Hadith record

33. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Urama and Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah from Ali ibn Hassa’nfm ‘Abdallah ibn Kathir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “What do they quarrel about? (78:1). They quarrel about the great news.” (78:2) The Imam (a.s.) said, “The great news here stands for Leadership with Divine Authority.” I asked him about the meaning of, “. . in such helplessness, the human being realizes that it is God who is the true Guardian . .” (18:44) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to the guardianship and Leadership with Divine Authority of Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.)).”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.