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Zaynab, graceful emblem of Obedience and patience

Part I

 

We never wish to be free, from the commands of Ali and infallible sons of Ali;

we have learned this, from a broken flower named Zaynab, loving daughter of Ali.



 

And Allah created Adam (PBUH) and commanded the prostration to Adam:

 

Qur'an, 2:34 And when We said to the angels: to prostrate to Adam, then they prostrated; but Iblis (did it not). He refused and was arrogant, and he was one of the Unbelievers.

 

When Allah commanded the Angels to give obeisance to Adam, they all did so, but Iblis -who based on the Surah Kahf [18] of Qur'an, is a Jinn, and according to Imam Saadeq (PBUH), had been worshipping in the lines of angels, since his capture- manifested his inner arrogance and refused to prostrate to Adam; Iblis, considering himself superior to Adam, arrogantly said:

 

O' my Lord! Let me be excused from prostration to Adam, if so, I shall worship You, a worship which no Close Angel, nor a Sent Prophet, has ever worshipped You. --And Allah replied: I need not, your worship, I have Willed to be worshipped the way I Wish, not the way you wish.-- So Iblis refused to prostrate … .

 

(Behaar-Ol-Anwaar, vol. 11, p. 141; …)

 

The Angels' prostration was not, the worship of Adam, rather because it was obedience of Allah's command, therefore it was, the worship of Allah; the key is, obedience of Allah.

 

Worship and adoration of Allah means, obeying His commands; and becoming an Unbeliever means, disobeying His commands.

 

And when Noah (PBUH) gave up the hope of his nation's submission, he implored Allah to help him; and the waters of the sky and the earth joined forces and the great Flood occurred. Noah's son told his father:

 

Qur'an, 11:43 He said: I shall betake me to some mountain that will save me from the water. (Noah) said: This day there is none that saveth from the commandment of Allah save him on whom He hath had mercy. And the wave came in between them, so he was among the drowned.

 

Noah's son thought that by choosing a seemingly logical solution other than the command of Allah's Chosen One, such as seeking refuge on a mountain top, he would be safe from the Flood, but Noah by Allah's command, reminded him that no one would be safe that day, unless those who would obey Allah and enter the Ark … . Those who entered the Ark, obeyed the Chosen One, therefore they actually obeyed Allah and thus, were considered Believers and achieved safety; the key is, obedience of Allah.

 

Salvation means, obeying the commands of Allah and His Chosen Ones, and Perdition means, disobeying the commands of Allah and His Chosen Ones.

 

The nation of Jesus (PBUH), after his ascension, distorted the concept of recognition of Allah and His Chosen Ones based on their desires:

 

Qur'an, 5:72 They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the Maseeh, son of Maryam. The Maseeh (himself) said: O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, for him Allah hath forbidden paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers there will be no helpers.

 

Certainly those who have said that Maseeh is God, have become unbelievers, while Jesus (PBUH) never taught such a polytheistic concept. The position and status of Allah and His Chosen Ones are only defined by Allah Himself, and no one has the right to create definitions and interpretations of his own; the key is, obedience of Allah.

 

Worship and obedience of Allah means, accepting the true positions of Allah and His Chosen Ones as specified by Allah Himself, and obeying the commands and teachings of Allah and His Chosen Ones; and becoming an Unbeliever means, disregarding the Allah-Defined positions, and changing the pure teachings of Allah and His Chosen Ones.

 

You and we -who are called Monotheist Muslims- by Allah's command, circumambulate around Ka'bah, that House which is made of stone:

 

Qur'an, 3:97 In it are clear signs, the standing place of Ibrahim, and whoever enters it shall be secure, and pilgrimage to the House is incumbent upon people for the sake of Allah, (upon) every one who is able to undertake the journey to it; and whoever disbelieves, then surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above any need of the worlds.

 

Allah -through His Chosen One, the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP)- has commanded humankind to honor Ka'bah; honoring that stone House, is not the honoring of stones and other than Allah, on the contrary, honoring that stone House is the honoring of Allah's command, and therefore, honoring that stone House is, exactly the worship and obedience of Allah and it is absolutely not polytheism and stone-worshipping. The key is, obedience of Allah.

 

Worship and adoration of Allah means, obeying the commands of Allah and His Chosen Ones, and becoming an unbeliever and polytheist means, disobeying the commands of Allah and His Chosen Ones.

 

Imam Reza (PBUH) has said:

 

The parable of the Believers in their acceptance of the Walaayat of the Amirul-Mo'mineen at the Day of Ghadir-E-Khom, is the parable of angels in their prostration to Adam; and the parable of those who refused the Walaayat of the Amirul-Mo'mineen, at the Day of Ghadir, is the parable of Iblis.

 

('awaalem of Sheikh Toosy, vol. 3-15, p. 224; …)

 

Yes the parable of those who have arrogantly refused the superiority of the Ahlul Bait (PBUT) -as commanded by Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), the most Exalted Chosen One of Allah- is the parable of Iblis, because both the giving of obeisance to Adam, and the acceptance of the Walaayat of the Ahlul Bait, are commands of Allah; the key is, obedience of Allah.

 

Worship of Allah and being considered a Believer mean, accepting the superiority and Walaayat of the Ahl-Ol-Bait (PBUT); and being considered an Unbeliever means, refusing the superiority and Walaayat of the Ahl-Ol-Bait.

 

The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) has said:

 

Behold! Surely the parable of my Ahl-Ol-Bait among you, is the parable of the Noah Ark; any one who entered the Noah Ark, was saved and those who disobeyed, were drowned.

 

(Shi'ah documents: Behaar-Ol-Anwaar, Abaqaat-Ol-Anwaar, ...)

(Sunni documents! Mostadrak-Sahihain, Al-Manaaqeb, Kanzul-Aamaal, ...)

 

In the same manner that the Noah Ark was the only means for salvation at time of the Flood -because it was the command of Allah-, the obedience of the Ahlul Bait is the ONLY MEANS FOR EVERLASTING SALVATION because, it is the command of Allah; the key is, obedience of Allah.

 

Worship and Adoration of Allah means, obeying the Ahlul Bait; and becoming an Unbeliever means, disobeying the Ahlul Bait (PBUT).

 

We never wish to be free, from the commands of Ali and infallible sons of Ali;

we have learned this, from a broken flower named Zaynab, loving daughter of Ali.

 

And, How have we learned this from Lady Zaynab (PBUH)?

To be continued …