Chapter Eight: The Traditions of Guidance

Encyclopedia of Imam Ali (AS), written by Muhammad Muhammadi Rayshahri, abridged by Mahdi Gholamali, translated by Zaid Alsalami and Safyullah Khan, edited by Hamid Reza Salarkia and published by NORPUB.

104. تفسير الطبري عن ابن عبّاس :لَمّا نَزَلَت :

104. Tafsir al-Tabari, narrating from Ibn `Abbas, who said:

«إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ وَ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ»

“When the verse “You are only a warner, and there is a guide for every people,” Qur’an, 13:7.

وَضَعَ صلى الله عليه و آله يَدَهُ عَلى صَدرِهِ فَقالَ :

was revealed, he (SA) put his hand on his chest and said:

أنَا المُنذِرُ ولِكُلِّ قَومٍ هادٍ ،

 “I am the warner, and there is a guide for every people.”

وأومَأَ بِيَدِهِ إلى مَنكِبِ عَلِيٍّ فَقالَ :

He then pointed to the shoulder of Ali and said:

أنتَ الهادي يا عَلِيُّ ،

“O Ali, you are the guide.

بِكَ يَهتَدِي المُهتَدونَ بَعدي .

Those who are guided will be guided by you after me.”461

تفسير الطبري : ج8 الجزء 13 ص108 .

461. Tafsir al-Tabari, vol. 8, ch. 13, p. 108.

105. الإمام عليّ عليه السلام :فينا نَزَلَت هذِهِ الآيَةُ :

105. Imam Ali (AS) said: “When the verse,

«إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ وَ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ»

`You are only a warner, and there is a guide for every people,’ Qur’an, 13:7

فَقالَ رَسولُ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله :

was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (SA) said:

أنَا المُنذِرُ ،

`I am the warner,

وأنتَ الهادي يا عَلِيُّ .

and you O Ali are the guide.’”

تفسير العيّاشي : ج 2 ص 203 ح 5 .

Tafsir al-`Ayyashi, vol. 2, p. 203, h. 5.

106. رسول اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله :

106. The Prophet (SA) said:

يا عَمّارُ ، إنَّ عَلِيّا لا يَزالُ عَلى هُدىً .

 “O `Ammar, indeed Ali never ceases to be on the right way.”

نهج الحقّ : ص 225 ح 24 .

Nahj al-Haqq, p. 225, h. 24.

107. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

107. The Prophet (SA) said:

يا عَمّارُ ،

“O `Ammar,

تَقتُلُكَ الفِئَةُ الباغِيَةُ ،

the oppressing group will slay you,

وأنتَ إذ ذاكَ مَعَ الحَقِّ وَالحَقُّ مَعَكَ .

when you will be then with the truth and the truth will be with you.

يا عَمّارَ بنَ ياسِرٍ ،

O `Ammar ibn Yasir,

إن رَأَيتَ عَلِيّا قد سَلَكَ وادِيا

when you see Ali takes a path

وسَلَكَ النّاسُ وادِيا غَيرَهُ

and the rest of the people take another path,

فَاسلُك مَعَ عَلِيٍّ ؛

proceed with Ali,

فَإِنَّهُ لَن يُدلِيَكَ في رَدىً ،

for he will never take you to destruction,

ولَن يُخرِجَكَ مِن هُدىً .

nor will he lead you away from guidance.”

تاريخ بغداد : ج13 ص187 الرقم 7165 .

Tarikh Baghdad, vol. 13, p. 187, no. 7165.