The System of Wilayat

in the vision of Quranbook by Syed Jawad Naqvi

www.islamimarkaz.com

Al Maaida verse 67

م�ا �غ� �ل ب سول الر �ه�ا ي� أ �ا ي

�ن و�إ �ك� ب ر م�ن �ك� �ي �ل إ نز�ل� أ

غ�ت� �ل ب ف�م�ا �ف�ع�ل� ت م� ل�ع�ص�مك� ي *ه و�الل �ه �ت ال ر�س� � ال *ه� الل �ن إ اس� الن م�ن�

�اف�ر�ين� �ك ال �ق�و�م� ال �ه�د�ي ي

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 aloneLife ends with death

Life starts with birthLife is individualistic

Matter with a soulLife continues beyond  deathLife starts before birthLife is social

In the view of the  Quran

1) It introduced a human2) Expressed the limits of a human and his reality3) Presented the  limits of guidance4) Social aspects of life5) 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 otherwiseA system is needed for this disciplineThe 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 MuslimsUsool 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

of the believers

Taghoot are the gaurdian

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

�ك� �ي �ل إ نز�ل� أ م�ا �غ� �ل ب سول الر �ه�ا ي

� أ �ا ي�ك� ب ر  م�ن

O Messenger deliver what has been revealed to you from your sustainer.

ال�ت ر�س� غ�ت� �ل ب ف�م�ا �ف�ع�ل� ت م� ل �ن و�إ ك�

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

�ين مؤ�م�ن وا ون �ك ي �ال أ ف�س�ك� ن �اخ�ع7 ب �ع�ل ك� لPerhaps you will kill yourself with greifThus 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 immortalThe 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 beginningThey did everything possible to demolish itThey tried their utmostIf they did not do something it is because they were incapable of it

Despair of the enemies

This is different from defeatThey put sanctions on the prophet in Shaibe Abu TalibThey did atrocities to his companionsThey fought the battle of Badr and lostThey kept this up for twenty three yearsThe 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 dieThe 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 perishit cannot be demolishedit 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)

�م�م�ت   ت� و�أ م� �ك د�ين م� �ك ل �م�ل�ت ك

� أ �و�م� �ي ال�م� ال �س� اإل م �ك ل ض�يت و�ر� �ي �ع�م�ت 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

religionSura Maida Ayat 3

So fear them not and fear me

Allah is telling the prophet not to be afraidWhat was the fear of the prophet?

What was the fear of the prophet?

The incident of Ghadeer happened after hajjThese were the companions of the prophet not commonersThey are returning from Hajj after which their sins are forgivenThese were religious peopleWhy would the prophet be afraid of these religious people?

Remember the incident of Moosa and the magiciansThe magicians threw their ropesMoosa threw his staffThey did magic he did a miracleImam Ali in the nahjul balagha clarifies thisMoosa feared that the common people may misconstrue thisIf 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 waspresenting the axis of the religionthe temperament and the heart of the religionthe completion of the religionthat which will despair the enemiesthe 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 Wowor Wah Wah (in Urdu)

Everyone said bakhin bakhin on this day 18th Zilhajj 10 AHOn 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

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 Fear of the Prophet comes true

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 WILAYATBattle of Siffeen

Specialist of psychhological warfare Amr Ibn Aas

He raised the Quran on spearheadsThe 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 spearheadAyatullah Jawwadi Amouli