A016
Surah: 009 - Ayah: 016
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9:16
In verse (9:16), it is said; “Or do you think that you will be left alone while Allah has not yet distinguished those of you who strove hard and did not take anyone as a confidant friend (salijah) besides Allah, His Messenger and the believers?” this wisdom-filled verse provides the proof of, not only the necessity of the walᾱyat of God, the Prophet and the believers, but it also provides the proof that God Himself explains the excellence of Ali and His children (a.s.) to test the Muslims after the revelation to see who accepts them and who does not. If it is accepted that this blessed verse is about the pure Imams, then by their intimate friends is meant that the flow of knowledge, wisdom and guidance continue to them from God and the Prophet and then from them the mu’mins receive the light of guidance in degrees. Had it not been so, obedience to the Prophet and obedience to ulu’l-amr. All these wisdoms are hidden in the word “walījah” which is used in the sense of a confidant and intimate friend.
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