover me^-saww with it’. So, I^-asws came with the Yemeni Cloak and covered him^-saww with it, and went on to look at him^-as, and his^-saww face was sparkling like the moon on the night of completeness and perfection.

فَما كَانَت إِلاّ ساعَةً وإذا بوَلَدِيَ الحَسَنِ قَد أَقبَلَ وَقالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيكِ يا أُمّاهُ، فَقُلتُ: وَعَلَيكَ السَّلامُ يا قُرَّةَ عَيِني وَثَمَرَةَ فُؤادِي، فَقالَ: يا أُمّاهُ إِنّي أَشَمُّ عِندَكِ رائِحَةً طَيِّبَةً كَأَنَّها رائِحَةُ جَدِي رَسُولِ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم) فَقُلتُ: نَعَم إِنَّ جَدَّكَ تَحتَ الكِساء، فَأَقبَلَ الحَسَنُ نَحوَ الكِساء وَقالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيكَ يا جَدَّاهُ يا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَأذَنُ لي أَن أَدخُلَ مَعَكَ تَحتَ الكِساءِ؟ فَقالَ: وَعَلَيكَ السَّلامُ يا وَلَدِي وَيا صاحِبَ حَوضِي قَد أَذِنتُ لَكَ، فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ تَحتَ الكِساءِ.

It was only a while when my^-asws son^-asws Al-Hassan^-asws came over and said: ‘Peace be upon you^-asws O mother^-asws! I^-asws said: ‘And upon you^-asws be peace, O delight of my^-asws eyes and fruit of my^-asws heart’. Al-Hassan^-asws said: ‘O mother^-asws! I^-asws smell in your^-asws presence a pleasant fragrance, like the aroma of my^-asws grandfather^-saww Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ I^-asws said: ‘Yes! Your^-asws grandfather^-saww is underneath the Cloak’. Al-Hassan^-asws came near the Cloak and said: ‘Peace be upon you^-saww, O grandfather^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Do you permit me^-asws to enter to be with you^-saww underneath the Cloak?’ Rasool Allah^-saww said: ‘And upon you^-asws be peace, O my^-saww son^-asws, and O Master of the Fountain! I^-saww have permitted you^-asws’. So, he^-asws entered to be with him^-saww underneath the Cloak.

فَما كانَت إِلاّ سَاعَةً وَإِذا بِوَلَدِيَ الحُسَينِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَدْ أَقبَلَ وَقال: السَّلامُ عَلَيكِ يا أُمّاهُ، فَقُلتُ: وَعَلَيكَ السَّلامُ يا قُرَّةَ عَيِني وَثَمَرَةَ فُؤادِي، فَقالَ لِي: يا أُمّاهُ إِنّي أَشَمُّ عِندَكِ رائِحَةً طَيِّبَةً كَأَنَّها رائِحَةُ جَدِي رَسُولِ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم) فَقُلتُ: نَعَم إِنَّ جَدَّكَ وَأَخاكَ تَحتَ الكِساءِ، فَدَنَا الحُسَينُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) نحوَ الكِساءِ وَقالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيكَ يا جَدَّاهُ السَّلامُ عَلَيكَ يا مَنِ اختارَهُ اللهُ أَتَأذَنُ لي أَن أَكونَ مَعَكُما تَحتَ الكِساءِ؟ فَقالَ: وَعَلَيكَ السَّلامُ يا وَلَدِي وَيا شافِع أُمَّتِي قَد أَذِنتُ لَكَ، فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُما تَحتَ الكِساء

It was only a while when my^-asws son^-asws Al-Husayn^-asws came over and said: ‘Peace be upon you^-asws, O mother^-asws!’ I^-asws said: ‘And upon you^-asws be peace, O my^-asws son^-asws, and O delight of my^-asws eyes and fruit of my heart’. Al-Husayn^-asws said to me^-asws: ‘I^-asws smell in your^-asws presence a pleasant fragrance like the aroma of my^-asws grandfather Rasool-Allah^-saww!’ I^-asws said: ‘Yes! Your^-asws grandfather^-saww, and your^-asws brother^-asws are underneath the Cloak. Al-Husayn^-asws approached to be near the Cloak and said: ‘Peace be upon you^-saww O grandfather^-saww. Peace be upon you^-saww O one Chosen by Allah^-azwj. Do you^-saww permit me^-asws that I^-asws come to be with the both of you^-asws underneath the Cloak?’ So he^-saww said: ‘And upon you^-asws be peace, O my^-saww son^-asws, and O interceder of my^-saww community, I^-saww have permitted you^-asws’. Al-Husayn^-asws entered to be with them both underneath the Cloak.

فَأَقبَلَ عِندَ ذلِكَ أَبو الحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بنُ أَبي طالِبٍ وَقال: السَّلامُ عَلَيكِ يا بِنتَ رَسُولِ اللهِ، فَقُلتُ: وَعَلَيكَ السَّلامُ يا أَبَا الحَسَن وَيا أَمِيرَ المُؤمِنينَ. فَقالَ: يا فاطِمَةُ إِنّي أَشَمُّ عِندَكِ رائِحَةً طَيِّبَةً كَأَنَّها رائِحَةُ أَخي وَابِنِ عَمّي رَسُولِ اللهِ، فَقُلتُ: نَعَم ها هُوَ مَعَ وَلَدَيكَ تَحتَ الكِساءِ، فَأقبَلَ عَلِيٌّ نَحوَ الكِساءِ وَقالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيكَ يا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَأذَنُ لي أَن أَكُونَ مَعَكُم تَحتَ الكِساءِ؟ قالَ لَهُ وَعَلَيكَ السَّلامُ يا أَخِي وَيا وَصِيّيِ وَخَلِيفَتِي وَصاحِبَ لِوائِي قَد أَذِنتُ لَكَ، فَدَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ تَحتَ الكِساءِ

So, during that, Abu Al-Hassan Ali^-asws Bin Abu Talib^-asws came over and said: ‘Peace be upon you^-asws, O daughter^-asws of Rasool-Allah^-saww’. I^-asws said: ‘And upon you^-asws be peace, O Abu Al-Hassan^-asws, and O Amir-ul-Momineen^-asws!’ (Imam) Ali^-asws said: ‘O Fatima^-asws! I^-asws smell in your^-asws presence a pleasant fragrance like the aroma of my^-asws brother^-saww, and son^-saww of my^-asws uncle^-as Rasool-Allah^-saww’. I^-asws said: ‘Yes!’ Here he^-saww is along with your^-asws two sons^-asws underneath the Cloak’. Ali^-asws went near to the Cloak and said: ‘Peace be upon you^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Do you^-saww permit me^-asws that I^-asws come to be with you^-asws all underneath the Cloak?’ He^-saww said to him^-asws: ‘And upon you^-asws be peace, O my^-saww brother^-asws, and O my^-saww successor^-asws, and my^-saww Caliph! I^-saww have permitted you^-asws’. Ali^-asws entered to be underneath the Cloak’.

ثُمَّ أَتَيتُ نَحوَ الكِساءِ وَقُلتُ: السَّلامُ عَلَيكَ يا أبَتاهُ يا رَسُولَ الله أَتأذَنُ لي أَن أَكونَ مَعَكُم تَحتَ الكِساءِ؟ قالَ: وَعَليكِ السَّلامُ يا بِنتِي وَيا بَضعَتِي قَد أَذِنتُ لَكِ، فَدَخَلتُ تَحتَ الكِساءِ

Then I^-asws came near the Cloak and I^-asws said: ‘Peace be upon you^-saww, O father^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Do you^-saww permit me^-asws that I^-asws come to be with you^-asws all underneath the Cloak?’ He^-saww said: ‘And upon you^-asws be peace, O my^-saww daughter^-asws, and O part of me^-saww. I^-saww have permitted you^-asws’. So I^-asws entered to be underneath the Cloak’.

فَلَـمَّا اكتَمَلنا جَمِيعاً تَحتَ الكِساءِ أَخَذَ أَبي رَسُولُ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم) بِطَرَفَيِ الكِساءِ وَأَومَأَ بِيَدِهِ اليُمنى إِلىَ السَّماءِ وقالَ: اللّهُمَّ إِنَّ هؤُلاءِ أَهلُ بَيتِي وخَاصَّتِي وَحَامَّت، لَحمُهُم لَحمِي وَدَمُهُم دَمِي، يُؤلِمُني ما يُؤلِمُهُم ويَحزُنُني ما يُحزِنُهُم، أَنَا حَربٌ لِـمَن حارَبَهُم وَسِلمٌ لِـمَن سالَـمَهُم وَعَدوٌّ لِـمَن عاداهُم وَمُحِبٌّ لِـمَن أَحَبَّهُم، إنًّهُم مِنّي وَأَنا مِنهُم فَاجعَل صَلَواتِكَ وَبَرَكاتِكَ وَرَحمَتكَ وغُفرانَكَ وَرِضوانَكَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَيهِم وَأَذهِب عَنهُمْ الرِّجسَ وَطَهِّرهُم تَطهِيراً

When we^-asws were all complete underneath the Cloak, my^-asws father^-saww grabbed a part of the Cloak and raised his^-saww right hand towards the sky, and said: ‘O Allah^-azwj! These are the People^-asws of my^-saww Household, and my^-saww special ones, my^-saww supporters. Their^-asws flesh is my^-saww flesh, and their^-asws blood is my^-saww blood. And it hurts me^-saww what hurts them^-asws, and it grieves me^-saww what grieves them^-asws. I^-saww am at war with the ones who are at war with them^-asws, and at peace with the ones who are peaceful with them^-asws, and an enemy to the ones who are inimical to them^-asws, and love the ones who love them^-asws. They^-asws are from me^-saww and I^-saww am from them^-asws. Therefore, Make Your^-azwj Benedictions, and Your^-azwj Blessings, and Your^-azwj Mercy, and Your^-azwj Forgiveness to be upon me^-saww and upon them^-asws, and Keep away the uncleanness from them^-asws, and Keep them Purified with a perfect Purification’.

فَهَبَطَ الأَمِينُ جِبرائِيلُ وَقالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيكَ يا رَسُولَ اللهِ، العَلِيُّ الأَعلَى يُقرِئُكَ السَّلام، وَيَخُصُّكَ بِالتًّحِيَّةِ وَالإِكرَامِ وَيَقُولُ لَكَ: وَعِزَّتي وَجَلالي إِنّي ما خَلَقتُ سَماءً مَبنيَّةً ولا أَرضاً مَدحِيَّةً وَلا قَمَراً مُنِيراً وَلا شَمساً مُضِيئَةً ولا فَلَكاً يَدُورُ ولا بَحراً يَجري وَلا فُلكاً يَسري إِلاّ لأجلِكُم وَمَحَبَّتِكُم، و َقَد أَذِنَ لي أَن أَدخُلَ مَعَكُم، فَهَل تَأذَنُ لي يا رَسُول اللهِ؟ فَقالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم): وَعَلَيكَ السَّلامُ يا أَمِينَ وَحيِ اللهِ، إِنَّهُ نَعَم قَد أَذِنتُ لَكَ، فَدَخَلَ جِبرائِيلُ مَعَنا تَحتَ الكِساءِ، فَقالَ لأِبي: إِنَّ اللهَ قَد أَوحى إِلَيكُم يَقولُ إنَّما يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطهِّرَكُمْ تَطهِيرا

So, the Trustworthy Jibraeel^-as descended and said: ‘Peace be upon you^-saww, O Rasool-Allah^-saww! The Highest of the High Coveys the Greetings to you^-saww, and Specialises you^-saww with the Tribute and Honour, and is Saying to you^-saww: “By My^-azwj Honour and My^-azwj Majestic! I^-azwj did not Create the Raised sky, nor the Stretched earth, nor the luminous moon, nor the shining sun, nor the orbiting planets, nor the flowing oceans, nor the flowing of the ships, except for your^-asws Sake and your^-asws Love”, and has Permitted me^-as that I^-as should enter to be with you^-asws all. So, do you^-saww permit me^-as, O Rasool-Allah^-saww?’ So Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘And upon you^-as be peace, O Trustee of the Revelations of Allah^-azwj! It (the answer) is yes! I^-saww have permitted you^-as’. So Jibraeel^-as entered to be with us^-asws underneath the Cloak. So he^-as said to my^-asws father^-saww: ‘Allah^-azwj has Revealed unto you^-saww and is Saying [33:33] But rather, Allah Desires to Keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and Keep you Purified with a (perfect) Purification’.

فَقالَ: عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) لأَبِي: يا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخبِرنِي ما لِجُلُوسِنا هَذا تَحتَ الكِساءِ مِنَ الفَضلِ عِندَ اللهِ؟ فَقالَ النَّبيُّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم): وَالَّذي بَعَثَنِي بِالحَقِّ نَبِيّاً وَاصطَفانِي بِالرِّسالَةِ نَجِيّاً، ما ذُكِرَ خَبَرُنا هذا فِي مَحفِلٍ مِن مَحافِل أَهلِ الأَرَضِ وَفِيهِ جَمعٌ مِن شِيعَتِنا وَمُحِبِيِّنا إِلاّ وَنَزَلَت عَلَيهِمُ الرَّحمَةُ، وَحَفَّت بِهِمُ الـمَلائِكَةُ وَاستَغفَرَت لَهُم إِلى أَن يَتَفَرَّقُوا. فَقالَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام): إذَاً وَاللهِ فُزنا وَفازَ شِيعَتنُا وَرَبِّ الكَعبَةِ

(Imam) Ali^-asws said to my^-asws father^-saww: ‘O Rasool-Allah^-saww! Inform me^-asws, what merit is there for those seated underneath the Cloak, in the Presence of Allah^-azwj?’ So the Prophet^-saww said: ‘By the One^-azwj Who Sent me^-saww with the Truth as a Prophet^-saww, and Chose me^-saww with the Noble Message, there will not be mentioned this Hadeeth of ours^-asws in a gathering of the gatherings of the earth, wherein will be gathered our^-asws Shias and those that love us^-asws, except that the Mercy would descend upon them, and the Angels would surround them, and seek Forgiveness for them until they disperse’. So Ali^-asws said: ‘Then, by Allah^-azwj, we^-asws have succeeded, and our^-asws Shias have succeeded, by the Lord^-azwj of the Kabah!’.

فَقالَ أَبي رَسُولُ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه وسَلَّم): يا عَلِيُّ وَالَّذي بَعَثَني بِالحَقِّ نَبِيّاً وَاصطَفاني بِالرِّسالَةِ نَجِيّاً ما ذُكِرَ خَبَرُنا هذا في مَحفِلٍ مِن مَحافِلِ أَهلِ الأَرضِ وَفِيهِ جَمعٌ مِن شِيعَتِنا وَمُحِبّيِنا وَفِيهِم مَهمُومٌ إِلا ّوَفَرَّجَ اللهُ هَمَّهُ وَلا مَغمُومٌ إِلاّ وَكَشَفَ اللهُ غَمَّهُ وَلا طالِبُ حاجَةٍ إِلاّ وَقَضى اللهُ حاجَتَهُ

My^-asws father^-saww, Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘O Ali^-asws! By the One^-azwj Who Sent me^-saww with the Truth as a Prophet^-saww, and Chose me^-saww with the Noble Message, there will not be mentioned this Hadeeth of ours^-asws in a gathering of the gatherings of the earth, wherein will be gathered our^-asws Shias and those that love us^-asws, and among them would be anxious ones, except that Allah^-azwj would Relieve them from their anxiety, nor would there be any saddened ones, except that Allah^-azwj would remove their sadness from them, nor any seekers of needs, except that Allah^-azwj would Fulfil their needs’.

فَقالَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام): إذَاً وَاللهِ فُزنا وَسُعِدنا، وَكَذلِكَ شِيعَتُنا فَازوا وَسُعِدوا في الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَرَبِّ الكَعبَةِ.

(Imam) Ali^-asws said: ‘Then we^-asws succeed and are happy, and similar to that are our^-asws Shias who have succeeded and would be happy in the world and the Hereafter, by the Lord^-azwj of the Kabah!’ And Praise is due to Allah^-azwj the Lord^-azwj of the Worlds’.^[12]

[1] بحار الأنوار (ط – بيروت)، ج‏16، ص: 406

[2] Bihar Al Anwaar – V 12, The book of our Prophet^saww, Ch 1 H 13

[3] الهداية الكبرى، ص: 98

[4] Qasas Al Anbiya^-as – H 25 and بحار الأنوار( 11/ 181)، برقم:( 33) و( 16/ 367)، برقم:( 73).

[5] Qasas Al Anbiya^-as – H 26 and بحار الأنوار( 11/ 181)، برقم:( 34).

[6] Qasas Al Anbiya^-as – H 27 (and) بحار الأنوار( 11/ 114)، برقم:( 39) و( 27/ 6)، برقم:( 12).

[7] Qasas Al Anbiya^-as – H 28 (and) بحار الأنوار( 11/ 114)، برقم:( 4) و( 26/ 282- 283)، برقم:( 37).

[8] عوالم العلوم و المعارف والأحوال من الآيات و الأخبار و الأقوال (مستدرك سيدة النساء إلى الإمام الجواد، ج‏11-قسم-2-فاطمةس، ص: 930

نصّ حديث الكساء الشريف المقدّس سندا و متنا

[9] Bihar Al Anwaar – V 26, The book of Imamate, P 5 Ch 6 H 51

[10] Veiled us^asws in the outfit of human flesh

[11] Al-Basaair ul Darrajat, Chapter 10, H. 3.

[12] عوالم العلوم و المعارف والأحوال من الآيات و الأخبار و الأقوال (مستدرك سيدة النساء إلى الإمام الجواد، ج‏11-قسم-2-فاطمةس، ص: 930

نصّ حديث الكساء الشريف المقدّس سندا و متنا

Allah-azwj Says, Noor of Mohammed-saww his progeny-asws is from My-azwj Noor:

Allah-azwj Created Everything in the Love of Prophet Mohammed-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws:

Appendix I: The Creation of the Noor

Appendix II: Hadith of the Cloak

Allah^-azwj Says, Noor of Mohammed^-saww his progeny^-asws is from My^-azwj Noor:

Allah^-azwj Created Everything in the Love of Prophet Mohammed^-saww and his^-saww Progeny^-asws: