The Path, The Doctrine
نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِنْ لَبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا {104}
We are more Knowing with what they are saying, when the best of them in mannerisms would be saying, ‘You only remained for a day’ [20:104]
وَأَنْ لَوِ اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُمْ مَاءً غَدَقًا {16}
And if they are steadfast upon ‘الطَّرِيقَةِ’ the right Way, We (Allah) would Quench them (with) abundant water [72:16]
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَ أَنْ لَوِ اسْتَقامُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْناهُمْ ماءً غَدَقاً قَالَ يَعْنِي لَوِ اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى وَلَايَةِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ ( عليهم السلام ) وَ قَبِلُوا طَاعَتَهُمْ فِي أَمْرِهِمْ وَ نَهْيِهِمْ لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُمْ مَاءً غَدَقاً
Ahmad Bin Mihran, from Abdul Azeem Bin Abdullah Al Hasany, from Musa Bin Muhammad, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from the one who mentioned it,
(It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far-asws regarding the Words of the Exalted: And if they are steadfast upon the right Way, We would Quench them (with) abundant water [72:16]. He-asws said: ‘It Means if they (people) were to be steadfast upon the Wilayah of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and the successors-asws from his-asws sons-asws, and accept to be in their-asws obedience regarding their-asws orders and their prohibitions, We would Quench them (with) abundant water [72:16].
يَقُولُ لَأَشْرَبْنَا قُلُوبَهُمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَ الطَّرِيقَةُ هِيَ الْإِيمَانُ بِوَلَايَةِ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ
He-azwj is Saying: “We-azwj would Make their hearts to drink the Eman”, and the doctrine, it is the belief in the Wilayah of Ali-asws and the successors-asws’.[1]
[1] Al Kafi V 1 – The Book Of Divine Authority CH 30 H 1