الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ:
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سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع لِمَ سُمِّيَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ يَمِيرُهُمْ الْعِلْمَ أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ- وَ نَمِيرُ أَهْلَنا. - وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى قَالَ: لِأَنَّ مِيرَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ يَمِيرُهُمُ الْعِلْمَ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar who has said the following. “I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), ‘Why is he (Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) called Amir al-Mu’minin (commander of the faithful)?” He said, “Because he fed them knowledge. Have you not read in the Holy Quran, “We can buy more provisions with this for our family. .” (12:65)” In another hadith it is said, “Because Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) would feed them knowledge.”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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