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About the meaning of the words of Allah ‘O believers you must answer Allah’ (8:24)

alkafi-15103Vol. 8, p. 248-249

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ إِذا دَعاكُمْ لِما يُحْيِيكُمْ‌[5] قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي وَلَايَةِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ ما تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُها وَ لا حَبَّةٍ فِي‌ ظُلُماتِ الْأَرْضِ‌ وَ لا رَطْبٍ وَ لا يابِسٍ‌ إِلَّا فِي كِتابٍ‌ مُبِينٍ‌[1] قَالَ فَقَال

I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[8:24] O you who believe! answer (the call of) Allah and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life”. He (asws) said: ‘It was Revealed regarding the Wilayah of Ali (asws)’. He (the narrator) said, ‘And I asked him (a