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He is Omniscient A Course on the Knowledge and Science of Islam -2- Knowing the Imams Volume 5 Guardianship (Monotheism and Guardianship— Exegesis oftheVerse on Guardianship) Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Ilusaym Tihrani ml '■■mm mm tea V‘ • m ipkV mi I i - iyyedKlt|| |v- v 5i*, ; - Serieg'ft^BjK*. Seyyed Hossein NaSr ■ tete?% ■ Great Books of the Islamic World m ■ 1 » W? 'H 'if! jffj a A Course on the Knowledge and Science of Islam -2- He is Omniscient Knowing the Imams Volume 5 Guardianship (Monotheism and Guardianship— Exegesis of the Verse on Guardianship) cAllamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Husayni TihranI Translated by Rahim P. Dawlati and Salim Rossier Editor: Seyyed Khalil Toussi Series editor: Seyyed Hossein Nasr Great Books of the Islamic World © 2016 Great Books of the Islamic World All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, with out the written permission of the publishers. I Printed in the United States of America. I Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Allamah Hajj Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Husayni Tihrani Knowing the Imams, Volume 5 • 1. Islam. 2. Shiism. I. Title II. Author Volume 5 ISBN 10:1-56744- 562-4 ISBN 13: 978-1- 56744-562- 6 I Note: While it is common in Persian or Arabic to place blessings on the Prophet or the Imams (you may find an "as," "s," or "pbh" or something o similar after the names of the Imams), it is not common practice in an Eng lish text. Readers should just say the phrase of blessings in their heart when i they see reference to the Prophet or Imams. i I . » Published by Great Books of the Islamic World Distributed by ■ KAZI Publications, Inc. 3023 W. Belmont Avenue f Chicago IL 60618 Tel: 773-267-7001; FAX: 773-267-7002 email: [email protected] www.kazi.org A Course on the Knowledge and Science of Islam Knowing the Imams Volume 5 Including: 1—Linguistic discussion on the meaning of walayah 2—How to attain the status of Guardianship 3—God's Messenger's and the Imams' ontological and legislative presidence 4—Guardianship is Monotheism, and is essential for the world's sta bility and order 5—The Master of the Faithful Ali Ibn Abl Talib's absolute authority; exegesis of the verse: iii Contents LESSONS SIXTY-ONE TO SIXTY-TWO 3 Discussion on the Meaning of the Word Walayah 3 cAllamah TabatabaTs Opinion on What Walayah Means 16 LESSONS SIXTY-THREE TO SIXTY-FOUR 27 How God Communicates with the Believer 27 Traveling the Course of Walayah Necessitates Ignoring Everything except God 29 LESSONS SIXTY-FIVE TO SIXTY-SEVEN 55 The Meaning of God, the Exalted's, Unity 55 All Beings are the Signs and the Manifestation of the Real 57 Man's Journey through the Various Levels of Closeness 63 Avicenna's Opinion on Mystics 70 Qaysari's Commentary on Ibn cArabi's Discussion on the Perfect Man 72 Shaykh cAbd al-Karim Jill's Discussion of the Perfect Man 73 Summary of Sadr al-Muta’allihln's discussion on the Perfect Man 77 What Ibn Farid Says about Divine Names and Attributes in the Perfect Man 80 The Guardianship Is the Base of Any Short-Lasting Requisites and Effects 83 cAllamah TabatabaTs View on the Guardianship of the Imams 85 Ontological Presidence and Legislative Guardianship 90 LESSONS SIXTY-EIGHT TO SEVENTY-ONE 103 Guardianship Is Monotheism, and It Is Necessary for the Stability of the World 105 The Gold-Chain (Silsilat al-Dhahab) Hadiths on Guardianship 111 The Wahhabis' Deviant Misinterpretation of Monotheism 120 Ibn Hajar's Criticism of Ibn Taymiyyah 132 Criticism of Ibn Taymiyyah by Scholars and Historians 133 Wahhabi Failure in Understanding the Truths of the Qur’an 145 I iv The Story of Brigadier-General Qarlb and a Wahhabi Shaykh 146 The ShaykhI Sect 149 The Problem Caused by Shaykh Ahmad AhsaT, the Founder of the ShaykhI Sect 155 LESSONS SEVENTY-TWO TO SEVENTY-FIVE 167 The Revelation of the Verse of Guardianship about Imam Ali 167 Islamic Poetry Dating Back to the Beginning of Islam on the Imam's Charitable Donation of His Ring 175 Abu al-Futuh's Commentary on the Background to the Revelation of the Verse 182 What Thaclabl's Exegesis Says about the Revelation of the Verse on Guardianship 184 Imam Ali Relies on the Guardianship Verse as Evidence in an Argument Presented to the Hypocrites 203 Imam Ali Refers to the Verse in an Argument Presented to the Muhajir and Ansar 204 The Shica Hadiths on the Guardianship Verse and the Story of the Ring 206 The Features and Value of the Ring He Gave Away 206 Fakhr Razl's Challenges to the Explanation and Refutation of His Arguments 211 Endnotes 222 Index 243 v ' ; i ■ i Lessons Sixty-One to Sixty-Two Exegesis of the Verse . ) ! : : i .
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