The System Of Wilayat

The System of Wilayat in the vision of Quran book by Syed Jawad Naqvi www.islamimarkaz.com

‫َ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫سو ُ‬ ‫ما‬ ‫َيا أي َّها الّر ُ‬ ‫ل ب َلغْ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫أنزِ َ‬ ‫من ّرب ّك وَِإن‬ ‫ل إ ِلي ْك ِ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫غ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ما‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫م‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ل ْ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫م َ‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ل‬ ‫وال‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫رِ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫سال ُ َ ُ‬ ‫ن الل َّ‬ ‫ه لَ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫س إِ ّ‬ ‫م َ‬ ‫ن الّنا ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ري‬ ‫ف‬ ‫كا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫و‬ ‫ق‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ي َهْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِ َ‬ ‫دي ال ْ‬

‫‪Al Maaida verse 67‬‬

Holy Quran - syllabus for life The Holy Quran is a divine book for the guidance and privilege of human beings There are many ideologies thoughts and religions present in the world The reason for the difference is a difference in perception about the creation and existence of human beings

What is a human being? Matter alone Life ends with death Life starts with birth Life is individualistic

Matter with a soul Life continues beyond death Life starts before birth Life is social

In the view of the Quran 1) It introduced a human 2) Expressed the limits of a human and his reality 3) Presented the limits of guidance 4) Social aspects of life 5) Social system for human beings

The system of the Holy Quran A life that is disciplined and organized is capable of getting guidance and not otherwise A system is needed for this discipline The system of Wilayat (guardianship) has been introduced by the Holy Quran

The System of the Holy Quran The system of Wilayat

The system of Imamat

Though the meaning of Imamat and Wilayat are different as wilayat is the foundation of imamat these have become synonymous

Wilayat remains unidentified Even for those who consider Wilayat as a bounty wilayat remains unidentified...

Events early in Islam Differences aroused between groups at the advent of Islam transformed Wilayat into a debatable subject.

Wilayat as a system The Infallibles (AS) presented wilayat as a system and this was not accepted.

Hadith of the golden chain Imam Reza (AS) My father, Musa bin Ja‘far, narrated to me from his father, Ja‘far bin Muhammad, who narrated from his father, Muhammad bin ‘Ali, who narrated from his father, ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, who narrated from his father, al-Husayn bin ‘Ali, who narrated from his father, ‘Ali bin Abi Tâlib, who said, I heard the Prophet (s.a.w.) saying, “I heard Jibrail saying, ‘The Almighty Allâh said, “I surely am the God besides whom there is no god, so worship Me. Whoever comes with the testimony of tawhid sincerely, he has surely entered My castle; and whoever enters My castle, he shall be protected from My chastisement.

The Hadith of the Golden chain Then the Imam added that this salvation is guaranteed “with its conditions; and I am one of its conditions.” http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=7709

Words the Imam Used to introduce Imamat ---Imamat is the name of dignity for Muslims (Usool E Kafi, Vol 1, Kitab ul Hujjah p 200)

And, said that the fort which Allah has made for the defense of Muslims is "Imamat" Imamat is a divine system for Muslims Usool e Kafi, Vol 1, Kitab ul Hujjah p 200

Thus Imamat is a system not just a belief

Imamat is a system of ummah Nahjul Balagha, saying 252

Wilayat as a system in the Holy Quran

Baqra Ayat 257

Gaurdians or Wali Allah is the Guardian

Taghoot are the gaurdian

of the believers of the disbelievers

The event of Ghadeer The declaration of wilayat

The salutation of Ghadeer Praise be to Allah (SWT), who blessed us to be with those who are attached to the "Wilayat" of Ameerul Momineen (AS) and all other Imams (AS)

"Any person who is not convinced with the concept of Wali E Faqeeh (The gaurdianship of a jurist) in my eyes he has not at all had the taste of fiqh" Jawahir by Imam Khomeini (RA)

Five foundation pillars of Islam 1) Salaat (Prayers) 2) Saum (fasting) 3) Hajj (pilgrimage) 4) Zakat (taxes) 5) Wilayat (gaurdianship) Wasael-us-shia / Usool E Kafi, Vol 2, p 18

Starting from tauheed until the last subject of Islam everything has the temperament of "Wilayat" on it. The emphasis given to wilayat is not found for anything else.

The Declaration of Wilayat َ ‫يا أ‬ ّ َ ْ ‫ل إ ِل َي‬ َ ِ‫ما ُأنز‬ ُ ‫ك‬ ‫غ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ ‫سو‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ها‬ ‫ي‬ ْ َ ُ ّ َ َّ َ َ ّ ‫من ّرب‬ ‫ك‬ ِ   O Messenger deliver what has been revealed to you from your sustainer.

َ ْ َ‫فع‬ ‫ت‬ ْ َ‫م ت‬ َ ْ‫ما ب َل ّغ‬ َ َ‫ل ف‬ ْ ّ ‫ك وَِإن ل‬ ‫ساَلت‬ َ ِ‫ر‬ And if you do it not then you have not delivered the messages

The prophet (AS) worked very hard at delivering the message of Allah َ‫ك أ‬ ّ ُ َ ‫س‬ َ ّ ‫ل َعَل‬ ‫مِنين‬ ‫نوا‬ ‫كو‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬ ْ ّ ‫خع ٌ ن‬ ِ ‫ك َبا‬ ِ ْ‫مؤ‬ ُ َ َ ‫ف‬ ُ Perhaps you will kill yourself with greif Thus it is not needed for the prophet to exert himself so much

The Quran is actually addressing us in 5:67 It is telling us that if we do not accomplish the task of wilayat it is as though the purpose of Prophethood does not get accomplished.

Thus the prophet was asked to do the job on the day of Ghadeer by virtue of which the religion will become immortal The prophet presents to us the fortress of religion that is the "system of wilayat"

An example As an example if you are asked to deposit money in a bank and drop it off at the counter without taking a receipt it is as though you did not deliver the money at all. These twenty three years of propagation of religion, that the prophet did was now to be handed over in someone's custody.

It is important to realize that over here one personality is not handing over things to another personality.

The enemies They hoped to demolish the religion from the very beginning They did everything possible to demolish it They tried their utmost If they did not do something it is because they were incapable of it

Despair of the enemies This is different from defeat They put sanctions on the prophet in Shaibe Abu Talib They did atrocities to his companions They fought the battle of Badr and lost They kept this up for twenty three years The religion and its enemies spread simultaneously

Foolishness of the enemies They felt that if the personality of the Prophet is eradicated then religion will perish.

Surely you shall die and they (too) surely die 39:30 The enemies felt content on hearing this verse that stated the prophet would leave this world some day

Why did the enemies despair They had hoped that once the prophet died the religion would also die The announcement of "wilayat" made them loose all hopes of demolishing this religion. Allah established the religion and made the Prophet as its gaurdian, propagator and governor, dud did not make the religion dependent on the personality of Holy Prophet (AS). Allah in fact made the axis of this religion a system, and today this religion got that system. Any school or ideology that gets a system cannot perish.

Any school or ideolgy with a system cannot perish it cannot be demolished it has a fortress around it

Thus it is said in traditions that Wilayat of Ali Ibn Abu Talib is a fortress, and one who enters this fortress is protected from wrath. (Uyoone Akhbar e Raza)

َ َ َ ْ ْ ُ ُ ْ  ‫ت‬ ‫م‬ ‫م‬ ‫ت‬ ‫أ‬ ‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ن‬ ‫دي‬ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ل‬ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬ ‫أ‬ ‫م‬ ‫و‬ ‫ي‬ ْ َ ِ َ ْ َ ‫ال‬ ُ ْ َ َ ْ ْ ُ َ َ َ ُ ُ ََ ‫سل‬ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ضي‬ ‫ر‬ ‫و‬ ‫تي‬ ‫م‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ن‬ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ي‬ ِ ِ ِ ْ ْ ْ ِ ُ ُ َ ْ ‫ع َل‬ ََ This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion Sura Maida Ayat 3

So fear them not and fear me Allah is telling the prophet not to be afraid What was the fear of the prophet?

What was the fear of the prophet? The incident of Ghadeer happened after hajj These were the companions of the prophet not commoners They are returning from Hajj after which their sins are forgiven These were religious people Why would the prophet be afraid of these religious people? Remember the incident of Moosa and the magicians The magicians threw their ropes Moosa threw his staff They did magic he did a miracle Imam Ali in the nahjul balagha clarifies this Moosa feared that the common people may misconstrue this If the level of the ordinary people is not elevated They will be unable to differentiate illusion from magic

What was the fear of the prophet? On ghadeer the prophet was presenting the axis of the religion the temperament and the heart of the religion the completion of the religion that which will despair the enemies the most important element of religion The fear of the prophet was that the people may take the "Wilayat" for something else. He feared the consequences of this confusion.

Bakhin Bakhin This means Wow or Wah Wah (in Urdu) Everyone said bakhin bakhin on this day 18th Zilhajj 10 AH On Safar 28th 11 AH the situation changed completely Lady Fatima (AS) knocked on the doors of everyone she just asked them to come out and state the tradition of Ghadeer All of them replied our memories are weak we don't remember THIS IS THE OPPRESSION OF THE RELIGION AND THE OPPRESSION OF THE WALI

The Fear of the Prophet comes true

Summul Ajab (astonishing surprises, a book) The author says he is surprised that on this day the Lady is knocking on the doors and the people of Medina do not come out, and another day when the people are called to set fire to the door of the lady then all come out

The Ummah Distances from Wilayat Wilayat is a divine system for the guidance of Humanity. Wilayat is a system made by Allah for the governance of the Ummah until the day of judgment. The purpose of Ashura was to get the ummat back toward the axis of wilayat.

The system changes Wilayat (Gaurdianship) TO Khilafat (Caliphate) TO Mulukiyat (Kingship)

Wilayat The system of Wilayat is there till doomsday It is not suspended by the demise of the prophet It is not suspended by the occultation of the infallible

We are not permitted to turn our face away from Wilayat either due to the demise of the Prophet nor due to occultation of the Infallible WILAYAT

PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR ON WILAYAT Battle of Siffeen Specialist of psychhological warfare Amr Ibn Aas He raised the Quran on spearheads The Wali was isolated

THE TEST OF WILAYAT This is a hard test and most of the followers will run away when the actual time for the test comes

The Current day situation The Amr Ibn Aas of our time come on the pulpits and present the verses of the Quran in a distorted form, they present traditions similarly. The 'followers' of wilayat don't take much time to get misled.

Any community which gets deceived when the Quran is raised on spearheads will have to one day witness the head of their 'Wali' on the spearhead Ayatullah Jawwadi Amouli