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The Path, Urged to be Maintained Steadfastly is Acknowledgement of the Divine Authority of Imam Ali (a.s.)

alkafi-583Vol. 1, p. 220

يَعْنِي لَوِ اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى وَلَايَةِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ ع وَ قَبِلُوا طَاعَتَهُمْ فِي أَمْرِهِمْ وَ نَهْيِهِمْ لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُمْ مَاءً غَدَقاً يَقُولُ لَأَشْرَبْنَا قُلُوبَهُمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَ الطَّرِيقَةُ هِيَ الْإِيمَانُ بِوَلَايَةِ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ.

He said: "It means, “Had people maintained steadfastness in respecting the Divine authority of Ali ibn abu Talib Amir al-Mu’minin, and his successors from his children, peace be upon them, and agreed to obey them, in their orders and prohibitions, He would have given them abundant water. He says, We would drench their

alkafi-584Vol. 1, p. 220

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- الَّذِينَ قالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقامُوا فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ وَاحِدٍ بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ- تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخافُوا وَ لا تَحْزَنُوا وَ أَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ‌[3].

about the meaning of the following words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High. “To those who have said, ‘God is our Lord,’ and who have remained steadfast to their belief. .” The Imams (a.s.) said, “Those who remain steadfast in respecting the Divine authority of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) and his successors, the Im

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